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>> I think there is an argument that Snowden's actions could have put at risk the former for the sake of the latter This is actually addressed in the article:
by Floegipoky 11y ago
>> I think there is an argument that Snowden's actions could have put at risk the former for the sake of the latter
This is actually addressed in the article:
"CIA, NSA and DIA (Defence Intelligence Agency) Directors all have been brought on the floor of the congress and they have been asked by my strongest critics, begged for any evidence, that any national security interest has been harmed, that any individual has come to harm. And not in any single case have they shown concrete evidence that this occurred."
- caskance 11y agoAbsence of evidence is not evidence of absence. Perhaps it is simply that they, unlike Snowden, don't blase-ly reveal classified information.
- vkou 11y agoPerhaps the Snowden leaks prevented Sauron from reclaiming the One Ring. There's no evidence for that theory, either. So, all we have to go on is "Trust us! And don't verify!" - from people who lie through their teeth at congressional hearings.
- caskance 11y agoIndeed. An unfortunate dilemma of espionage.