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I changed my mind as well after reading through the source material itself. I am not defending the leak. Once again, there is no evidence he is an “asset” or c

• toss1 9y ago
  Perhaps we're using the term "asset" differently. As I'm using it, it could be a wide range of intentions, including: * a willing ideological traitor, * a paid agent, * a double agent, * a person cooperating semi-willingly to get out of a jam, * a compromised person unwillingly cooperating, * a dupe or 'useful idiot". The only thing in common is that they have people on the other side successfully working to make some of their actions work for that side and not ours. I do not believe that we'll ever have specific detailed classified evidence revealed to us, at least withing the next 75 years. However, we can take a clue from the people inside the intelligence agencies who have seen the evidence, and they unanimously classify Snowdon as a full-on traitor. I;m not sure I go that far, but he's at least a step above useful idiot. This can be judged just by Snowdon's own a public activity since his taking up residence in Russia (Manning, and Reality Winner, OTOH, are probably mere dupes). edit: & thanks for the tips.