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Did Snowden try to go they official channels? I don't think he did, Snowden (mostly rightly) decided to bypass the existing reporting systems.
by Aloha 7y ago
Did Snowden try to go they official channels? I don't think he did, Snowden (mostly rightly) decided to bypass the existing reporting systems.
- eggsthedev 7y agoHe didn't, and I recall that Snowden was motivated to do so outside the reporting systems after he saw the Director of National Intelligence straight-up lie to Congress. Snowden was pretty smart; it's quite a good thing that he chose to act in good faith.
- vageli 7y ago> Did Snowden try to go they official channels? I don't think he did, Snowden (mostly rightly) decided to bypass the existing reporting systems. I believe he was deterred from pursuing action through official channels after seeing how William Binney and other whistleblowers were treated.