Snowden himself made a similar claim minus the clearance part: "My position with Booz Allen Hamilton granted me access to lists of machines all over the world

Snowden himself made a similar claim minus the clearance part: "My position with Booz Allen Hamilton granted me access to lists of machines all over the world the NSA hacked,” he told the Post on June 12. “That is why I accepted that position about three months ago.” http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1268209/exclusive-snowden-sought-booz-allen-job-gather-evidence-nsa http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1268209/exclusive... Of course, this is trusting that the South China Morning Post is faithfully reporting what he said in the interview.