Carter said nothing (at least, nothing quoted in this article) about this being the first such moment. You've read something into his comment that just isn't t

Carter said nothing (at least, nothing quoted in this article) about this being the first such moment. You've read something into his comment that just isn't there. Unless you have an expanded quote from some other source? I would agree that his comment is somewhat hyperbolic, but I think there's enough truth in it that I'm glad he said it. I'm also glad to see him publicly defending Snowden. And although there certainly have been times that our government kept secrets from us that we would have wanted to know, I am inclined to think the danger is greater now. If Carter's statement wakes even one person from the complacent slumber that so many seem to be enjoying, I think it will have served its purpose.