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I do not understand why the Guardien would ever give up the information voluntarily. If they believed they where acting in the public interest, returning the d

by 7952 12y ago

I do not understand why the Guardien would ever give up the information voluntarily. If they believed they where acting in the public interest, returning the data voluntarily would be an admission of guilt. The UK was best served by retaining the information and holding the Government to account. Naturally the Government have a resposiubility to oppose the release of sensitive information. There is an inherent unavoidable conflict. But that does not mean that either side actually acted improperly.

ZenPro 12y ago
On. The. Nose. +1 In all of my defence of the intelligence community I have never disparaged the Guardian. They were just doing what a free press should do, and I value a free press. The Government were just doing what a Government should do. When they went toe to toe The Guardian blinked first. When they did the whole process became mundane (in a security policy context). EDIT: Downvoted for saying I agree with free press! :-) :-) I love this platform
declan 12y ago
>I do not understand why the Guardien would ever give up the information voluntarily. Because they spent 15 seconds backing up the Snowden files on an anonymous Google Drive account and knew that GCHQ's attempts to destroy the files were futile? Or because they knew that Glenn Greenwald -- writing for them at the time -- was living in another hemisphere, had a full set of the files, and wasn't about to comply? Or because they didn't want to go to prison? Pick your answer. Each is possible. Note I'm not faulting the Guardian here, just saying what some possibilities are.