Living within the DC area, I've met a bunch of people who work at the 'state department' and who seem to be active agents in the discrediting of Snowden. And,

Living within the DC area, I've met a bunch of people who work at the 'state department' and who seem to be active agents in the discrediting of Snowden. And, it's this discrediting (similar to what has been done with Assange) that is more effective.