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Snowden: No classified documents taken to Russia
AP ^ | 10/17/2013

Posted on 10/18/2013 2:08:11 AM PDT by markomalley

Former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden says that he did not take any secret NSA documents to Russia and that intelligence officials in China as well as Russia could not get access to the documents he had obtained before leaving the United States.

In an interview with The New York Times, Snowden said he handed over all the documents he had obtained to journalists during his stay in Hong Kong. The newspaper posted its story on its website Thursday.

Snowden said he did not retain copies of the documents and did not take them to Russia "because it wouldn't serve the public interest," the Times reported. He said his familiarity with China's intelligence abilities allowed him to protect the documents from Chinese spies while he was in Hong Kong.

"There's a zero percent chance the Russians or Chinese have received any documents," he said.

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1 posted on 10/18/2013 2:08:11 AM PDT by markomalley
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>> “because it wouldn’t serve the public interest,”

Prolly the greatest altruistic diversion in World history.

The NSA is NOT the problem.


2 posted on 10/18/2013 2:24:46 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: markomalley
Snowden worked for the CIA for two years. He was stationed in Geneva, Switzerland and worked under diplomatic cover as a computer security tech. As a member of the diplomatic community in Geneva it's possible he came in contact with diplomats from the Russian embassy. The Russians may have recruited him as far back as 2007 and ultimately steered him to the NSA. After accessing as much data as possible from NSA the Russians may have suggested he expose secrets through the international news media to embarrass the U.S.
3 posted on 10/18/2013 3:15:47 AM PDT by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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To: markomalley

The ‘80’s called and want its documents back. TruCrypt’d files and Internet-based cloud storage preclude any need for “carrying” or “delivering” documents anywhere.


4 posted on 10/18/2013 3:38:19 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: markomalley
Former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden says that he did not take any secret NSA documents to Russia and that intelligence officials in China as well as Russia could not get access to the documents he had obtained before leaving the United States.

Uh huh. And Russia and China helped him just because he's a nice guy and they felt generous.

5 posted on 10/18/2013 3:41:54 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: Gene Eric

The NSA is the willing tool of the problem.

FUNSA


6 posted on 10/18/2013 4:11:44 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: DoodleDawg

Russia and China helped because the incident itself helped them. They don’t need the data.


7 posted on 10/18/2013 4:13:58 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: markomalley

Oh, great. Another truth-free article from the AP.


8 posted on 10/18/2013 4:14:32 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
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To: driftdiver
Russia and China helped because the incident itself helped them.

Sure they did.

They don’t need the data.

Sure they don't.

9 posted on 10/18/2013 4:23:08 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: Fresh Wind

AP should label every article as (unchecked or unverified) News or let us know when no journalistic effort is provided.


10 posted on 10/18/2013 4:29:30 AM PDT by bdfromlv (Leavenworth hard time)
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To: DoodleDawg

The most likely already had a significant portion of the data, especially the chinese.

Are you saying this whole event didn’t help China and Russia even without the data?


11 posted on 10/18/2013 4:40:46 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver
The most likely already had a significant portion of the data, especially the chinese.

They certainly do now.

Are you saying this whole event didn’t help China and Russia even without the data?

Not enough to do it without a quid pro quo. But let me ask you. Snowden admits that he left with a couple of laptops crammed with sensitive intelligence data. Are you saying he's just sitting on it? Why?

12 posted on 10/18/2013 5:34:49 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg

I’m not saying anything about him. Although it would seem like a good idea to maintain some sort of leverage if you put yourself in the position he has.


13 posted on 10/18/2013 6:06:38 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: DoodleDawg

The NSA is allied with the Soros communists in Russia.


14 posted on 10/18/2013 6:36:37 AM PDT by sergeantdave
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