I am not trying to convince anybody. Everyone I know has already made up their mind about Ed Snowden and related matters. This post is only for those who are probably cynical or worse about Mr. Snowden's motives. If you are not, if you believe he is a saint, then move on, this is not for you.
The first comments I
have found on the probable damage of the Snowden disclosures, what it
will cost now and in the future, how he did it and why he did it are
in an excerpt from a book by Michael Morell, former deputy director
of the CIA and a member of the President's commission to analyze what
happened and make recommendations.
I highly recommend
that anyone interested in this topic should read the entire excerpt
as it will go over some background concerning the recommendations
made.
I further think we
should all read the entire report which was made public, and whose
link can be found here. I have not read it yet.
Michael Morell's
book on Amazon.com is at
I also found
interesting the discussion on the responsibility of the media in
interpreting the releases, and their cavalier, irresponsible and
simply wrong presentation of the facts. None of this is too
surprising, the media is famously stupid about intelligence matters.
I thought it was entertaining that he would include Glenn Greenwald
in the list of journalists, because Mr. Greenwald is anything but a
disinterested journalist.
I also appreciated
his discussion of the theory that Ed Snowden thinks very highly of
himself and felt that his genius had not been acknowledged by the CIA
and NSA. I sympathize with that as I also feel very highly of
myself and feel that my genius has not been acknowledged by the CIA
and NSA as well. I hope that they come to their senses and
acknowledge my genius before it is too late. Anything might happen
and this time it will be all their fault.
This is the
discussion about Ed Snowden's motives. If you are a Snowden lover,
so convinced of your righteous indignation and of Saint Snowden's
innocence, it will make hard reading and I recommend not reading it. What would the point be of just annoying people?
Ok so I will hopefully avoid this topic as much as possible in the future. Its no fun having strong opinions that cut you off from your friends, but that is what we have here.
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