U.S. did not seek detention of Snowden journalist's partner: White House
Source: Reuters
(Reuters) - U.S. officials did not ask the British government to question the partner of the journalist who first reported secrets leaked by fugitive U.S. intelligence agency contractor Edward Snowden, the White House said on Monday.
British authorities did, however, give their U.S. counterparts a "heads up" before detaining the partner of American journalist Glenn Greenwald, Brazilian David Miranda, the White House said.
"This was a decision that they made on their own, and not at the request of the United States," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters at a briefing. "This is something that they did independent of our direction," he added.
Miranda, 28, was detained on Sunday at London's Heathrow Airport where he was in transit on his way from Berlin to Rio de Janeiro. He was questioned for 9 hours under provisions of British anti-terrorism law but was later released without charge.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/19/us-usa-security-snowden-whitehouse-idUSBRE97I0SM20130819
wtmusic
(39,166 posts)He would have to be suspected of violating some UK law.
cstanleytech
(26,291 posts)Could be the white house didnt ask but the FBI, NSA or CIA did or it could be the UK government felt that it would be doing the US a favor if it did this.
struggle4progress
(118,282 posts)tazkcmo
(7,300 posts)But more importantly, we have another First Dog!
the White House would never say anything that was not true.
truth2power
(8,219 posts)I wouldn't believe them if they said the sky was blue.
given the less than honest information released to the media by our government in the last few weeks, I find it difficult to believe anything they say at this point...
Lint Head
(15,064 posts)Which would be current or present. Federal secrecy organizations have lying through ommission down to a science.
underthematrix
(5,811 posts)lying and spying is their business. I want them to lie cause well you know . . . they're spies.
Lint Head
(15,064 posts)blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)frylock
(34,825 posts)ConcernedCanuk
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DeSwiss
(27,137 posts)- Riiight.....
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)Demeter
(85,373 posts)It's the things they DON'T say that worry me.
JoeyT
(6,785 posts)We're spared seeing people here cheering that on too.