The Awakening of a Conscience - William Blum on Edward Snowden and US Surveillance

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21. What's The Point

It is fairly obvious by now that corners were cut at CIA. The question is why. Snowden's resume' was incredibly thin to be considered for a position at CIA so the question goes back to why Snowden was even considered for a job. We know that Snowden has said his sole purpose of seeking employment at Booz Allen was to gain access to data for the purpose of leaking. What was his purpose for seeking work at CIA. Was that just a first step in the process. He just doesn't look like a fit anywhere along the process. Was he already radicalized when applying at CIA? And why was Booz Allen so accommodating to Snowden's snooping around. Where was there internal security that he had access to data not with his domain -- he was an IT guy with access to internal operations. Why. He had no need to know about this. Who gave him his access to the internal operations or did he give it to himself because of his particular IT job -- security administration. Why would Booz Allen not require two people for security administration to protect against just what happened. And why are people not following up on what transpired at Booz Allen as they have major internal problems to address given what has transpired. How many other moles are operating at places like Booz Allen.