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

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And another example of under regulated capitalism run amok. There is a real possibility that Booz Allen conducted Snowden's original background check when he applied at CIA. What audit procedures are in place to assure Booz Allen is not cutting corners to boost their profits. It's not unheard of. How did Snowden walk out the door at Booz Allen with a computer hard drive or whatever he stored this on. That represents another breech of security at Booz Allen.

Now I think whistleblowers are important so the exposure of the extent of these data gathering operation is to be applauded. But Snowden went well beyond being a mere whistleblower making one wonder where his loyalties' lie. The extensive pre-planning, including his travel, show clearly that he was a planted mole. Is this an Assange arranged operation or was it cooked up by China with help from Russia with Assange drawn in later. Regardless, international operations are involved and that is extremely troubling and makes this an espionage case rather than a whistleblower case.