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BY ELIZABETH HAGEDORN
Edward Snowden said he's done leaking documents, but the reporter who published the leaks says
the whistleblower has enough information to cause the worst damage in U.S. history.
The Guardian's Glenn Greenwald says Snowden has an NSA blueprint, of sorts, — thousands
of documents detailing what's essentially an NSA instruction manual. (Via ABC)
Snowden allegedly took the documents — not to make them public — but to prove the ones
he did have were real. (Via WCAU)
In an interview with La Nacion, Greenwald said Snowden has yet to reveal his most sensitive
material. Adding, quote: "The U.S. government should be on its knees every day praying that
nothing happens to Snowden, because if something happens to him, all the information would
be revealed and that would be its worst nightmare."
"That's an awful statement the reporter made and the tone in which he made it. It's one
thing to say Mr. Snowden possesses some information that could be harmful..." (Via MSNBC)
Following widespread backlash, the reporter later clarified his comments weren't a threat,
arguing: " ... had [Snowden] wanted to harm the US government, he easily could have ... "
(Via The Guardian)
The Washington Post's Sheila Weller disagrees, writing:
"Snowden's assertions -- especially those made through his sponsor/mouthpiece, "journalist"
Glenn Greenwald — seem more like threats, even blackmail, than exhortations to the "conversation"
about government overreach that he claims to want to start."
Greenwald's latest comments come days after Snowden briefly emerged from hiding to announce
he wanted asylum in Russia. (Via CBS)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned Snowden to stop leaking U.S. secrets if he
wanted to continue his stay in Russia — a condition Snowden said he'd be willing to
meet in exchange for asylum. (Via NBC)
Russia says it hasn't received that request. Meanwhile, the White House is still trying
to extradite the whistleblower on espionage charges.