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THANKS VERY MUCH.
>>> WE'RE ALSO LEARNING MORE
ABOUT EDWARD SNOWDEN AND THE
DOCUMENTS HE TOOK FROM THE NSA.
IN AN INTERVIEW WITH "60
MINUTES," THE MAN LEADING THE
SNOWDEN TASK FORCE REVEALED THE
NUMBER, GET THIS, 1.7 MILLION
DOCUMENTS, AND HE TALKED ABOUT
THE POTENTIAL DANGER IN LEAKING
THOSE DOCUMENTS TO COUNTRIES
LIKE CHINA AND RUSSIA.
>> IT WOULD GIVE THEM A ROAD MAP
WHAT WE KNOW, WHAT WE DON'T KNOW
AND GIVE THEM IMPLICITLY A WAY
TO PROTECT THEIR INFORMATION
FROM THE U.S. INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY'S VIEW.
>> FOR AN ADVERSARY IN THE
INTELLIGENCE GAME, THAT'S A GOLD
MINE.
>> IT IS THE KEYS TO THE
KINGDOM.
>> LET'S BRING IN OUR PENTAGON
CORRESPONDENT BARBARA STARR.
ONE OTHER PART OF THE DISCUSSION
WAS POTENTIALLY GRANTING HIM
AMNESTY IF HE RETURNS WITH ALL
THOSE DOCUMENTS.
RICK LEGEDTEE SAYS THAT SHOULD
BE AT LEAST CONSIDERED.
HERE'S WHAT KEITH ALEXANDER
SAYS.
>> THIS IS ANALOGOUS TO A
HOSTAGE TAKER TAKING 50 PEOPLE
HOSTAGE, SHOOTING TEN AND THEN
SAY IF YOU GIVE ME FULL AMNESTY,
I'LL LET THE OTHER 40 GO.
WHAT DO YOU DO?
>> IT'S A DILEMMA.
>> IT IS.
>> DO YOU HAVE A PICK?
>> I DO.
I THINK PEOPLE HAVE TO BE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS
BECAUSE WHAT WE DON'T WANT IS
THE NEXT PERSON TO DO THE SAME
THING, RACE OFF TO HONG KONG AND
TO MOSCOW WITH ANOTHER SET OF
DATA KNOWING THEY CAN STRIKE THE
SAME DEAL.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO WHAT'S THE REACTION THIS
MORNING, BARBARA?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, SO FAR, THERE
DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A LOT OF
OFFICIAL SUPPORT FOR ANY DALE OF
AMNESTY OR PARDON FOR SNOWDEN.
IN FACT, THE NATIONAL SECURITY
COUNCIL SPOKES MINNESOTA PUT OUT
A STATEMENT SAYING "THERE'S BEEN
NO CHANGE IN U.S. POLICY ON THIS
BE ISSUE.
MR. SNOWDEN IS CHARGED WITH A
FELONY, AND HE SHOULD RETURN
HOME TO FACE THOSE CHARGES WHERE
HE WILL BE AFFORDED ALL DUE
PROCESS."
BUT WOLF, BEHIND THE SCENES,
WHAT'S SO INTERESTING HERE IS
THAT EVEN THE NOTION OF AMNESTY
OR PARDON HAS BEEN RAISED.
ALBEIT MR. LEGGETT SAID THE IT
WAS HIS PERSONAL OPINION.
HE IS A TOP NSA OFFICIAL.
WHAT THIS GOES TO IS THE GROWING
DRED IN THE U.S. INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY THAT EDWARD SNOWDEN
INDEED HAS MORE TO DISCLOSE AND
THAT HE HAS BEEN HOLDING ON TO A
REAL -- THEY'RE CALLING IT THE
CROWN JEWELS BEYOND THE CROWN
JEWELS.
THE REAL TREASURE TROVE OF
INFORMATION THAT HE MIGHT
RELEASE IN THE COMING WEEKS AND
MONTHS.
THEY ARE REALLY AT A CROSSROADS.
THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH
THIS, WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.
AS LONG AS HE REMAINS IN MOSCOW,
THEY CAN'T GET THEIR HANDS ON
HIM.