NSA denies whistleblower Snowden "raised concerns" in emails

[unhappycamper]

http://www.opednews.com/articles/NSA-denies-whistleblower-S-by-RT-TV-Edward-Snowden_Email_NSA_Surveillance-140913-152.html

NSA denies whistleblower Snowden "raised concerns" in emails
By RT TV
General News 9/13/2014 at 15:23:11

In response to a Freedom of Information request, the NSA denies that its former NSA contractor-turned whistleblower Edward Snowden ever raised concerns in emails to colleagues to his colleagues over the agency's surveillance work.

Interest in Edward Snowden's past email communications with his former NSA colleagues arose following an interview Snowden gave to NBC News in May, when he said he first raised "concerns" about the NSA's widespread surveillance programs, but was "more or less" told by his superiors to "stop asking questions."

"I actually did go through channels, and that is documented," Snowden told NBC News's Brian Williams in Moscow, where the former NSA contractor has received asylum. "The NSA has records, they have copies of emails right now to their Office of General Counsel, to their oversight and compliance folks, from me raising concerns about the NSA's interpretations of its legal authorities."

In a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request put forward by VICE News following the Snowden interview, NSA officials said they were unable to track down any internal emails at the agency to prove that Snowden had discussed his concerns.

[Pholus]

1. The NSA is full of Bushies who fully remember how to make emails disappear....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_White_House_e-mail_controversy

[Sunlei]

2. of course, however Mr.Snowden has not shown any emails.

[Pholus]

3. Yup. Who knows. In PR "cyberwar" the entire point is to muddy the waters.

[bemildred]

4. "The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence." as some guy said one time. nt