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12. He says he acted to "protect basic liberties for people around the world"

Reply to okaawhatever (Reply #11)

Sun Jun 16, 2013, 01:35 PM

Jun 2013

And he did NOT put anyone in 'danger', he pointed out that had he wanted to do harm, that he could have revealed identities and/or locations of covert actors, but he did not do that.

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