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struggle4progress

(125,859 posts) Sat Aug 31, 2013, 12:07 AM Aug 2013

How much did Snowden take? At least three times number reported [View all]

By Matthew Cole and Robert Windrem
NBC News

British authorities revealed Friday that NSA leaker Edward Snowden took at least three times as many highly sensitive documents as previously reported ...

At a court hearing in London the government told a judge that David Miranda, the partner of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald, was carrying 58,000 documents related to British intelligence on electronic devices when he was stopped and searched ...

Greenwald .. previously said that Snowden had downloaded 20,000 documents ...

http://investigations.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/08/30/20200659-how-much-did-snowden-take-at-least-three-times-number-reported?lite

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How much did Snowden take? At least three times number reported [View all] struggle4progress Aug 2013 OP

Now might be a good time to release some. David__77 Aug 2013 #1

maybe something to out some undercover agents, ey? KittyWampus Aug 2013 #2

How would I know? David__77 Aug 2013 #3

which hasn't happened as of yet, eh? frylock Aug 2013 #4

I have deep suspicions a lot of it shows the system works. joshcryer Aug 2013 #9

I would think it does work. David__77 Aug 2013 #11

I still advocate for 100% disclosure. joshcryer Aug 2013 #12

Do you believe that FOIA would give you a version of the same thing? David__77 Aug 2013 #13

People have tried, it's all classified. joshcryer Aug 2013 #14

Yeah, well, greenwald lies and snowden's a sneak thief hiding Cha Aug 2013 #5

Up Next They Are Talking Through Soda Cans On A String! HangOnKids Aug 2013 #7

UK says Snowden leaks hurt its national security, could expose spies struggle4progress Aug 2013 #6

What the fuck do they care? As long Cha Aug 2013 #8

"It is likely that the MPS is investigating a conspiracy with a global dimension." DevonRex Aug 2013 #10

Does this mean they broke the encryption? GeorgeGist Aug 2013 #15

Despite what has been said, maybe these are not Snowden's documents. randome Aug 2013 #16