Snowden didn't take an "oath of secrecy"

[karynnj]

80. Strawman alert - ""he didn't SPEAK an oath" - This is not directed at you, but the words

Does it matter if he signed a non disclosure document as opposed to swearing an oath?

It is entirely clear he signed an NDA - as you state - that is what people are speaking of. It is beyond strange to parse words to the affect that it does not count unless it is a sworn oath. Does it matter whether his hand was on a Bible - or even which version of the Bible was used too?

The fact is that he COMMITTED to not releasing documents. You could make a case that he came across documents that troubled him and that he was willing to destroy his own life to make them public. However, this can only apply to documents that he actually read or used.

He admits to taking the last job JUST to have access to more documents to steal and give to Greenwald. It is that last batch that angers me. These are the things that have most harmed the US internationally - and even hurt some of our allies. He took over a million files. This is an amount where he likely did not even scan the titles of the documents! Some here think it "good enough" that he made Greenwald and potentially other reporters the gatekeeper of which of these can be released and when. I don't get how anyone thinks that is acceptable.