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06-25-2013, 12:50 AM
Greenwald sweats Snowden's statements - Washington Post
By Greg Sargent, Published: June 24, 2013 at 4:16
Much is being made today of the news that Edward Snowden told the South China Morning Post that he’d taken the job at Booz Allen — the firm contracted by the NSA — for the explicit purpose of getting access to classified documents that prove widespread surveillance. Some are even using the news to raise questions about the motives behind Glenn Greenwald’s reliance on documents leaked by Snowden.
But in an interview this afternoon, Greenwald dismissed the significance of the new revelations, saying they fit in logically with the chronology that’s already publicly known about Snowden — and he challenged critics to show proof of any wrongdoing on his part.
“Anybody who wants to accuse me or anyone at the Guardian of aiding and abetting Snowden has the obligation to point to any specific evidence to support that accusation,” Greenwald told me. “Otherwise they’re just spouting reckless innuendo.”
Snowden told the South China Morning Post: ”My position with Booz Allen Hamilton granted me access to lists of machines all over the world the NSA hacked. That is why I accepted that position about three months ago.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2013/06/24/glenn-greenwald-pushes-back-hard-on-latest-edward-snowden-revelations/
Greenwald probably wishes he hadn't tweeted that he was working with S. since February....
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BNijc3yCIAA2YWG.jpg
Check this out. Now Greenwald is saying he didn't know Snowden's name until Hong Kong?
Greenwald: I Didn't Even Know Snowden's Name Until He Was In Hong Kong
Glenn Greenwald, one of the reporters to whom Edward Snowden leaked classified NSA documents, said that he did not even know "where Mr. Snowden worked or what his name was until he was in Hong Kong...
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/greenwald-i-didnt-know-what-snowden-did-until
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By Greg Sargent, Published: June 24, 2013 at 4:16
Much is being made today of the news that Edward Snowden told the South China Morning Post that he’d taken the job at Booz Allen — the firm contracted by the NSA — for the explicit purpose of getting access to classified documents that prove widespread surveillance. Some are even using the news to raise questions about the motives behind Glenn Greenwald’s reliance on documents leaked by Snowden.
But in an interview this afternoon, Greenwald dismissed the significance of the new revelations, saying they fit in logically with the chronology that’s already publicly known about Snowden — and he challenged critics to show proof of any wrongdoing on his part.
“Anybody who wants to accuse me or anyone at the Guardian of aiding and abetting Snowden has the obligation to point to any specific evidence to support that accusation,” Greenwald told me. “Otherwise they’re just spouting reckless innuendo.”
Snowden told the South China Morning Post: ”My position with Booz Allen Hamilton granted me access to lists of machines all over the world the NSA hacked. That is why I accepted that position about three months ago.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2013/06/24/glenn-greenwald-pushes-back-hard-on-latest-edward-snowden-revelations/
Greenwald probably wishes he hadn't tweeted that he was working with S. since February....
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BNijc3yCIAA2YWG.jpg
Check this out. Now Greenwald is saying he didn't know Snowden's name until Hong Kong?
Greenwald: I Didn't Even Know Snowden's Name Until He Was In Hong Kong
Glenn Greenwald, one of the reporters to whom Edward Snowden leaked classified NSA documents, said that he did not even know "where Mr. Snowden worked or what his name was until he was in Hong Kong...
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/greenwald-i-didnt-know-what-snowden-did-until
Back peddle faster...