US reporter claims he has huge cache of Edward Snowden files

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Agence France-Presse

US reporter claims he has huge cache of Edward Snowden files
Agence France-Presse | Updated: August 07, 2013 01:15 IST

Brasilia: Brazil-based Guardian reporter Glenn Greenwald said that he had received more than 15,000 secret US government documents from intelligence leaker Edward Snowden.

Greenwald, an American who was among the first to release details of Washington's vast electronic surveillance program, gave no details of the content of the files as he testified before the Brazilian Senate's foreign relations committee.

"I did not do an exact count, but he gave me 15,000, 20,000 documents. Very, very complete and very long," Greenwald said, responding to questions from lawmakers.

"The stories we have published are a small portion. There will certainly be more revelations on the espionage activities of the US government and allied governments (...) on how they have penetrated the communications systems of Brazil and Latin America," he said.

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[OnyxCollie]

1. Job security for those in message control.

Spin, spin, sugar.

[rtracey]

2. do the right thing

turn them over to the government....

[OnyxCollie]

3. LOL! nt

[rtracey]

18. I know

It was just a thought, but I'm better now...

[KittyWampus]

11. You mean job security for Greenwald, right? Talk about spin.

[onehandle]

4. The Chinese, the Russians, and others have all of his files.

He was drugged and they copied them in the middle of the night.

[JDPriestly]

7. Where did you get that idea?

Do you have a link to any reports based on reliable facts?

[Mojorabbit]

8. Wow, do you have a link for that? nt

[Merlot]

13. You really think he keeps the files on his computer?

That would be the least likely place to keep them. They're stored remotely somewhere and will be released if something "happens" to him.

[Hissyspit]

15. Or not.

[onehandle]

16. The full force of the Russian KGB and the Chinese MSS against one lone libertarian?

They have his shoe size. They have him chipped like a pet. They have every thought in his head.

They have all the files, no matter where they are.

[mahannah]

5. So, we're talking penetration here.

[Kolesar]

6. Release them and Putin will spit his patsy right back to the USA

The melodrama continues

[Yukari Yakumo]

9. Loose translation: "LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT MEEEEEEEEEEEE!" nt

zzzzzzz

[pmorlan1]

17. LOL

What does responding to questions have to do with look at me? LOL Your bias is on full display. LOL

"I did not do an exact count, but he gave me 15,000, 20,000 documents. Very, very complete and very long," Greenwald said, responding to questions from lawmakers.

[Tx4obama]

10. He should be charged with 'possession of stolen federal property'. n/t

[frylock]

12. yes yes, your hatred of a free press is well known here by now.

[Coyotl]

19. US law does not extend to Mr. Greenwald.

Great thing about the laws of rogue states, they do not extend outside their borders.

[Tx4obama]

20. Greenwald is an American citizen, so yes he can be 'charged'

Not really sure what 'you' are saying.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Greenwald

[Coyotl]

21. Anybody can be charged with a crime in the USA even if not a citizen. Glenn is in Brazil.

He is not only in Brazil but he is testifying in fluent Portuguese.

What he does/says in Brazil is not subject to US law, any more than George Bush's actions were subject to Venezuelan law, for example.

[glinda]

14. Stay out of new cars is all I have to say. And small planes.