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unhappycamper

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Sat Dec 14, 2013, 06:32 AM Dec 2013

NSA official floats possibility of striking a deal with Edward Snowden

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/12/13/nsa-official-floats-possibility-of-striking-a-deal-with-edward-snowden/



NSA official floats possibility of striking a deal with Edward Snowden
By Agence France-Presse
Friday, December 13, 2013 18:30 EST

A National Security Agency official said in an interview released Friday that he would be open to cutting an amnesty deal with intelligence leaker Edward Snowden if he agreed to stop divulging secret documents.

Rick Ledgett, who heads the NSA’s task force investigating the damage from the Snowden leaks, told CBS television’s “60 Minutes” program that some but not all of his colleagues share his view.

“My personal view is, yes, it’s worth having a conversation about” a possible deal, said Ledgett, according to excerpts of the interview due to air Sunday.

But Snowden would have to provide firm assurances that the remaining documents would be secured.
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NSA official floats possibility of striking a deal with Edward Snowden (Original Post) unhappycamper Dec 2013 OP
If The NSA Is Not Reformed - Why Would Snowden Capitulate cantbeserious Dec 2013 #1
Right. bemildred Dec 2013 #2
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