Ο Edward Snowden, the man who exposed the actions of the National Security Service (NSA) in an interview given to the newspaper The Washington Post on Monday, he seems to be steadfast in his personal beliefs, reaffirming once again that his revelations were for the common good.
"For me, in my personal view, my mission is already accomplished," Snowden said. "I've already won. Since the journalists were able to publish them archives, everything I had tried to do was validated. I didn't want to change society. I wanted to give society a chance to decide whether it should change itself.”
Snowden, who has been living in Russia since being granted temporary asylum on August 1, spoke with The Washington Post for more than 14 hours. Before the leakage of information to the press, he said, was concerned about NSA activities as observed from a regional base in Hawaii. Snowden also said he discussed his misgivings with his agency, giving colleagues what he called "a test cover."
"I asked these people, 'What do you think the audience will do if they see all this on the front page?' Snowden told the Washington Post.
One millionfaceof the NSA disputed that Snowden made the "test cover" at the agency and told the Washington Post, "After an extensive investigation, we have found no evidence to support Mr. Snowden's claim that he discussed these issues. "
Author Note: Maybe Mr. Snowden, be satisfied and already feel a winner, but public opinion continues to be preoccupied with questions.
Why are not all files published? Apart from the security of Mr. Snowden who may wish to keep a hidden ace up his sleeve, are there other purposes?
Why not all the 37 pages that describe the program are published PRISM; Why can't we know? The Washington Post published four of them presenting some very interesting information. Since then the issue has ceased to exist.
