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A Pardon for Edward Snowden?

William Tucker returns to discuss the Edward Snowden case after President Trump made remarks on the case that sparked new speculation about a potential pardon.

Counterintelligence

William M. Nolte: Counterintelligence after Snowden

On February 7, 2014, William M. Nolte, Former Director of Education and Training at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, discussed "Counterintelligence after Snowden" at The Institute of World Politics.

Technology

On Edward Snowden's Importance

Nextgov has a rundown of Sonia Brindi’s (Globo) interview with Edward Snowden. His narcissism is, once again, on full display: The public’s bewilderment is misplaced, Snowden replied. “There’s sort of been a misinformation occurring in the U.S. media, that was then propagated by the international media,

Guest Posts

Would the U.S. Really Kill Edward Snowden?

William J. Tucker serves as a senior security representative to a major government contractor where he acts as the Counterintelligence Officer, advises on counterterrorism issues, and prepares personnel for overseas travel. His additional duties include advising his superiors in matters concerning emergency management and business continuity planning. Mr. Tucker regularly

Technology

Edward Snowden: Booz Allen Hamilton Job Sought for Access to Classified Material

You might remember this comment from Edward Snowden during his Guardian live Q&A on June 17: The statement I made about earnings was that $200,000 was my “career high” salary. I had to take pay cuts in the course of pursuing specific work. Booz was not the

Technology

China's Media Warns of Challenges to US Businesses in Wake of Edward Snowden's Revelations

This English summary from Taiwan-based Want China Times zeros in on Cisco but other tech giants are named: Furthermore, Cisco is the key technology and equipment supplier to the US government and its military. Security experts are therefore worried that in the even of war, the US government could use

Intelligence

China's Foreign Ministry: Speculation that Edward Snowden is a Chinese Spy is Completely Groundless

The denial is meaningless and would be expected at this stage in any event. However, Hua Chunying did leverage the question to throw a soft jab back at the United States: China’s foreign ministry has dismissed speculation that NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden might have spied for Beijing as “completely

Intelligence

Is Edward Snowden a Spy?

It is not yet possible to determine if Edward Snowden is working with a foreign intelligence service (FIS) or if a rich fantasy life and raging narcissism may have lead him into this unfortuate position. What is obvious, however, is that he is not a simple idealistic whistleblower. Unkowns aside,

Guest Posts

Snowden's Snowjob?

William J. Tucker serves as a senior security representative to a major government contractor where he acts as the Counterintelligence Officer, advises on counterterrorism issues, and prepares personnel for overseas travel. His additional duties include advising his superiors in matters concerning emergency management and business continuity planning. Mr. Tucker regularly

Intelligence

Edward Snowden: Naive NSA Whistleblower, Spy, or Something Else Entirely?

Where to begin with Mr. Snowden? Are we to believe that a highly paid IC contractor left his comfortable job in Hawaii, ditched his girlfriend, flew to Hong Kong and turned over a motherlode of intelligence community secrets for some sort of Manning-esque idealism?