Edward Snowden analysis: Inside the mind of the man

Friday 30 May 2014
David Usborne
US Editor

... While not quite calling him a liar, the NSA said it had found only one email from Mr Snowden before he absconded and that it had been limited to a narrow question to the agency’s legal office about the standing of presidential executive orders vs established law ... Thus the matter is quickly devolving into a he-says, she-says stand-off that is unlikely to clarify anything ...

.... Glenn Greenwald, formerly of The Guardian, found himself the target of withering opprobrium in a New York Times book review last week ... Thus was sparked a subplot to the wider drama with other media voices standing up for Mr Greenwald ...

For the US government, the job of countering Mr Snowden’s assertions last week fell first to John Kerry ... And Mr Kerry sought to remind Americans of the government’s view that Mr Snowden is not just a traitor but one whose actions have had serious consequences ....

The priority for Mr Snowden will surely remain proving that he indeed raised red flags ... and that he met a brick wall. Only that way might he travel from traitor to whistleblower ...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/edward-snowden-analysis-inside-the-mind-of-the-man-who-should-man-up-and-come-back-to-the-us-9463328.html