26-10-2013, 09:35 AM
NSA "uber-leaker" Edward Snowden has reportedly considered sharing his personal testimony with Congress over Skype.
Newsweek reports that former NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake met with the infamous leaker in Moscow, saying, "I am fairly confident that he would consider it if formally invited and could do so through safe channels. However, instead of being invited to brief secret committees who have been complicit in NSA's surveillance programs, I think he is much more inclined to proved public testimony on the record."
Susan Phalen, the House Intelligence Committee spokeswoman, confirms that her boss, chairman of the House Mike Rogers would "entertain that request."
Rogers is the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, a former FBI special agent and a harsh critic of Edward Snowden, calling him a "traitor" and a "liar" in the past.
However, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Senator Dianne Feinstein, has no comment on viewing testimony from Snowden via video, previously calling his leaks "an act of treason."
Newsweek reports that fellow whistleblowers and "allies" of Snowden are somewhat baffled at the lack of eagerness in questioning Snowden.
Although Phalen told Newsweek, "If Snowden is interested in talking with the House intelligence committee, he needs to contact the committee directly or through counsel."
Snowden allies say that's not a problem according to Newsweek, the group claims if Rogers is ready to move past name-calling, Snowden will make himself Skype-available.
Read more: http://www.ryot.org/will-congress-let-sn...z2iocQbL78
Newsweek reports that former NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake met with the infamous leaker in Moscow, saying, "I am fairly confident that he would consider it if formally invited and could do so through safe channels. However, instead of being invited to brief secret committees who have been complicit in NSA's surveillance programs, I think he is much more inclined to proved public testimony on the record."
Susan Phalen, the House Intelligence Committee spokeswoman, confirms that her boss, chairman of the House Mike Rogers would "entertain that request."
Rogers is the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, a former FBI special agent and a harsh critic of Edward Snowden, calling him a "traitor" and a "liar" in the past.
However, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Senator Dianne Feinstein, has no comment on viewing testimony from Snowden via video, previously calling his leaks "an act of treason."
Newsweek reports that fellow whistleblowers and "allies" of Snowden are somewhat baffled at the lack of eagerness in questioning Snowden.
Although Phalen told Newsweek, "If Snowden is interested in talking with the House intelligence committee, he needs to contact the committee directly or through counsel."
Snowden allies say that's not a problem according to Newsweek, the group claims if Rogers is ready to move past name-calling, Snowden will make himself Skype-available.
Read more: http://www.ryot.org/will-congress-let-sn...z2iocQbL78
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"Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience! People are obedient in the face of poverty, starvation, stupidity, war, and cruelty. Our problem is that grand thieves are running the country. That's our problem!" - Howard Zinn
"If there is no struggle there is no progress. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and never will" - Frederick Douglass