Former US Army soldier Chelsea Manning received the 2014 Sam Adams Award for Integrity in Intelligence from ex-intelligence officials for providing WikiLeaks with classified documents chronicling the wars against Iraq and Afghanistan, in a ceremony held at the Oxford Union on Wednesday evening. Read the entire article by Silkie Carlo here.
Excerpt: Only one OATH Gellman: “It is commonly said of Snowden hat he broke an oath of secrecy, a turn of phrase that captures a sense of betrayal. NSA Director Keith B. Alexander and Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper, Jr., among many others, have used that formula.” [ Gellman interjects: “Snowden noted matter-of-factly […]
By Andy Greenberg, Forbes Staff Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/12/16/an-nsa-coworker-remembers-the-real-edward-snowden-a-genius-among-geniuses/
Speech by Ambassador Chas W. Freeman at MIT, Dec. 12, 2013 Freeman is one of the best and brightest. Link: http://warincontext.org/2013/12/15/chas-freeman-on-snowden-and-snooping/
From Russia With Love By Ray McGovern, October 15, 2013 Link: http://consortiumnews.com/2013/10/15/edward-snowdens-brave-integrity/
“These programs do not make us more safe.” With 4 U.S. whistleblowers in Moscow; October 9, 2013; 3 minutes Link: http://www.democracynow.org/2013/10/14/edward_snowden_speaks_out_against_nsa
By Ray McGovern; October 10, 2013 Link: http://consortiumnews.com/2013/10/10/snowden-accepts-whistleblower-award/
Whistleblowers speak on RT panel the morning after secret Snowden meeting Link: http://rt.com/news/rt-whistleblowers-snowden-prize-983/
Know all ye by these presents that Edward Snowden is hereby awarded the Corner-Brightener Candlestick, presented by Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence. Sam Adams Associates are proud to honor Mr. Snowden’s decision to heed his conscience and give priority to the Common Good over concerns about his own personal future. We are confident that […]