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4/3/2014 An NSA Coworker Remembers The Real Edward Snowden: 'A Genius Among Geniuses' - Forbes
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An NSA Coworker RemembersThe Real Edward Snowden: 'AGenius Among Geniuses'
The Electronic Frontier Foundation hoodieEdward Snowden often wore to work inhis NSA Hawaii office. (Credit: FredericJacobs via Flickr, Creative Commons)
He frequently walked NSA’s halls carrying a Rubik’s cube–the same object he
held to identify himself on a Hong Kong street to the journalists who first met with
him to publish his leaks.
Snowden’s former colleague says that he or she has slowly come to understand
Snowden’s decision to leak the NSA’s files. “I was shocked and betrayed when I
first learned the news, but as more time passes I’m inclined to believe he really istrying to do the right thing and it’s not out of character for him. I don’t agree with
his methods, but I understand why he did it,” he or she says. “I won’t call him a
hero, but he’s sure as hell no traitor.”
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