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>Mr. Snowden has now turned over archives of “thousands” of documents, according to Mr. Greenwald, and “dozens” are newsworthy.

And now we all have to wait until The Guardian is finished analyzing everything, covering its ass while making sure to take in a maximum amount of profits.

That's an issue I haven't heard people complain about yet. Why not make everything public? The information is getting combed... again!

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Snowden can make it public at any time too, I suspect. If things aren't going at his pace, he can probably speed it up. It's in his interest, as well as The Guardian/WP's, to make the largest possible impact. This is his only shot.

I don't get what else there is to disclose. Snowden confirms that the NSA's has "horrifying capabilities" when it comes to collecting data. It sounds like with enough reason to and time they can bug any network and computer anywhere. Which considering they are the most powerful intelligence agency, seems likely to be true and getting more true.

I'd say a lot of people actually prefer it that way. A lot of people complained that the initial WikiLeaks releases (the cables, specifically) were too "dangerous" -- many names belonging to American servicemen, etc. It was only later when the NYT, Spiegel and Guardian versions, which redacted a lot of information, did the anger subside. IMO it's not so unreasonable, though this case is not identical to the one I cite.

I for one can't make up my mind if this is a blockbuster or a non-story. As many others, I need more details to get a clearer picture.

The approach they might also be taking is to wait for politicians to really start lying about it, then release a new part exposing the lie. sort of like what happend with the slide PPT slide that seems to contradict all the corporate denials.

Better something than nothing. One of the few papers in the world with enough guts to publish at all, I'm glad The Guardian got it to be honest.

Indeed, the Guardian's recent track record is remarkable. It takes a lot of guts to defy the powers that be again and again. All the journalists involved must live under the assumption that their phones are tapped and their travel patterns monitored. The Guardian must be a major target for intelligence agencies.

> while making sure to take in a maximum amount of profits

The Guardian is owned by the Scott Trust, a UK non-profit, so perhaps at least some of your cynicism is unwarranted.

Of course they will want to keep this running for a while, releasing everything at once would lead to significant stuff getting buried and would reduce Snowden's overall impact.

I'm curious why would he not send the files over to Wikileaks? At least for safe-keeping. If The Guardian suddenly gets a gag order, it's done.

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