> Snowden is definitely not the one lying about this, since at worst his interpretation was very sensible, and at best it is the very interpretation intended by the author.

"His interpretation"?

Snowden is the one who actually has experience within the Intelligence Community. I managed to figure out what it meant with a little background in computer and networks knowledge and no background with IC work. Snowden has superior qualifications in both, and you're saying that Snowden might have made an honest mistake?

He knew what NSA jargon meant; he knew what the slide meant. The only thing you can say for him 'at best' is that he allowed journalists to come to a sensible conclusion based on what they knew, but that is still manipulative.

And in the actual event he even claimed that they could see the very thoughts form in your head, which is something beyond even mere manipulation.