Danger! Danger! Narrative fallacy ahead!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrative_fallacy#The_narrative...

None of their infrastructure would be getting forced exposure from their own employees if they had not gone down this path?

Careful! Note that Snowden was not an analyst. He didn't actually have access to the programs he has leaked information on. They weren't part of his job. (Similarly with Manning, as it happens.) The people that have first-hand knowledge, and those that are actually involved in the work, aren't the ones leaking.