Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old former CIA employee, is the source behind
the major intelligence leaks of the past week, according to the man who
first reported on the the government's surveillance programs last week,
the Guardian's Glenn Greenwald. Snowden's identity has been confirmed by
The Washington Post.
In a story posted by the Guardian on Sunday afternoon, Greenwald and two
other reports reveal Snowden, who currently works for the consulting
firm Booz Allen Hamilton but has contracted for years with the National
Security Agency, as the source of his information.
The Guardian
reports it is naming Snowden at his own request. Director of National
Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. had announced Saturday that the NSA
launched a Justice Department investigation into who leaked the
information.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/intelligence-leaders-push-back-on-leakers-media/2013/06/09/fff80160-d122-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html
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