In response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) query, the NSA today informed journalistJason Leopold that it could not locate emailpursuant to his request for any and all emails written by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden in which Mr. Snowden contacted agency officials through email to raise concerns about NSA programs. <\/p>\n
Snowden, the force behind one of the largest leaks of classified material in the history of the United States, has stated in the past that he repeatedly raised concerns internally about NSA activity. <\/p>\n
The NSA denies that. An NSA statement from last December is clear: after extensive investigation, including interviews with his former NSA supervisors and co-workers, we have not found any evidence to support Mr. Snowdens contention that he brought these matters to anyones attention. <\/p>\n
Todays FOIA response maintains the NSAs previous position: <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
At the end of the response, theres an interesting paragraph: <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
So, the email that the NSA released previously, in which Snowden asked questions relating to executive orders, and Department of Defense regulations, didnt match Leopolds request in the view of the NSA. Therefore, if there are other Snowden emails asking similar questions, they would not have been included in the NSAs response, perhaps. <\/p>\n
Heres the released email: <\/p>\n
What we need now is a new Edward Snowden to Edward Snowden Edward Snowdens old correspondence en masse. Im kidding. <\/p>\n
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