David McCloskey

Well, I mean, honestly, in the documentary about Snowden, Citizen Four, there is a scene where Greenwald and Snowden are sitting together. And Greenwald, I'm actually kind of shocked it was in the documentary because it's just Greenwald for about 60 seconds struggling with technology on his laptop. So he is an ideal character. mouthpiece for Snowden because he is at heart a civil liberties lawyer.

Well, I mean, honestly, in the documentary about Snowden, Citizen Four, there is a scene where Greenwald and Snowden are sitting together. And Greenwald, I'm actually kind of shocked it was in the documentary because it's just Greenwald for about 60 seconds struggling with technology on his laptop. So he is an ideal character. mouthpiece for Snowden because he is at heart a civil liberties lawyer.

He's an advocate. He is going to be less skeptical of Snowden than many other journalists, right? But he doesn't know how to use PGP.

He's an advocate. He is going to be less skeptical of Snowden than many other journalists, right? But he doesn't know how to use PGP.

He's an advocate. He is going to be less skeptical of Snowden than many other journalists, right? But he doesn't know how to use PGP.

Is that a normal thing, Gordon, is to have someone who could be legit or could be a total whack job encrypting? Reaching out with some, you know, sort of tantalizing hint that they've got a great story for you. I mean, that must happen some frequency.

Is that a normal thing, Gordon, is to have someone who could be legit or could be a total whack job encrypting? Reaching out with some, you know, sort of tantalizing hint that they've got a great story for you. I mean, that must happen some frequency.

Is that a normal thing, Gordon, is to have someone who could be legit or could be a total whack job encrypting? Reaching out with some, you know, sort of tantalizing hint that they've got a great story for you. I mean, that must happen some frequency.

And she's based in Berlin.

And she's based in Berlin.

And she's based in Berlin.

Critically, both of these journalists are outside of the US.

Critically, both of these journalists are outside of the US.

Critically, both of these journalists are outside of the US.

So he starts contacting Greenwald in December of 2012. We're now three or so months later. He's not provided any documents, right? He kind of hasn't shown his bona fides.

So he starts contacting Greenwald in December of 2012. We're now three or so months later. He's not provided any documents, right? He kind of hasn't shown his bona fides.

So he starts contacting Greenwald in December of 2012. We're now three or so months later. He's not provided any documents, right? He kind of hasn't shown his bona fides.

It does make me think a little bit of... the series we did earlier in the year on Adolf Tolkachev, where he reaches out to the CIA four, five, six times and essentially gets the cold shoulder.

It does make me think a little bit of... the series we did earlier in the year on Adolf Tolkachev, where he reaches out to the CIA four, five, six times and essentially gets the cold shoulder.

It does make me think a little bit of... the series we did earlier in the year on Adolf Tolkachev, where he reaches out to the CIA four, five, six times and essentially gets the cold shoulder.