David McCloskey

And it is two weeks after this. June, 2012 incident that he starts these bulk downloads. So I think the recipe of sort of the sauce here of Snowden's decision, I think really matters a lot. And my view is that it's kind of three things, right? Number one, you have a guy who has this incredible certainty in his own beliefs, his own kind of worldview that feels like he's been put down by the system.

And it is two weeks after this. June, 2012 incident that he starts these bulk downloads. So I think the recipe of sort of the sauce here of Snowden's decision, I think really matters a lot. And my view is that it's kind of three things, right? Number one, you have a guy who has this incredible certainty in his own beliefs, his own kind of worldview that feels like he's been put down by the system.

And it is two weeks after this. June, 2012 incident that he starts these bulk downloads. So I think the recipe of sort of the sauce here of Snowden's decision, I think really matters a lot. And my view is that it's kind of three things, right? Number one, you have a guy who has this incredible certainty in his own beliefs, his own kind of worldview that feels like he's been put down by the system.

wronged by the system that he should be way ahead of where he is. He should probably have his boss's job or his boss's boss's job. And so I think you do at the base level have this kind of

wronged by the system that he should be way ahead of where he is. He should probably have his boss's job or his boss's boss's job. And so I think you do at the base level have this kind of

wronged by the system that he should be way ahead of where he is. He should probably have his boss's job or his boss's boss's job. And so I think you do at the base level have this kind of

revengers tale that has the ideology this kind of you know free internet privacy thing layered on top but in in my view the facts the chronology of sort of when he starts down this journey show it to be very much motivated by revenge

revengers tale that has the ideology this kind of you know free internet privacy thing layered on top but in in my view the facts the chronology of sort of when he starts down this journey show it to be very much motivated by revenge

revengers tale that has the ideology this kind of you know free internet privacy thing layered on top but in in my view the facts the chronology of sort of when he starts down this journey show it to be very much motivated by revenge

Well, I think that's my third deadly sin, Gordon, is that he doesn't avail himself of these channels. And I agree with you that you could look at Thomas Drake, you could look at these case studies of NSA folks who had tried and it had not gone well for them. But what I find... Interesting is that Snowden is perfectly willing throughout his career to go to the IG. The Inspector General.

Well, I think that's my third deadly sin, Gordon, is that he doesn't avail himself of these channels. And I agree with you that you could look at Thomas Drake, you could look at these case studies of NSA folks who had tried and it had not gone well for them. But what I find... Interesting is that Snowden is perfectly willing throughout his career to go to the IG. The Inspector General.

Well, I think that's my third deadly sin, Gordon, is that he doesn't avail himself of these channels. And I agree with you that you could look at Thomas Drake, you could look at these case studies of NSA folks who had tried and it had not gone well for them. But what I find... Interesting is that Snowden is perfectly willing throughout his career to go to the IG. The Inspector General.

To go to superiors with all manner of grievances, complaints, issues that have... been detrimental to his career. And so, number one, I think given the nature of the information that he's going to leak, there are protections for this. There's a 1998 Whistleblower Protection Act that would have covered contractors. There are DOD regs that cover this.

To go to superiors with all manner of grievances, complaints, issues that have... been detrimental to his career. And so, number one, I think given the nature of the information that he's going to leak, there are protections for this. There's a 1998 Whistleblower Protection Act that would have covered contractors. There are DOD regs that cover this.

To go to superiors with all manner of grievances, complaints, issues that have... been detrimental to his career. And so, number one, I think given the nature of the information that he's going to leak, there are protections for this. There's a 1998 Whistleblower Protection Act that would have covered contractors. There are DOD regs that cover this.

He could have gone to any number of House Intel or Senate Intel Committee staffs with specific documents and brought them to their attention, right? But he doesn't. For someone who has shown himself willing to go to those authorities in the past, I think there's a level of irresponsibility, right, with this material. This is material that is funded by the U.S. taxpayer.

He could have gone to any number of House Intel or Senate Intel Committee staffs with specific documents and brought them to their attention, right? But he doesn't. For someone who has shown himself willing to go to those authorities in the past, I think there's a level of irresponsibility, right, with this material. This is material that is funded by the U.S. taxpayer.

He could have gone to any number of House Intel or Senate Intel Committee staffs with specific documents and brought them to their attention, right? But he doesn't. For someone who has shown himself willing to go to those authorities in the past, I think there's a level of irresponsibility, right, with this material. This is material that is funded by the U.S. taxpayer.

So to not go through some of those channels, I just think, man, that's an irresponsible decision.

So to not go through some of those channels, I just think, man, that's an irresponsible decision.