How Much Harm Did Snowden Do?
It is difficult, if not impossible, for those outside the Intelligence Community to make a fair assessment of how much harm the Snowden leaks did to national security. And, perhaps, for those inside the IC, it is difficult as well, for converse reasons. In any event, for those who are interested, the Guardian has received a redacted copy of the internal DIA report on Snowden, pursuant to its FOIA request. The report is entitled: "Impacts Resulting from the
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It is difficult, if not impossible, for those outside the Intelligence Community to make a fair assessment of how much harm the Snowden leaks did to national security. And, perhaps, for those inside the IC, it is difficult as well, for converse reasons. In any event, for those who are interested, the Guardian has received a redacted copy of the internal DIA report on Snowden, pursuant to its FOIA request. The report is entitled: "Impacts Resulting from the Compromise of Classified Material by a Former NSA Contractor." The Guardian's article characterizes the report thusly:
A top-secret Pentagon report to assess the damage to national security from the leak of classified National Security Agency documents by Edward Snowden concluded that “the scope of the compromised knowledge related to US intelligence capabilities is staggering”.Note to readers: The report itself is not classified -- you can click on the links.
Paul Rosenzweig is the founder of Red Branch Consulting PLLC, a homeland security consulting company and a Senior Advisor to The Chertoff Group. Mr. Rosenzweig formerly served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy in the Department of Homeland Security. He is a Professorial Lecturer in Law at George Washington University, a Senior Fellow in the Tech, Law & Security program at American University, and a Board Member of the Journal of National Security Law and Policy.
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