Edward Snowden: Difference between revisions

====President Barack Obama====

*In 2014, US President [[Barack Obama]] said that "our nation's defense depends in part on the fidelity of those entrusted with our nation's secrets. If any individual who objects to government policy can take it into their own hands to publicly disclose classified information, then we will not be able to keep our people safe, or conduct foreign policy." Obama also objected to the "sensational" way the leaks had been reported, saying the reporting often "shed more heat than light." He went on to assert that the disclosures had revealed "methods to our adversaries that could impact our operations."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2014/01/17/263480199/transcript-of-president-obamas-speech-on-nsa-reforms |title=Transcript Of President Obama's Speech On NSA Reforms |work=[[NPR]] |date=January 17, 2014 |accessdate=October 24, 2019 }}</ref>

 

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