The surreal moment the Guardian destroyed the Snowden files

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Brian Randell <brian.randell () newcastle ac uk>
> Date: June 5, 2018 at 06:51:09 EDT
> To: "farber () gmail com" <farber () gmail com>
> Cc: Brian Randell <brian.randell () newcastle ac uk>
> Subject: The surreal moment the Guardian destroyed the Snowden files
>
> Hi Dave:
>
> For IP if you wish. 
>
> Today’s Guardian has several articles marking the five year anniversary of Edward Snowden’s release of the NSA files, 
> including one on the way their copy of the files was ceremoniously destroyed:
>
> "The surreal moment the Guardian destroyed the Snowden files
>
> GCHQ insisted on purely symbolic act despite knowing the information was already elsewhere
>
> The prime minister’s deputy national security adviser was punctiliously polite, but firm. We want the computer disks 
> back, he said. We want to do forensics on them. We want to find the trail.
>
> It had been almost five weeks since the Guardian’s publication of the Snowden files caused a sensation, exposing the 
> secret global network of surveillance that allowed the UK and the US to spy on friends and enemies alike.
>
> Earlier, in one morning meeting, the cabinet secretary, Sir Jeremy Heywood, had told us: “The prime minister, the 
> deputy prime minister, the foreign secretary, the home secretary, the attorney general, and others in government, 
> have got a problem with you. We want the material back.”
>
> So, with the threat of legal action hanging over the organisation – and the real prospect of our reporting being 
> closed down – negotiations began.”<snip>
>
> Full story: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/04/surreal-moment-guardian-destroyed-snowden-files 
>
> This is alongside an interview with Snowden ("Edward Snowden: 'The people are still powerless, but now they're 
> aware’”) - which can be found online at:
>
> https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/04/edward-snowden-people-still-powerless-but-aware
>
> Cheers
>
> Brian
>
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>
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