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Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
Wed Nov 19, 2014, 05:57 PM Nov 2014

Statistical breakdown of Snowden's leaks:




Note: These graphs account for the lowest and highest possible estimates of the number of files Snowden stole...Neither Greenwald nor Snowden have ever disclosed the exact number, only that it's supposedly way more than the Guardian, and way less than the DoD top estimate...
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Statistical breakdown of Snowden's leaks: (Original Post) Blue_Tires Nov 2014 OP
Looks like Trickle Down documents. Dont call me Shirley Nov 2014 #1
So ... GeorgeGist Nov 2014 #2
My personal analysis? Blue_Tires Nov 2014 #3

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
3. My personal analysis?
Wed Nov 19, 2014, 08:10 PM
Nov 2014

That as I feared, Greenwald's cabal has only shared with a small cadre of like-minded people (and even directed their coverage in some cases) while hoarding all the rest with Greenwald himself acting as sole gatekeeper...

But hey...Most DUers seem satisfied with the pace of a drip or two each month, and tell me it's a genius strategy because it keeps the story fresh or whatever...Maybe by 2039 we'll get to the really really good stuff...

Like I said early on: As long as Greenwald controls the cache, he matters and can make everyone in the industry kiss his ring Corleone-style while letting him pull the narrative strings...The moment he no longer has complete control, he stops mattering -- And he knows this...

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