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Whistleblower Counterplan Boston Debate LeagueVarsity Division

Whistleblower Counterplan – Table of Contents

Summary................................................................................................................................................2

Glossary.................................................................................................................................................3

First egative Constru!tive "#C$ Shell.............................................................................................4

Solven!y %&tensions AT: No Solvency – Overbroad Surveillance.............................................................................................5 AT: No Solvency – Internal Threat Surveillance......................................................................................6 AT: Solvency Turn – Colla!e! "e#e$ony.............................................................................................% AT: Solvency Turn – &ea'! (e!troy )orei#n *elation!...........................................................................+ AT: Solvency Turn – (ecrea!ed Caabilitie!..........................................................................................,

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Summary

The 0hi!tleblo1er Counterlan elain! an alternative roo!al to !olve !o$e o the roble$!hi#hli#hted in the NSA /*IS Surveillance Air$ative o!ition. Seciically the counterlan!u##e!t! that the nited State! )ederal 7overn$ent !hould oer rotection to 1hi!tleblo1er! 1ho

lea' cla!!iied data. Thi! rotection 1ould only be ut in lace ho1ever i the data that 1a! lea'edcould !ho1 that the #overn$ent or a $e$ber o the #overn$ent 1a! doin# !o$ethin# ille#al. 8yrotectin# 1hi!tleblo1er! the #overn$ent could no1 be held accountable or any ille#al !urveillance#uaranteein# the eectivene!! o ei!tin# over!i#ht. 8y eten!ion i current over!i#ht 1ere no1eective then the Air$ative lan o urther re!trictin# #overn$ent !urveillance 1ould beco$eunnece!!ary.

The re!t o the evidence allo1! the Ne#ative tea$ to deend it! counterlan a#ain!t Air$ativeattac'!. )or ea$le the counterlan allo1! the #overn$ent to continue doin# the !urveillance thati! nece!!ary to deend the ublic but it no lon#er allo1! #overn$ent a#encie! to abu!e theirintelli#ence caabilitie! 1ith overly inva!ive attac'! on rivacy. The counterlan evidence al!o

elain! ho1 Con#re!!ional action could revent the ailure! o ee$tin# cla!!iied docu$ent! ro$a!t 1hi!tleblo1er la1!. 0hi!tleblo1er! 1ould rovide a level o tran!arency about #overn$ent1ron#doin# that 1ould encoura#e the international co$$unity to believe that the .S. 1a! $a'in#ro#re!! in it! !urveillance ractice!. Thi! 1ould allo1 the #overn$ent to #et out in ront o theallout ro$ any lea'! thu! avoidin# di!roortionate ublic and $edia re!on!e. The evidenceconclude! by e$ha!i9in# that the NSA ea##erate! the i$act o lea'! on national !ecurity!ho1in# that 1hi!tleblo1in# doe!nt have to be a ractice that ut! the ublic in dan#er ro$international o1er!.

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Glossary

'ngela (er)el – A 7er$an olitician and a or$er re!earch !cienti!t 1ho ha! been the leader o theChri!tian (e$ocratic nion !ince 2;;; and the Chancellor o 7er$any !ince 2;;5. She i! the ir!t1o$an to hold either oice. It 1a! revealed to the 1orld in 2;-3 that the NSA had taed her $obile

hone.

Chelsea (anning – 'no1n beore 2;-3 a! 8radley <d1ard annin# – i! a nited State! Ar$y!oldier 1ho 1a! convicted in =uly 2;-3 o violation! o the <!iona#e Act and other oen!e! aterdi!clo!in# to 0i'i&ea'! nearly three>?uarter! o a $illion cla!!iied or uncla!!iied but !en!itive$ilitary and dilo$atic docu$ent!.

Dis!losure – The action o $a'in# ne1 or !ecret inor$ation 'no1n.

%*war* Snow*en – An A$erican co$uter contractor 1ho lea'ed cla!!iied inor$ation ro$ theNSA in 2;-3. The inor$ation revealed nu$erou! #lobal !urveillance ro#ra$! $any run by the NSA

1ith the cooeration o teleco$$unication co$anie! and <uroean #overn$ent!. A! o 2;-5 he1a! livin# in an undi!clo!ed location in *u!!ia 1hile !ee'in# a!ylu$ el!e1here.

F'' – )ISA A$end$ent! Act o 2;;+ – an Act o Con#re!! that a$ended the )orei#n Intelli#enceSurveillance Act. It ha! been u!ed a! the le#al ba!i! or $a!! !urveillance ro#ra$! di!clo!ed by<d1ard Sno1den in 2;-4 includin# /*IS.

+uman ,ights Wat!h – An international non>#overn$ental or#ani9ation that conduct! re!earch andadvocacy on hu$an ri#ht!.

G- – Non>#overn$ental Or#ani9ation – An or#ani9ation that i! neither a art o a #overn$ent nor a

conventional or>roit bu!ine!!.

S-, '!t an* ST' '!t – The Surveillance Order *eortin# Act and Surveillance Tran!arency Act o2;-3 – T1o roo!ed iece! o le#i!lation that !ee' to #ive co$anie! $ore otion! or di!clo!in#1hen and ho1 oten they received national !ecurity>related re?ue!t! and rovided data to the#overn$ent.

Transparen!y – The ri#ht and the $ean! to ea$ine the roce!! o deci!ion>$a'in#.

Whistleblower – A er!on 1ho eo!e! any 'ind o inor$ation or activity that i! dee$ed ille#aldi!hone!t or not correct 1ithin an or#ani9ation that i! either rivate or ublic.

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#C Shell "#.#$

Counterplan/ The 0nite* States Fe*eral Government shoul* offer prote!tion to allwhistleblowers who lea) !lassifie* *ata1 if an* only if su!h lea)s provi*e evi*en!e ofwrong*oing2

#2 The Counterplan has the following net benefits/ 3333333333333333333333333333333333332

42 The Counterplan solves – %&pan*ing whistleblower prote!tion ma)es e&isting oversighteffe!tive2

S!hneier1 45#6@)ello1 at the 8er'$an Center or Internet and Society at "arvard &a1 School a ro#ra$ ello1 atthe Ne1 A$erica )oundation! Oen Technolo#y In!titute a board $e$ber o the <lectronic )rontier)oundation an Advi!ory 8oard e$ber o the <lectronic /rivacy Inor$ation Center and the ChieTechnolo#y Oicer at *e!ilient Sy!te$! Inc @8ruce (ata and 7oliath: the "idden 8attle! to CollectBour (ata and Control Bour 0orld Ch. -3

Colu$bia la1 roe!!or (avid /o9en contend! that de$ocracie! need to be lea'yD lea'! and1hi!tleblo1in# are the$!elve! !ecurity $echani!$! a#ain!t an overreachin# #overn$ent. In hi!vie1 lea'! !erve a! a counteroint to the trend o overcla!!iication and ulti$ately a! a 1ay or#overn$ent! to 1in bac' the tru!t lo!t throu#h ece!!ive !ecrecy. <thno#raher (anah 8oyd ha!called 1hi!tleblo1in# the civil di!obedience o the inor$ation a#eE it enable! individual! to i#ht bac'a#ain!t abu!e by the o1erul. The N7O "u$an *i#ht! 0atch 1rote that Ftho!e 1ho di!clo!e oicial1ron#doin# G eror$ an i$ortant !ervice in a de$ocratic !ocietyGH In thi! 1ay o thin'in#1hi!tleblo1er! rovide another over!i#ht $echani!$. Bou can thin' o the$ a! a rando$ !urri!ein!ection. =u!t a! 1e have la1! to rotect cororate 1hi!tleblo1er! 1e need la1! to rotect#overn$ent 1hi!tleblo1er!. Once they are in lace 1e could create a ra$e1or' and rule! or

1hi!tleblo1in# le#ally. Thi! 1ould not $ean that anyone i! ree to lea' #overn$ent !ecret! byclai$in# that he! a 1hi!tleblo1er. It u!t $ean! that con!cience>driven di!clo!ure o oicial1ron#doin# 1ould be a valid deen!e that a lea'er could u!e in courtDurie! 1ould have to decide1hether it 1a! u!tiiedDand that reorter! 1ould le#ally be able to 'ee their !ource! !ecret. Theclever thin# about thi! i! that it !ide!te! the diicult roble$ o deinin# F1hi!tleblo1erH and allo1!the court! to decide on a ca!e>by>ca!e ba!i! 1hether !o$eone! action! ?ualiy a! !uch or not.So$eone li'e Sno1den 1ould be allo1ed to return to the S and $a'e hi! ca!e in court 1hichDa! Ielained in Chater %D currently he cannot. Additionally 1e need la1! that rotect ournali!t! 1ho#ain acce!! to cla!!iied inor$ation. /ublic di!clo!ure in it!el i! not e!iona#e and treatin#

ournali!$ a! a cri$e i! etraordinarily har$ul to de$ocracy.

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'T/ o Solven!y – -verbroa* Surveillan!e

73338

73338 Congressional a!tion to systemati9e whistleblowing !an a!t as a !he!) against abuseswithout :eopar*i9ing our intelligen!e !apabilities2

;o9en1 45#<@Bale &a1 School =.(. 2;;% Oord niver!ity .Sc. Co$arative Social /olicy @di!tinction 2;;3Bale Colle#e 8.A. <cono$ic! @!u$$a cu$ laude 2;;2 Colu$bia &a1 /roe!!or eert!urveillance le#al analy!t @(avid T"< &<AJB &<KIAT"AN: 0"B T"< 7OK<*N<NTCON(<NS AN( CON(ON<S N&A0)& (ISC&OS*<S O) IN)O*ATION SS*N

The ederal 1hi!tleblo1er !tatute! $i#ht be eected to co$ri!e Con#re!!! lon#!tandin# ailure toconront the eecutive !ecrecy !y!te$ $u!t be under!tood in li#ht o the!e in!titutional and $e$berlevel intere!t! in lea'ine!!. 0ith !o$e notable ecetion! !uch a! the bill vetoed by /re!ident Clintonthat 1ould have !tren#thened the <!iona#e Act 333 Con#re!! ha! done little to addre!! national!ecurity lea'! or the cla!!iication !y!te$ that underlie! the$. A variety o co$$ittee! have heldhearin#! on hi#h>roile incident! and the intelli#ence co$$ittee! have recently $ooted $ea!ure! tocurb certain or$! o lantin# and lea'in#. 8ut in #eneral le#i!lative action ha! been $ini$al ordecade!. O articular note $e$ber! have declined to $a'e u!e o the rotection aorded by theCon!titution! Seech or (ebate Clau!e334 to reveal or threaten to reveal eecutive branchinor$ation 1ithout ear o cri$inal or civil liability.335 One $i#ht eect that a re!on!ible le#i!lature

1ould try to !teer cla!!iied inor$ation lea'! it! 1ay !o a! to re!erve le#iti$ate !ecrecy 1hilerovidin# an out!ide chec' on the eecutive.336 Con#re!! ha! lar#ely bya!!ed thi! aroach 1hich1ould orce it to ta'e #reater re!on!ibility over the revelation! that e$er#e and ha! in!teadcountenanced $ini$al enorce$ent a#ain!t $edia lea'er! 1hile directin# all ro!ective1hi!tleblo1er! to their a#ency in!ector! #eneral in the ir!t in!tance.33% any $e$ber! oCon#re!! !ee$ ?uite content to be re#ular reader! @and erha! occa!ional urveyor! rather thanreciient! o lea'!. Sy!te$atic recour!e to lea'in# e$er#e! once a#ain a! the $ore eicient andolitically alatable alternative to !y!te$atic le#al reor$. Con#re!!! role in the eco!y!te$ onational !ecurity lea'! i! a lar#e and co$le !ubect. Certain con#re!!ional entitie! receive a !teadylo1 o cla!!iied inor$ation throu#h oicial channel! !ule$ented by a !ide traic in direct andindirect unoicial di!clo!ure!. A#encie! tyically incur olitical ri!' i they try to li$it thi! traic by

cla$in# do1n on !taer! co$$unication! 1ith their over!i#ht co$$ittee!. /arti!an $otivation! and!incere #ood>#overnance !enti$ent! !u!tain a eretual intere!t on the "ill in lea'! alon# 1ith aready>$ade rhetoric o cri!i! about their revalence. The recent ri!e o a Fco$$uter Con#re!!H in1hich $any $e$ber! !end a! little ti$e a! o!!ible in 0a!hin#ton $ay have heled !tren#thenrelation!hi! bet1een elite reorter! and le!! eriatetic eecutive oicial! !hitin# o1er to thelatter in the intra#overn$ental #a$e o lea'!.

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'T/ o Solven!y – =nternal Threat Surveillan!e

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73338 %&isting whistleblower laws fail only be!ause of the !lassifie* information e&emption2Congressional a!tion woul* prevent that2

;o9en1 45#<@Bale &a1 School =.(. 2;;% Oord niver!ity .Sc. Co$arative Social /olicy @di!tinction 2;;3Bale Colle#e 8.A. <cono$ic! @!u$$a cu$ laude 2;;2 Colu$bia &a1 /roe!!or eert!urveillance le#al analy!t @(avid T"< &<AJB &<KIAT"AN: 0"B T"< 7OK<*N<NTCON(<NS AN( CON(ON<S N&A0)& (ISC&OS*<S O) IN)O*ATION

The ederal 1hi!tleblo1er !tatute! $i#ht be eected to co$ri!e the la!t $aor iece o the le#alra$e1or' ecet that in the national !ecurity contet they lay a $ar#inal role. Several la1! rotecteecutive branch e$loyee! 1ho di!clo!e inor$ation re#ardin# alle#ed abu!e! to de!i#nateda#ency oicial! or con#re!!ional co$$ittee! under !eciied rocedure!.63 8ut the!e la1! oer!i#niicantly le!! !uccor 1hen it co$e! to cla!!iied inor$ation are 1idely !een a! conu!in# andu!er>unriendly and under no circu$!tance! er$it di!clo!ure! directly to the re!!.64 The!e la1!al!o do not en!ure a#ain!t revocation o one! !ecurity clearance65 1hich in the national !ecurityand orei#n olicy ield! #enerally $ean! lo!! o one! ob. And thou#h the oint i! conte!table thela1! are airly read to rovide Fab!olutely 9ero rotectionH or tho!e 1ho ublicly reveal cla!!iiedinor$ation even a! a la!t re!ort and even 1hen the inor$ation reveal! ille#al #overn$ent

conduct.66 The va!t $aority o lea'er! have no intere!t in reortin# 1ron#doin# in any event.6%Con!e?uently the 1hi!tleblo1er !tatute! tend to be i#nored in the debate over cla!!iied inor$ationlea'in# aart ro$ occa!ional call! to revi!e the$. It i! tellin# that in =ac' 7old!$ith! recent boo'>len#th !tudy o $echani!$! that ublici9e and con!train the eecutive! national !ecurity activitie!the!e la1! are never once $entioned.

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'T/ Solven!y Turn – Collapses +egemony

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73338 Surveillan!e transparen!y from lea)s is )ey to preventing ba!)lash over surveillan!e2

S!hneier1 45#6@ello1 at the 8er'$an Center or Internet and Society at "arvard &a1 School a ro#ra$ ello1 at theNe1 A$erica )oundation! Oen Technolo#y In!titute a board $e$ber o the <lectronic )rontier)oundation an Advi!ory 8oard e$ber o the <lectronic /rivacy Inor$ation Center and the ChieTechnolo#y Oicer at *e!ilient Sy!te$! Inc @8ruce (ata and 7oliath: the "idden 8attle! to CollectBour (ata and Control Bour 0orld Ch. -2

Tran!arency i! vital to any oen and ree !ociety. Oen #overn$ent la1! and reedo$ o inor$ationla1! let citi9en! 'no1 1hat the #overn$ent i! doin# and enable the$ to carry out their de$ocraticduty to over!ee it! activitie!. Cororate di!clo!ure la1! eror$ !i$ilar unction! in the rivate!here. O cour!e both cororation! and #overn$ent! have !o$e need or !ecrecy but the $orethey can be oen the $ore 1e can 'no1led#eably decide 1hether to tru!t the$. *i#ht no1 in theS 1e have !tron# oen #overn$ent and reedo$ o inor$ation la1! but ar too $uch inor$ationi! ee$ted ro$ the$. )or er!onal data tran!arency i! retty !trai#htor1ard: eole !hould beentitled to 'no1 1hat data i! bein# collected about the$ 1hat data i! bein# archived about the$ andho1 data about the$ i! bein# u!edDand by 1ho$. And in a 1orld that co$bine! an internationalInternet 1ith country>!eciic la1! about !urveillance and control 1e need to 'no1 1here data about

u! i! bein# !tored. 0e are $uch $ore li'ely to be co$ortable 1ith !urveillance at any level i 1e'no1 the!e thin#!. /rivacy olicie! !hould rovide thi! inor$ation in!tead o bein# !o lon# anddeliberately obu!catin# that they !hed little li#ht. 0e al!o need tran!arency in the al#orith$! that

ud#e u! on the ba!i! o our data either by ubli!hin# the code or by elainin# ho1 they 1or'. *i#htno1 1e cannot ud#e the airne!! o TSA al#orith$! that !elect !o$e o u! or F!ecial !creenin#.HNor can 1e ud#e the I*S! al#orith$! that !elect !o$e o u! or auditin#. It! the !a$e 1ith !earchen#ine al#orith$! that deter$ine 1hat Internet a#e! 1e !ee redictive olicin# al#orith$! thatdecide 1ho$ to brin# in or ?ue!tionin# and 1hat nei#hborhood! to atrol or credit !core al#orith$!that deter$ine 1ho #et! a $ort#a#e. So$e o thi! !ecrecy i! nece!!ary !o eole dont i#ure outho1 to #a$e the !y!te$ but $uch o it i! not. The < (ata /rotection (irective already re?uire!di!clo!ure o $uch o thi! inor$ation. It $ay !ee$ a! i I a$ contradictin# $y!el. On one hand I a$

advocatin# or individual rivacy over orced !urveillance. On the other I a$ advocatin# or#overn$ent and cororate tran!arency over in!titutional !ecrecy. The rea!on I !ay ye! to both lie! inthe ei!tin# o1er i$balance bet1een eole and in!titution!. In!titution! naturally 1ield $ore o1erthan eole. In!titutional !ecrecy increa!e! in!titutional o1er and that o1er dierential #ro1!.That! inherently bad or er!onal liberty. Individual rivacy increa!e! individual o1er therebyreducin# that o1er dierential. That! #ood or liberty. It! eactly the !a$e 1ith tran!arency and!urveillance. In!titutional tran!arency reduce! the o1er i$balance and that! #ood. In!titutional!urveillance o individual! increa!e! the o1er i$balance and that! bad.

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'T/ Solven!y Turn – Lea)s Destroy Foreign ,elations

73338 Lea)s are inevitable>the C; gets out in front of them2 We !an !he!) abuses while still!ontrolling the fallout2

S!hneier1 45#6@)ello1 at the 8er'$an Center or Internet and Society at "arvard &a1 School a ro#ra$ ello1 atthe Ne1 A$erica )oundation! Oen Technolo#y In!titute a board $e$ber o the <lectronic )rontier)oundation an Advi!ory 8oard e$ber o the <lectronic /rivacy Inor$ation Center and the ChieTechnolo#y Oicer at *e!ilient Sy!te$! Inc @8ruce (ata and 7oliath: the "idden 8attle! to CollectBour (ata and Control Bour 0orld Ch. -2

7overn$ent! and cororation! routinely re!i!t tran!arency la1! o all 'ind!. 8ut the 1orld o!ecrecy i! chan#in#. /rivacy>la1 !cholar /eter S1ire 1rite! about a declinin# hal>lie o !ecret!.0hat he ob!erved i! that in #eneral !ecret! #et eo!ed !ooner than they u!ed to. Technolo#y i!$a'in# !ecret! harder to 'ee and the nature o the Internet $a'e! !ecret! $uch harder to 'eelon#>ter$. The u!h o a F!endH button can deliver #i#abyte! acro!! the Internet in a trice. A !in#lethu$b drive can hold $ore data every year. 8oth #overn$ent! and or#ani9ation! need to a!!u$ethat their !ecret! are $ore li'ely to be eo!ed and !ooner than ever beore. One o the eect! o a!hrin'in# hal>lie or !ecret! i! that their di!clo!ure i! $ore da$a#in#. One o Sno1den! docu$ent!indicated that the NSA !ied on the cell hone o 7er$an chancellor An#ela er'el. The docu$ent i!undated but it! obviou!ly ro$ the la!t e1 year!. I that docu$ent had beco$e ublic 2; year! ro$no1 the reaction in 7er$any 1ould have been very dierent ro$ the ublic uroar that occurred in2;-3 1hen er'el 1a! !till in oice and the incident 1a! current event! rather than hi!torical.Cultural chan#e! are al!o $a'in# !ecret! harder to 'ee. In the old day! #uardin# in!titutional!ecret! 1a! art o a lielon# culture. The intelli#ence co$$unity 1ould recruit eole early in theircareer! and #ive the$ ob! or lie. It 1a! a rivate $en! club one illed 1ith code 1ord! and !ecret'no1led#e. The cororate 1orld too 1a! illed 1ith lier!. Tho!e day! are #one. any ob! in

intelli#ence are no1 out!ourced and there i! no ob>or>lie culture in the cororate 1orld any$ore.0or'orce! are leible ob! are out!ourced and eole are eendable. ovin# ro$ e$loyer toe$loyer i! no1 the nor$. Thi! $ean! that !ecret! are !hared 1ith $ore eole and tho!e eolecare le!! about the$. *ecall that ive $illion eole in the S have a !ecurity clearance and that a$aority o the$ are contractor! rather than #overn$ent e$loyee!. There i! al!o a #reater belie inthe value o oenne!! e!ecially a$on# youn#er eole. Boun#er eole are $uch $oreco$ortable 1ith !harin# er!onal inor$ation than their elder!. They believe that inor$ation 1ant!to be ree and that !ecurity co$e! ro$ ublic 'no1led#e and debate. They have !aid very er!onalthin#! online and have had e$barra!!in# hoto#rah! o the$!elve! o!ted on !ocial net1or'in#!ite!. They have been du$ed by lover! in ublic online oru$!. They have over!hared in the $o!tco$ro$i!in# 1ay!Dand they !urvived intact. It i! a tou#her !ell convincin# thi! cro1d that

#overn$ent !ecrecy tru$! the ublic! ri#ht to 'no1. The!e technolo#ical and !ocial trend! are a#ood thin#. 0henever o!!ible 1e !hould !trive or tran!arency.

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'T/ Solven!y Turn – De!rease* Capabilities

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73338 ' ew ?or) Times in!i*ent proves that the S' e&aggerates the impa!t of lea)s2

Currier1 ournali!t 1ith a ocu! on national !ecurity orei#n aair! and hu$an ri#ht! 45#6@Cora Currier F"O0 T"< NSA STA*T<( INK<STI7ATIN7 T"< N<0 BO*J TI<S0A**ANT&<SS 0I*<TA//IN7 STO*BH The Intercet 6L26L2;-5htt!:LLir!tloo'.or#LtheintercetL2;-5L;6L26Ln!a>!tarted>inve!ti#atin#>ne1>yor'>ti$e!>ori#inal>1arrantle!!>1iretain#>!toryL

Three day! ater the Ne1 Bor' Ti$e! revealed that the .S. #overn$ent 1a! !ecretly $onitorin# thecall! and e$ail! o eole in!ide the nited State! 1ithout court>aroved 1arrant! the NationalSecurity A#ency i!!ued a to>!ecret a!!e!!$ent o the da$a#e done to intelli#ence eort! by the!tory. The conclu!ion: the inor$ation could lead terrori!t! to try to evade detection. Bet the a#ency#ave no !eciic ea$le! o inve!ti#ation! that had been eoardi9ed. The (ece$ber 2;;5bo$b!hell !tory by =a$e! *i!en and <ric &ichtblau !et o a debate about the 7eor#e 0. 8u!had$ini!tration! ean!ion o !yin# o1er! ater the ,L-- attac'! and al!o about the Ti$e! editor!deci!ion to delay it! ublication or a year. 0hite "ou!e oicial! had 1arned the Ti$e! that revealin#the ro#ra$ 1ould have #rave con!e?uence! or national !ecurity. The NSA! da$a#e a!!e!!$enton the article D reerred to a! a Fcrytolo#ic in!ecurityH D i! a$on# the ile! rovided by or$er NSA

contractor <d1ard Sno1den. The $e$o recount! $eetin#! in 2;;4 and 2;;5 in 1hich ad$ini!trationoicial! di!clo!ed Fcertain detail! o the !ecial ro#ra$ to !elect individual! ro$ the Ne1 Bor'Ti$e! to di!!uade the$ ro$ ubli!hin# a !tory on the ro#ra$ at that ti$e.H The $e$o #ive! a#eneral elanation o 1hat terrori!t! $i#ht do in reaction to the inor$ation revealed. It 1a! Fli'elyHthat terrori!t! 1ould !to u!in# hone! in avor o $ail or courier and u!e encrytion and code 1ord!.They could al!o lant al!e inor$ation 'no1in# the .S. #overn$ent 1a! li!tenin#. 8ut the lea'edro#ra$ had not Fbeen noted in adver!ary co$$unication!H accordin# to the $e$o. It #ave no!eciic ea$le! o inve!ti#ation! or tar#et! that had or $i#ht be i$acted by the revelation!. FTothi! day 1eve never !een any evidence D de!ite all the clai$! they $ade to 'ee u! ro$ubli!hin# D that it did any tan#ible da$a#e to national !ecurity. Thi! i! urther conir$ation o thatH&ichtblau told The Intercet. FThe reality 1a! that the !tory told A$erican! 1hat they didnt 'no1

about ho1 the !y!te$ 1a! bein# !tretchedE it didnt tell terrori!t! anythin# that they didnt 'no1 thatthe .S. 1a! a##re!!ively tryin# to #ather their co$$unication!H he !aid.

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