U.S. Said to Explore Possible China Role in Snowden Leaks

[Purveyor]

By John Walcott - Jun 25, 2013
U.S. intelligence agencies are investigating whether Edward Snowden’s leaks may be a Chinese intelligence operation or whether China might have used his concerns about U.S. surveillance practices to exploit him, according to four American officials.

The officials emphasized there’s no hard evidence yet that Snowden was a Chinese agent or that China helped plan his flights to Hong Kong and then to Moscow, directly or through a witting or unwitting intermediary. Rather, they are duty-bound to probe such a worst-case scenario for the U.S., said the officials, who are familiar with the case and asked not to be identified to discuss classified intelligence.

President Barack Obama said the U.S. is working with other nations to gain custody of Snowden on espionage charges, as administration officials chastised China for letting him leave Hong Kong for Moscow and pressed Russia to turn him over on the assumption that he’s still there.

“We’re following all the appropriate legal channels and working with various other countries to make sure that rule of law is observed,” Obama told reporters at the White House.

Secretary of State John Kerry said yesterday in New Delhi that it would be “deeply troubling” if Russia had advance notice of Snowden’s arrival in Moscow and “notwithstanding that, they make the decision willfully to ignore that and not live by the standards of the law.” He warned both Russia and China of “consequences” for their actions.

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[L0oniX]

1. So what if they had a role. What are you gonna do? NOTHING!

[leveymg]

2. Aren't these unnamed US officials leaking, here? As long as it's speculation, they're just making up

shit, and the wire services just blindly print every anonymous word. Good puppy. Here's your treat.

The officials emphasized there’s no hard evidence yet that Snowden was a Chinese agent or that China helped plan his flights to Hong Kong and then to Moscow, directly or through a witting or unwitting intermediary. Rather, they are duty-bound to probe such a worst-case scenario for the U.S., said the officials, who are familiar with the case and asked not to be identified to discuss classified intelligence.

[blm]

3. Whenever a Dem president has prepared extensively for public relationship with China,

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someone who can be tracked back to Bush steps up and stinkbombs the entire deal.

I think what TOO many people forget is that it is the Bush family that has held the reins of power in US-China dealings since the 70s, cementing themselves with the wealthy industrialists and the REAL powerbrokers there, and they have no intention of ANY ONE ELSE becoming part of the equation.

Has everyone forgotten that Clinton had prepared to meet with China for years, and then right before the meeting someone mistakenly bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade? The person in charge of that 'accident' was later promoted by GWBush, shortly after he took office.

Snowden goes to a Bush ally's newspaper in China for an extensive interview?

Snowden worked for Bush-loyal firms.

Anyone who actually paid attention to how exactly the BFEE operates would see Snowden as a classic character for a BFEE operation made to 'appear' to be coming from the political left. 5 decades of this crap, and so many Americans and Democrats are still easily drawn into these dog and pony shows.

[Catherina]

4. Is this what the State Department calls pressing that 'reset' button?

Here's a clue for my government

[blm]

6. I think that story hasn't changed in the last 8years. However, I do see

that the real PTBs don't want China to have a relationship with ANY Democratic president. Sorry, Cat, but, Snowden gives me no reason to believe he wasn't just another in a long line of vulnerable, persuadable minds that can easily be used to further the goals of BushInc.

[Marrah_G]

5. Seems the NSA is okay with all these un-named leakers

More bullshit propaganda from the department of propaganda.