Guardian Ignores MI5 Warnings, Vows To 'Publish More Snowden Leaks'

dryriver writes in with news that a new round of Snowden leaks may be on the way. "Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger says he plans to publish more revelations from Edward Snowden despite MI5 warning that such disclosures cause enormous damage. Mr Rusbridger insisted the paper was right to publish files leaked by the US intelligence analyst and had helped to prompt a necessary and overdue debate. Mr Rusbridger said more stories would be published in the future as the leaked documents were 'slowly and responsibly' worked through. His comments come after criticism from the new head of MI5, Andrew Parker. Making public the 'reach and limits' of intelligence-gathering techniques gave terrorists the advantage, he said. He warned that terrorists now had tens of thousands of means of communication 'through e-mail, IP telephony, in-game communication, social networking, chat rooms, anonymising services and a myriad of mobile apps'. Mr Parker said it was vital for MI5 to retain the capability to access such information if it was to protect the country. "

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Echo chamber

[benjfowler]

Slashdot is an intolerant echo chamber of hard-right American libertarian thought, which tolerates no dissent.

It's impossible to point out to you lot that a powerful state in the West holds a very thin line between civilization and chaos.

Anybody who dares to disagree is crucified.

FWIW, I think the Guardian and Snowden are terrible traitors who will end up with the blood of thousands innocents on their hands. And it WILL take the blood of innocents to show you that we abandon our strength in the face of the barbarian hordes, at our own peril.

But go right ahead. Prove me right and moderate me down into a smoking crater.