White House 'Welcomes Media Interest' In Prism -- The Guardian
Security adviser says time is ripe for debate, but leak investigation may yet lead to whistleblowers being prosecuted
The White House has said that it welcomes media interest in US surveillance practices, despite confirming that the Department of Justice is in the early stages of a leak investigation that may lead to criminal prosecutions of whistleblowers who revealed them.
As the second of two secret US monitoring programmes was partially declassified in response to leaked disclosures this week, officials speaking at a presidential summit in California told the Guardian that the ensuing public debate was necessary.
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My Comment: So the White House is now claiming that they welcome media interest in the NSA's surveillance programs. Cough ... cough .... I do not think so. If anything .... they are now wondering (and fearing) what else is going to be disclosed.- .... and are "really pissed" about it.