the BBC just outed one of our agents

[Rosa Luxemburg]

Watching the BBC news. Each. news over the kastcoupke of days the BBC ( UK) referred to Sniwden as a CIA agent. not once but several times. Is there something that we in the USA dont kniw abiut Snowden?

[Recursion]

1. The Guardian printed that in the first profile of him

Though as far as I can tell just on his say so.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

3. as far as we are told he

Worked for NSa which is a little different. This is kind of serious.

[Recursion]

5. The original Guardian profile said both CIA and NSA

Army to NSA security guard to NSA IT tech to CIA tech with diplomatic cover to the private sector

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Snowden a CIA agent?

Hmm offers an interesting angle. You got a link to a print story?

Found it, they went into his past work for the CIA before he went contractor.

[Recursion]

6. Original Guardian profile said he was CIA after his first NSA stint

Which is why he was in Geneva with diplomatic cover (FWIW that set off my bullshit alarm, but let's run with it) to see the banker get entrapped.

[maddezmom]

8. Yup

http://www.voanews.com/content/switzerland-to-press-united-states-on-edward-snowden-geneva-stint/1690497.html

According to the Guardian newspaper, which first identified Snowden as the source of the leaks, he had a "formative" experience during his time with the CIA in the Swiss city.

Snowden told the paper that the CIA deliberately got a Swiss banker drunk and encouraged him to drive home. When the banker was arrested, a CIA operative offered to intervene and later recruited him.

Swiss President Ueli Maurer has said he doubts the version of events printed by the Guardian, but if prosecutors decided to launch a criminal investigation, the Swiss cabinet would approve such a move as a formality.

[Recursion]

9. Still, diplo cover in the most sought after city on a first tour?

That's the part I still keep scratching my head about.

[maddezmom]

10. I am not saying I believe it but the BBC didn't break his cover

[Recursion]

11. Oh, right, yes.

AFAIK he told the Guardian, who printed it.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

12. the BBC announced on theur news on TV in the UK

They specofically said CIA. The BBC is usually spot on.

[maddezmom]

13. Yes, but The Guardian printed it when the story first broke

[Rosa Luxemburg]

14. we have a problem

[hunter]

4. Snowden is a worm on a hook.

Somebody is fishing.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

7. if he was

Then we need to be worried.

[GeorgeGist]

15. All thumbs eh?

But yes Snowden is/was an CIA employee.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

16. We've known he was a former CIA agent since the day we learned his name. n/t