On 12/30/2014 03:47 AM, Jason Richards wrote: > On Tue, 30 Dec 2014 01:32:44 -0500 grarpamp <grarp...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 2:46 PM, Juan <juan....@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Anyway, I'm getting the impression that all the Snowden >>> stuff that gets 'leaked' to the public has been somehow >>> approved by the US govt? >> >> It's well known that media seeks confirmation and approval from govts >> before publishing anything. > > OK, I'll bite: why? What benefit does the US govt get from the > information leaked by Snowden? > > J
Benefit? Who knows? But media asks for comment, and government gets the chance to argue against release, and for redaction.
