Annotated Bibliography On Edward Snowden

Brilliant Essays
1. Greenwald, Glenn, Ewen MacAskill, and Laura Poitras. "Edward Snowden: The Whistleblower behind the NSA Surveillance Revelations." N.p., 11 June 2013. Web. 13 Oct. 2015.
2."Snepp v. United States." Oyez. Chicago-Kent College of Law at Illinois Tech, n.d. Oct 13, 2015.
3. Cox, John Woodrow. "Former NSA Chief: ‘Morally Arrogant’ Snowden Will Probably Become an Alcoholic." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 17 Sept. 2013. Web. 13 Oct. 2015.
4."Whistleblower Who Leaked Sensitive US Information Lived in Hawaii." KHON2. N.p., 09 June 2013. Web. 13 Oct. 2015.
5. Weisbrot, Mark. "The World Must Hear from Edward Snowden Again." TheGuardian. N.p., 8 July 2013. Web. 13 Oct. 2015.
6. Cassidy, John. "Why Edward Snowden Is a Hero - The New Yorker."

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