Dave Mohler
Professors Burclaff and Yi
Information Literacy, History
28 October 2013

Annotated Bibliography

Wikipedia (28 October 2013). Edward Snowden Retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Snowden. [Last Accessed 28 October 2013].

Edward Snowden’s Wikipedia page gives a lot of background information on him and the leaks. It also includes various reactions to the leaks, from famous conservative politicians condemning Snowden, to former intelligence officers applauding him. His Wikipedia page also includes Snowden’s self-professed reasons for leaking these documents. This site had the most detail on what and why Snowden did.
Laura Poitras (9 June 2013). NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden: “I don’t want to live in a society that does these sort of things”. Retrieved from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yB3n9fu-rM. [Last Accessed 28 October 2013].

After Edward Snowden declassified these documents, he filmed a video in Hong Kong. With Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras, Snowden filmed this video to explain himself and describe the malfeasants of the NSA. It was the best source for understanding Snowden’s motivations. He also makes the case as to why the NSA was indeed conducting unconstitutionally and why the people of the United States should care.
Lindsey Boerma (2013). Edward Snowden: Traitor, Whistleblower, or Defector? Retrieved from: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57598041/edward-snowden-traitor-whistleblower-or-defector/. [Last Accessed 28 October 2013].
This article mostly speaks to the aftermath of the leaks. It includes both good and bad reaction to Snowden. It talks about how the Obama administration has responded to Snowden’s leaks. It also speaks to the reaction that political pundits have had regarding Snowden. It is important to my paper because it shows both sides of this controversy.

PR Newswire (2013). Defense Community United On Edward Snowden Case. Retrieved from: http://ehis.ebscohost.com.proxy-ub.researchport.umd.edu/eds/detail?vid=2&sid=fe090ac3-266c-4eb2-bf17-a9169596b237%40sessionmgr10&hid=17&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#db=bwh&AN=201308070900PR.NEWS.USPR.NY59717. [Last Accessed 28 October 2013].

This article describes how the defense community seems to be overwhelmingly against Snowden and believe he hurt the country. It is a collection of polls all asked to the defense community ranging from, “do you believe Snowden’s leaks were an act of conscience” to “would you gives asylum to Snowden. The results of the polls were 70% and 83% no respectively. This article gives you a feeling of the reaction within the defense community, Snowden’s former colleagues.
International Business Times. (2013). Edward Snowden and Prism: Everything You Need to Know About NSA Spying Scandal. Retrieved from: http://ehis.ebscohost.com.proxy-ub.researchport.umd.edu/eds/detail?vid=2&sid=fe090ac3-266c-4eb2-bf17-a9169596b237%40sessionmgr10&hid=110&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#db=bwh&AN=476785.20130610. [Last Accessed 28 October 2013].

This article is very detailed. Aptly named, the article tells you everything you need to know about the controversy. It begins with an in-depth background of Snowden. It then transitions to his motivations for declassifying these documents. It begins to speak of Edward Snowden’s options now, including, extradition back to the US, illegally captured and returned to the US, asylum in Iceland. It then goes into detail about PRISM. PRISM is a formerly secret operation by the NSA which accesses data remotely from popular websites like Facebook and Yahoo.