NSA divided over possible amnesty deal for Snowden

Found on CNet News on Monday, 16 December 2013
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Officials at the National Security Agency are divided over whether to offer an amnesty deal to espionage suspect Edward Snowden, who is said to have cost the agency tens of millions of dollars to ensure his presence was removed from its networks.

Whether return of that cache is worth a deal with Snowden is a contentious subject within the NSA. Rick Ledgett, who runs the NSA task force assessing the damage on the Snowden leaks, told CBS' news program "60 Minutes" during a segment aired Sunday (see below) that an amnesty deal is "worth having a conversation about.

That means there are still a lot of very juicy leaks waiting for journalists all over the world. 2014 could be a very interesting year.