London editor Alan Rusbridger wrote a column Monday detailing how British law enforcement had destroyed hard drives at his newspaper’s offices. The destruction was purportedly to prevent additional leaks about the National Security Agency. Prior to destroying the hard drives, Rusbridger writes, an official told him, “You’ve had your debate. There’s no need to write any more.” Looking ahead, “we will continue to do patient, painstaking reporting on the Snowden documents,” Rusbridger wrote. “We just won’t do it from London.”
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UK Newspaper's Hard Drives Next to Suffer Over NSA Leaks
Posted by: David Vranicar August 20, 2013 12:21 PMLondon editor Alan Rusbridger wrote a column Monday detailing how British law enforcement had destroyed hard drives at his newspaper’s offices. The destruction was purportedly to prevent additional leaks about the National Security Agency. Prior to destroying the hard drives, Rusbridger writes, an official told him, “You’ve had your debate. There’s no need to write any more.” Looking ahead, “we will continue to do patient, painstaking reporting on the Snowden documents,” Rusbridger wrote. “We just won’t do it from London.”