But Ms Poitras has one surprise left to spring, and it may turn out to be a big one. Mr Snowden presently lives in Moscow, where he claimed asylum after the American government cancelled his passport while he was travelling to South America. The film finishes with a visit from Mr Greenwald, with he and Mr Snowden discussing the existence of a second leaker inside the NSA—something that has been rumoured for months in the press and on computer-security blogs. When Mr Greenwald shows Mr Snowden what his new source is offering, his eyebrows almost climb off the top of his head. Like an action film setting up a plot hook for a sequel, viewers are told in no uncertain terms to expect more leaks—and soon.
As a Colorado resident, I was curious about how Mark Udall, Senator Wyden's Intelligence Committee ally, would do. He's up for re-election, after a 6-year term with no noticeable Colorado kerfuffles or scandals. Ordinarily, a shoo-in, you'd think. Yet he trails in the polls, and hasn't raised nearly as much money as his opponent, a first-term tea party Congressman. I suspect the NSA's (or CIA's) heavy hand in the election. I've been wondering when Greenwald would leak that the NSA/CIA/TLA was actually tinkering with US elections. Maybe that's the upcoming leak.
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But Ms Poitras has one surprise left to spring, and it may turn out to be a big one. Mr Snowden presently lives in Moscow, where he claimed asylum after the American government cancelled his passport while he was travelling to South America. The film finishes with a visit from Mr Greenwald, with he and Mr Snowden discussing the existence of a second leaker inside the NSA—something that has been rumoured for months in the press and on computer-security blogs. When Mr Greenwald shows Mr Snowden what his new source is offering, his eyebrows almost climb off the top of his head. Like an action film setting up a plot hook for a sequel, viewers are told in no uncertain terms to expect more leaks—and soon.
As a Colorado resident, I was curious about how Mark Udall, Senator Wyden's Intelligence Committee ally, would do. He's up for re-election, after a 6-year term with no noticeable Colorado kerfuffles or scandals. Ordinarily, a shoo-in, you'd think. Yet he trails in the polls, and hasn't raised nearly as much money as his opponent, a first-term tea party Congressman. I suspect the NSA's (or CIA's) heavy hand in the election. I've been wondering when Greenwald would leak that the NSA/CIA/TLA was actually tinkering with US elections. Maybe that's the upcoming leak.