Kevin Costain
Written on Jun 13, 2020
Snowden himself seem to have been more of a comrade to Greenwald and the photographer Poitras, but Goldman's involvement was less well known to me, and perhaps more interesting.
Gellman seems to do his best in terms of doing what's right for the country doing what's right for the public and doing what's right for himself. I'm not sure I agree with it all, but I respect his stance. Documentation of programs like PRISM spanned thousands of documents, and it must have been a massive challenge understanding all.
If you're looking for more information on what what led up to the disclosures and more on Snowden's life, you should check out Snowden's book, Permanent Record. Perhaps the best part of that book was how Snowden managed to get the data out of NSA by way of a Rubik's Cube.
With Dark Mirror Gilman paints it all from his perspective which can only add depth to the story.