Guardian identifies NSA source as 29-year-old Edward Snowden

https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/343797269973311488

The Guardian has identified 29-year-old Edward Snowden as the source of its story revealing the NSA’s surveillance.

Leaker Edward Snowden: the NSA "are intent on making every conversation and every form of behaviour in the world known to them". #Prism

— Asa Winstanley (@AsaWinstanley) June 9, 2013

Edward Snowden was not high level, not even govt employee, yet had access to spy on anyone, anywhere in the world. Chilling.

— Edward Harrison (@edwardnh) June 9, 2013

Edward Snowden trending seventh on Twitter after just one hour #EdwardSnowden cc @euan

— Thomas Power (@thomaspower) June 9, 2013

Edward Snowden, #NSA whistleblower: "I don't want the story to be about me. I want it to be about what the US government is doing." #PRISM

— The Hacker News (@TheHackersNews) June 9, 2013

The Snowden interview on the Guardian site is jaw dropping. Big test for Obama whether he treats him like Bradley Manning or not

— Krishnan Guru-Murthy (@krishgm) June 9, 2013

#PRISM leaked by #EdwardSnowden. http://t.co/1eGtNNP54q "I can't allow the US gov't to destroy privacy, internet freedom & basic liberties"

— Pelle (@PeterNoTail) June 9, 2013

"I realised that I was part of something that was doing far more harm than good." ~ Edward Snowden #PRISM

— ~✿~I'm Pouting~✿~ (@NicolePowers) June 9, 2013

Understandably, some will still have questions.

https://twitter.com/viewofadam/status/343807955646439424

#Snowden #Hm RT @CuffyMeh: @RBPundit it's too Hollywood. My antennae are up.

— Melissa Mackenzie (@MelissaTweets) June 9, 2013