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PRISM Leaker Edward Snowden Fired

In news even less surprising than the sun came up in the eastthis morning, USA Today is reporting that defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton has fired their most notorious employee: PRISM leaker Edward Snowden.

(See also: PRISM Leaker Goes Public To Defend Claims)

Snowden has been identified as a former technical assistant for the CIA and was, until today, an employee of Booz Allen. He revealed his own identity on his own volition, to establish the veracity of the documentation he has released to the media.

Snowden’s exact whereabouts are unknown, but he was last confirmed in Hong Kong and there is no evidence he has left that region.

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