In the case of Mr. Snowden, he had the option of the NSA inspector general, the Navy inspector general, the Pacific Command inspector general, the Department of Defense inspector general, and the intelligence community inspector general, any of whom would have both kept his concerns in classified channels and been happy to address them.
U slučaju g. Snowdena, imao je opciju između NSA-inog glavnog inspektora, glavnog inspektora Ratne mornarice, glavnog inspektora Pacifičke komande, glavnog inspektora Ministarstva obrane te glavnog inspektora  obavještajne zajednice, a bilo koji od njih zadržao bi  primjedbe u tajnim kanalima i bio bi sretan istražiti ih.