Re: "Obvious reasons" ?
>Did Snowden have a history of whistleblowing then?
No, the "obvious reasons" refer to why USIS was fined:
1) "the government" is never to blame
2) someone must be blamed
3) We need to keep focus on other people's failings, not the government's failings.
4) We need to further legitimise the pursuit of Snowden by having already convicted someone of something.
Perhaps we should have a whip-round to help USIS out.