'Guardian' Destroyed Hard Drives With Snowden Documents

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https://www.npr.org/2013/08/20/213902174/guardian-destroyed-hard-drives-with-snowden-documents archived copy

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reporting

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2026-11-07

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https://web.archive.org/web/20261102104121/https://www.npr.org/2013/08/20/213902174/guardian-destroyed-hard-drives-with-snowden-documents

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• United Kingdom detains journalist's partner under terrorism law and oversees destruction of Guardian hard drives holding Snowden files
• Claim 320: Rusbridger described Guardian staff destroying hard drives with power drills while intelligence officials watched.
• Claim 321: An official told the Guardian it had had its fun and the government now wanted the material back.

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