Thread by @SMaurizi

1. #Snowden's book,#PermanentRecord,will be out tomorrow

https://twitter.com/lsjourneys/status/1172619102583709701?s=20

My views: It's beautifully simple: the story of a nice guy who does nothing to appear special when in fact he is

2. #PermanentRecord highlights some of the unsung heroes: @4TheRefugees who had the courage to shelter #Snowden in #HK when in fact they are among the most vulnerable on this planet(please help them),#FidelNarvaez who finally lost his job,and most of all, #SarahHarrison

3. no one did what #SarahHarrison did for #Snowden and NO editor/media organisation did what Julian #Assange and #WikiLeaks did to help him: they will have extremely serious legal troubles for life

4. in this important story, my role was absolutely marginal: I was just one of the journalists who worked on the #Snowden files, but there was an episode worth to remember. While working on the #NSA revelations I experienced tailing in a showy and aggressive way

5. that was rather bad...finally, I consulted a lawyer with a great experience in assisting journos working on sensitive matters. The lawyer knew my longtime experience in working on #secretFiles like the #WikiLeaks files and my deep interest in that kind of journalistic work

6. the lawyer told me: no one will hurt you at all, you will be totally safe, however, it will be a liability for you. It will be increasingly difficult for you and it will be a mirable if you are able to keep your job