Could Edward Snowden Have Gone Up the Chain of Command?br Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates - Kaufman Centerbr Has Edward Snowden done the U.S. a great service? There is no doubt that his release of highly classified stolen documents has sparked an important public debate, even forcing what could be a major presidential overhaul of the NSA's surveillance programs. But have his actions-which include the downloading of an estimated 1.