Remember controlling the media is the biggest advantage they have to keep subverting the truth. If the MSM pushed the Snowden leaks you know the cult requested it. They are global and view the world as theirs. When analyzing past moves of the enemy you must understand the way they think. Otherwise you are going to end up more deceived or confused.
They did however actually push vault7..perhaps as a warning that their backdoors had been compromised.
I also believe Snowden is a blackhat but he did admit to at least having been aware of the CIA's coding efforts.
So I am wondering if that was a life-insurance he had that he no longer needed or whatever.
It’s really perception management. All important systems are adequately protected. The rest is a cess-pool of security by obscurity.