3 NSA veterans speak out on whistle-blower: We told you soThree former NSA whistle-blowers discuss the Edward Snowden case with USA TODAY reporters Susan Page and Peter Eisler. In a roundtable discussion, a trio of former National Security Agency whistle-blowers tell USA TODAY that Edward Snowden succeeded where they failed. NSA whistle-blowers, from left, Thomas Drake, J. Kirk Wiebe and William Binney.