I think the GP meant that the *demonstration* was inadvertent. As in, Snowden in...

derefr on Dec 24, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Edward Snowden, after months of NSA revelations, s...

I think the GP meant that the demonstration was inadvertent. As in, Snowden intended to use the strategy himself, but he didn't intend to teach the strategy through his actions.