One of the reasons so much attention has been paid to the bulk collection program for phone metadata is because it represented the first explosive revelation that the Guardian published from Snowden's files. (fortune.com)
Knowing that the papers contain explosive revelations, including secrets regarding the winnability of the war that were kept from the American people, Ellsberg eventually copied them and worked to get them into the hands of the New York Times. (vox.com)
The most explosive revelation involves a 1996 Delhi High Court ruling in which a judge said he had «no hesitation in coming to the conclusion» that Pachauri and two others had «sworn to false affidavits.» (nofrakkingconsensus.com)