The confusion is understandable.
John Kerry has said people could actually die as a result of the Snowden leaks:
http://twitter.com/#!/GlennThrush/status/350101191545454593And here’s president Obama speaking in Africa today:
http://twitter.com/#!/mundyspeaks/status/350333547510374402 http://twitter.com/#!/nytimes/status/350311844977717248Others are curious about the discrepancy as well:
http://twitter.com/#!/Ktcarang/status/350234238601273344Obama referred to Snowden as a “29-year-old hacker” when in fact he is a 30 year old leaker, but maybe he didn’t go to that briefing.