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Edward Snowden
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PUBLISHED : Thursday, 13 June, 2013, 12:50am
UPDATED : Friday, 14 June, 2013, 4:05am










I’m neither traitor nor hero. I’m an American










“I will never feel safe.












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So you trying to tell us that they have the right to hack into European systems, Japanese systems, Filipino systems, Thai systems etc? You must be joking!
They complain about China hacking into US systems, who are they to judge or complain when they are doing exactly the same thing, and very likely earlier than China.
You should rethink what you have just said, or go to a "re-education camp". You can reverse your arguments, and it is still correctly put.
I could care less if the NSA are watching me. They have always watched everyone. Who cares? What freedoms have I been denied by them doing this. None.
If he did not like what they were doing he did not have to take the large paychecks they issued him. Same for all government operators.
If I do not like my employer I quit. No matter what. If he does not like the US politics he could have quit. He took an oath. So he stands for nothing along with anyone in any agency who compromise freedoms or policy.
All large nations spy. No matter what they tell you. They all do it and can get your information in a flash. Who cares. That is what they do and they will continue to do it until people stop living in fear of each other's race or nationality of politics.
Is he a patriot? No.
Is he a hero? No
Is he helping the world by coming forward? Doubt it.
It just feeds stories like these for people to have an opinion to distract them from what the people really care about: Jobs and education and toilets that flush and do not back up.
He has watched too many Bourne Identity movies.He needs help.
The NSA and CIA and the KGB and the PLA all do this and if we have not believed they have done these things for years with the cooperations of the rich and powerful and we are very blind.
Who really cares. What do you have to hide?
The only thing I look at is keeping data on me and many people I know is a huge waste of money. Plain and simple.
Bubble Burster
Anytime we give up our liberty—we lose.
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This started in 2009. Obama took office in 2008. Yes, this is part of the "fundamental transformation" he promised. He is making the U.S.into something hideous. I am sorry to see that you are too ignorant and shallow to understand that.
In the name of fighting terrorism a new McCartyism has broken out. The very institutions that are to protect our civil rights are ignoring these rights, at home and abroad. Prism mirrors the European Echelon, an equally violent violation of civil rights. Successful terrorists will probably not rely on the internet, rendering all these expensive and unlawful exercises useless.
Edward Snowden is a true American for standing up to the Federal Government which under this administration has made a mockery of the Constitution, the Gettysburg address where President Abraham Lincoln at the end of the speech stated "..a government for the people, by the people and to the people". This government has acted in a manner that is "a people for the government, by the government and to the government". We need more people like Mr. Snowden to out this governments covert activity against it's own constituents who voted most of them into power. Mr. Snowden sacrificed his own freedom for that of others and that is the true spirit of an American.
Edward Snowden is a hero. He was willing to give up everything to reveal the truth in America. It's a testament to how hypocritical the American government is. If Edward Snowden was really a traitor, or wanted to harm the U.S, he would just take down the NSA's network, reveal information about bases and their missions. Doing something like this proves that he is not against the government itself, but rather, the wrongdoings of the government.
Made in Thailand
Snowden is a COWARD and a TRAITOR to his country!! Hope he stays in Hong Kong and ends up eating squid burgers the rest of his life. I am an american that had a secret clearance once and though I didn't agree with everything I saw or heard, I kept my mouth shut like I promised when I signed on the dotted line. This so called "man" has no honor and should be treated like a fleeing traitor and any newspaper that exposes stolen govt secrets should be prosecuted too.
Bubble Burster
Are you also a fan of Hitler? I forget his name but one of his henchmen kept index cards of his political enemies and he was loved by Hitler. Yes, you'd make a good follower of Hitler. Yes, keep your mouth shut, be a COWARD. Fall for anything because YOU stand for NOTHING! Yes, you have NO HONOR. YOU proudly signed it away on the dotted line and PROUD of it. It's no wonder Snowden bothers you. Snowden is everything YOU ARE NOT. You have no character, honor or courage to stand up for what is right - Made in Thailand.
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