NSA Contractor Edward Snowden, Currently in…China
You can’t make this stuff up. The Guardian has revealed its source to be NSA contractor Edward Snowden, who (not surprisingly) appears to be a fierce advocate of online freedom and privacy and who (perhaps surprisingly) appears to be residing in China for the time being. Seriously, China.
What next? There’s no doubt that criminal charges will be filed against Snowden sooner or later (the only interesting question on that front is whether he ever ends up in U.S. custody (he mentions seeking asylum in Iceland in the article)). But that is a comparatively narrow issue compared to others his story implicates. A few of those larger issues include:
If it weren’t for the Snowden’s of the world, the miscreants who run the government under false, illegal and unconstitutional pretenses would not or could not have oversight and would continue to collect, leak and sell the information collected illicitly.
To those who love our Constitution and our freedom, Snowden is a hero; no doubt.
The diggers are digging on Snowden…..
Reason has this:
NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden May Be a Ron Paul Supporter (and Libertarian?)
It comes complete with two examples of Edward Dell Snowden giving $250 to Ron Paul in 2012.
He is quoted in the article as saying, “I voted for a third party” on the presidential line in 2008.
http://reason.com/blog/2013/06/09/nsa-whistleblower-edward-snowden-may-be