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Edward Snowden: Traitor, or National Hero?

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Edward Joseph Snowden is an American former technical contractor and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee who worked for Booz Allen Hamilton, a contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA), before leaking details of classified NSA mass surveillance programs to the press. Snowden shared classified material on a variety of top-secret NSA programs, including the interception of US telephone metadata and the PRISM surveillance program, primarily with The Guardian, which published a series of exposés based on Snowden's disclosures in June 2013. Snowden said the leaks were an effort "to inform the public as to that which is done in their name and that which is done against them."

Snowden faces charges of espionage and theft of US Government property for alleged leaks said to rank among the most significant breaches in the history of the NSA. Matthew M. Aid, an intelligence historian in Washington, said disclosures linked to Snowden have "confirmed longstanding suspicions that NSA's surveillance in this country is far more intrusive than we knew."On June 14, 2013, US federal prosecutors filed a sealed complaint, made public on June 21, charging Snowden with theft of government property, unauthorized communication of national defense information and willful communication of classified intelligence with an unauthorized person; the latter two allegations are under the Espionage Act.

On June 23rd 2013, the Hong Kong government announced that it had allowed the departure from the territory of Snowden. Hong Kong officials said that the United States' extradition request did not fully comply with Hong Kong law. Snowden moved to Moscow aboard an Aeroflot flight.

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39	Snowden makes surprise appearance at TED. [youtube video]	zax	-	3/21/2014
38	TRAITOR....eom	RMF	-	11/12/2013
37	A strangely appropriate article title, indeed Americans Still Can't Decide	zax	-	10/30/2013
36	Snowden Says He Took No Secret Files to Russia By JAMES RISEN nytimes.com [g	zax	-	10/17/2013
35	Edward Snowden accessed some secret national security documents by assuming t	Brian Sullivan	-	8/30/2013
34	Snowden impersonated NSA officials, sources say [graphic] The Guardian via AFP-	zax	-	8/29/2013
33	New York Times Partnering With Guardian On Snowden Reporting The Huffington Pos	zax	-	8/23/2013
32	[graphic] Edward Snowden speaking to the South China Morning Post. (photo: South	zax	-	8/9/2013
31	[graphic] August 1, 2013 Russia Grants Snowden 1-Year Asylum By ANDREW E. KR	zax	-	8/1/2013
30	Video from Edward Snowden's statement in Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport	zax	-	7/13/2013
29	"But if the self-proclaimed National Security Agency leaker takes Venezuel	zax	-	7/10/2013
28	Luis Posada Carriles Posada has been convicted in absentia in Panama, of invo	pcstel	-	7/7/2013
27	Is Edward Snowden a Lawbreaker? Or did he simply act against unjust legislation?	Tom Clarke	-	7/7/2013
26	Have We All Been Fooled By Edward Snowden? Author: T. Steelman July 6, 2013	zax	-	7/6/2013
25	Credit card donations to WikiLeaks once again flowing through Iceland rawstory.	Tom Clarke	-	7/4/2013
24	Edward Snowden: there will be more 'Libertarian Millennials' like him D	Tom Clarke	-	7/4/2013
23	This is the real reason that the NSA PRISM program is highly-classified. E.U. f	Brian Sullivan	-	7/1/2013
22	[graphic] Article: washingtonpost.com	Brian Sullivan	1	7/1/2013
21	[graphic] U.S. Taps Half-Billion German Phone, Internet Links Each Month: Repor	zax	-	6/30/2013
20	Greenwald in his element - Socialism Conference in Chicago, June 28	Tom Clarke	-	6/29/2013
19	Give us a clue... a time index.... I'm not going to watch a 54 minute video	zax	-	6/29/2013
18	Glenn Greenwald Speaks Out [youtube video]	Tom Clarke	-	6/29/2013
17	Edward Snowden: Master Troll [graphic]	zax	-	6/28/2013
16	guess this administration doesn't want Snowden talking in court. Better to j	chartseer	-	6/28/2013
15	Edward Snowden's father: My son is not a traitor today.com The father of E	zax	-	6/28/2013

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