Edward Snowden support thread

[Beanz]

The statement "Therefore all the criticism of conspiracy theorists is NULL AND VOID."is ironically a rather dictatorial one.



Snowden: Yes, I took the job at Booz Allen to gather evidence on NSA surveillance � Hot Air


http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/a...a-surveillance

http://www.salon.com/2013/06/11/is_e...tor_who_cares/

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blog...s-no-hero.html


Are China and Ecuador bastions of freedom and liberty now then? Is Julian Assange the new Jesus or is he Barabas ? Is the Ecadorian embassy Rome or only the London in which it has been allowed to exist? Surveillance is not the exclusive domain of the West and comments that seem to infer a Stasi like Eastern Germany or Police state operating in the UK and the USA are as ignorant as those painting Obama as the new Hitler. We are not living in Syrai or Egypt even, not in Turkey and not in Brazil. We have luxury and access to education, healthcare and a democratic process that they would love. Yes it is troubling but hardly surprising news that western Governments have overstepped their remit by intercepting innocent communications, but don't pretend for one moment that the US and UK situations are synonymous with other far less tolerant and privileged countries in the world.