Edward Snowden support thread

[Gandalf]

Fugitive NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden fails to turn up on Moscow-Havana flight - Europe - World - The Independent

Edward Snowden in the words of Ron Paul has done a 'great service' to America. Snowden is supposedly on the run for 'espionage' and yet what the American and British governments have been doing is exactly that. They have been spying upon their own people in a way that is very much akin to the fictional world of 1984. They also make their own version of history and have secret service agencies that train people to kill and when push comes to shove will kill themselves.

Everybody knows the history of contemporary Britain and America and how far into the abyss they are. Everyone that cares about 'checks and balances' knows that in the West the system is broken and that the few 'checks' are the likes of Snowden, Manning and Wikileaks. Populations no longer matter as they are checked and immobile.

The sanctuary of Snowden will enable other whistleblowers to come out and tell the truth. This thread is for the truth sayers to defend the truth tellers and thus wish Snowden well.

[greynotsoold]

"Checks and Balances" is double speak for nobody is to blame for anything. I think that Nancy Pelosi coming out in support of these NSA intrusions should dispel the last lingering notion that 'liberal' has anything to do with liberty. In fact, the only thing, it seems, that she and the republican establishment can agree on is that the power of government is limitless.
just like the papers leaked during the Vietnam era- by Rosenberg? Senility is a cursed fate-the importance of what was leaked is being lost. Then we learned that we had been in Vietnam forever and sacrificed thousands (of Americans, countless others) to protect political reputations. Now, this government intrusion and violation of constitutional law will get swept under the carpet as this brave man is hounded.

[Gandalf]

Funnily enough, my Internet died half way through my post about Daniel Ellsberg who was the man behind the Pentagon papers. America is a long way fallen from even that sorry point in time. After all, post Vietnam there was a nation supporting a lunatic Cambodian deposed government, was committing lunacy in South America, and who who really liked South Africa, etc etc. Just horrible, nasty stuff at all times. And that is only a small portion of the stuff long ago. America has expanded upon the terror, that is American made terror and is fooling nobody that Snowden is the bad guy here today in the modern age.

[Gandalf]

Fuck you NSA too! Anyone working for you should quit now and tell the truth and hopefully have a shot in the world beyond.

Everyone is againt you. You only have illegality and lies to support you. Countries are starting to take sides on the US whistleblowers and there will be more.

[El Kabong]

Funny how the ever so liberal Feinstein and Pelosi have lifted the veil and shown they are TRULY in support of a totalitarian state.


Its time the citizens took a stern hold of the reigns of this government once we wrest them from the hands of those who are addicted to power.

[Gandalf]

Snowden is in a 'safe place' according to Assange and that is good to know. It is good to see more whistleblowers coming out and I can only imagine more and more coming out in the event of Snowden being given sanctuary.

My only concern is that for a country so into its guns, why aren't the Americans taking to the streets like in Brazil or Turkey and making their stand? It seems to be the same with the British too. Surely that time is coming?