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Politics : Edward Snowden: Traitor, or National Hero?

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From: zax7/10/2013 3:18:53 PM
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"But if the self-proclaimed National Security Agency leaker takes Venezuela up on its offer — and somehow manages to get from Moscow to Caracas — he’d find himself in a country where the government routinely records the conversations of people it considers critics.

It’s an ironic position for Snowden, since it now seems his best shot at getting out of the Moscow airport, while avoiding a U.S. prison, means accepting help from a regime that’s known for the very abuses he’s crusaded against."

Venezuela snooping record puts Edward Snowden in pickle



politico.com



By DAVID NATHER | 7/9/13 11:26 AM EDT Updated: 7/9/13 10:02 PM EDT

Edward Snowden says he disclosed his details of U.S. surveillance programs because he doesn’t “want to live in a world where everything that I say – everything I do, everyone I talk to, every expression of creativity or love or friendship – is recorded.”

In that case, Venezuela could be a bit of a letdown for him.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/edward-snowden-asylum-venezuela-93886.html#ixzz2YfinGzxi
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