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Should Edward Snowden Be Pardoned?

Should Edward Snowden Be Pardoned?

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Lost in the turmoil of the 2020 pandemic and the U.S. election, debates went around regarding whether Edward Snowden should be pardoned

Amnesty International believes he should be:
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-pardon

Meanwhile the WaPo said he shouldn't:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/18/edward-snowden-deserves-trial-not-pardon/

Then the Guardian responded with an article titled "The Washington Post Is Wrong: Edward Snowden Should Be Pardoned":
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/19/washington-post-wrong-edward-snowden-pardon

Should Snowden, who out of concern for the rights of American citizens revealed the NSA spied on Americans, be pardoned? Is he a hero or a traitor?

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@vivify said
Lost in the turmoil of the 2020 pandemic and the U.S. election, debates went around regarding whether Edward Snowden should be pardoned

Amnesty International believes he should be:
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-pardon

Meanwhile the WaPo said he shouldn't:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/18/edward-snowden-deserves-trial-not- ...[text shortened]... s of American citizens revealed the NSA spied on Americans, be pardoned? Is he a hero or a traitor?
If one must choose, then a hero.

The NSA has way too much power and not enough accountability.

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@vivify
Yes

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@vivify

If I were POTUS, I would pardon him. That doesn't mean the Russians would let him leave.

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@moonbus
You are so full of crap.

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@vivify said
Lost in the turmoil of the 2020 pandemic and the U.S. election, debates went around regarding whether Edward Snowden should be pardoned
For going up against the NSA? Unequivocal yes.

For siding with Putin and his mass-murder war? Equally unequivocal no.

Ten years ago, I'd have welcomed him back. Today? Let him rot.

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@shallow-blue said
For going up against the NSA? Unequivocal yes.

For siding with Putin and his mass-murder war? Equally unequivocal no.

Ten years ago, I'd have welcomed him back. Today? Let him rot.
"Russia should not invade Ukraine".

Edward Snowden, February 16, 2022

Yes, he should be pardoned.

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@vivify said
Lost in the turmoil of the 2020 pandemic and the U.S. election, debates went around regarding whether Edward Snowden should be pardoned

Amnesty International believes he should be:
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-pardon

Meanwhile the WaPo said he shouldn't:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/18/edward-snowden-deserves-trial-not- ...[text shortened]... s of American citizens revealed the NSA spied on Americans, be pardoned? Is he a hero or a traitor?
What in the hell? Snowden? Weren’t his crimes all the way back to the time Trump was shacking up? Isn’t he old history, like Trump’s affair with Stormy? You libs really have a lot on your plate, starting with the Laptop From Hell, and the new hell coming…….Joe Biden jousting with Xi when Xi rains down on Taiwan.

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@vivify said
Lost in the turmoil of the 2020 pandemic and the U.S. election, debates went around regarding whether Edward Snowden should be pardoned

Amnesty International believes he should be:
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-pardon

Meanwhile the WaPo said he shouldn't:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/18/edward-snowden-deserves-trial-not- ...[text shortened]... s of American citizens revealed the NSA spied on Americans, be pardoned? Is he a hero or a traitor?
I wouldn’t say He’s either and I’m not sure about the ramifications of a pardon but he should certainly be free to live his life by going home or settling in Russia or somewhere completely different.

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I'd say yes.

I don't remember all the particulars but as I fee now, I'd say yes

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He should be pardoned and the establishment politicians that are spying on American citizens should be hung.

When our freedoms are gone it will be too late. Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it but you wont want it when its here.

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@averagejoe1 said
What in the hell? Snowden? Weren’t his crimes all the way back to the time Trump was shacking up? Isn’t he old history, like Trump’s affair with Stormy? You libs really have a lot on your plate, starting with the Laptop From Hell, and the new hell coming…….Joe Biden jousting with Xi when Xi rains down on Taiwan.
What crimes?
He is a whistleblower.

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@metal-brain said
@moonbus
You are so full of crap.
You suggesting moonbus is full of crap is like a toilet exploding and blaming the kitchen.

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@shavixmir said
You suggesting moonbus is full of crap is like a toilet exploding and blaming the kitchen.
Do you seriously believe Russia will never let Snowden leave Russia?

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@vivify said
Lost in the turmoil of the 2020 pandemic and the U.S. election, debates went around regarding whether Edward Snowden should be pardoned

Amnesty International believes he should be:
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-pardon

Meanwhile the WaPo said he shouldn't:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/18/edward-snowden-deserves-trial-not- ...[text shortened]... s of American citizens revealed the NSA spied on Americans, be pardoned? Is he a hero or a traitor?
Yes