Quote from: Whitehouse on April 06, 2015, 05:39:26 PM

Video isn't available in my country bullshit. How long is the interview with Snowden? I might just download the episode if it worthwhile seeing.

Quote from: Totaldice on April 06, 2015, 05:06:40 PM

Quote from: Muhammed Zakir on April 06, 2015, 05:00:01 PM

Will Snowden really come back to US? Isn't he afraid?

I doubt he will ever come back which is pretty sad. He was labeled a traitor by the government so coming back would not be in his best interest.

Being labeled a traitor is the least of his worries. It's being tried as one that he probably has no interest as he's almost certainly going to get found guilty and locked away for a very long time.

There is zero chance he gets a fair trial, and let's consider for a moment how fast democrats and republicans alike lined up to crucify him in the immediate aftermath. Snowden leaked documents for the overall good of the nation, to force the government to have the debate over this power it granted itself in the public sphere - which it most certainly was not going to do voluntarily, as it demonstrated itself by keeping it secret.

Compare the rhetoric against Snowden with the treatment of Petraeus, who got a sweetheart plea deal for leaking classified information - not for the good of the nation, but to impress his mistress and for his own glorification (she was writing his biography) - and realize that Snowden is an outsider and that's why the government will try to hang him, while Petraeus - an insider - gets off with a laughable slap on the wrist.

Disgusting.

Petraeus Plea Deal: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/03/03/david-petraeus-paula-broadwell/24312109/