Snowden seeks world's help against U.S. charges

I wish him the best of luck.

But unfortunately politicians do not care about justice. They only care about political expediency ie. their careers. They will decide to help Snowden one minute, but they will abandon him should the winds of politics change.

If this piece of...thinks for one second after everything he's done to damage his country and countrymen and thinks the charges will be dropped. I personally know for a fact, that will NEVER happen, nor should it! A hero would never run, a coward with something to hide, does. Just stay in Russia and forget the US, it's so nice and modern, beautiful woman, all the vodka you can drink, they value freedom and the pursuit of happiness. Snowden will do what he does and the US will do what they need to do and that's that! He made his bed, if he's so innocent, he wouldn't ask for this. I hope and pray that sooner or later he gets caught and gets tried, and gets locked up-period!

My Japanese wife is so mad at him for being a traitor to his own country. I view the guy as a hero, but also a traitor. Hard to know how to feel.

Heh, Snowden's going to need the universe's help, and that still won't be enough.

Snowden is a traitor to the U.S. government.

So was Thomas Jefferson when he penned the Declaration of Independence back when the U.S. government was known as King George III.

Yes, Snowden is a traitor the current dirty U.S. government. But he is a hero to America, the country and her people. Which ever label you choose to stick on him shows if your loyalty is to power or to justice.

People empathizing with Mr. Snowden are, as he is, seriously naive. I could empathize with Snowden if he had spilled the beans on China, Russia, France etc. as well, for all of these countries crying foul now, are basically calling the kettle black. What exactly would Russia do with him, if Snowden would throw their dirty laundry out in the streets?

@forzaducati--Why are you scapegoating Snowden for the poor behavior of others?

We are not naive. We know that Russia will use Snowden against the U.S. government. In fact, we pray for it. And we also know that some day the U.S. government will use some guy against the Russian government. We are not naive. We welcome the checks and balances when they are based on facts of misconduct rather than snooping, bugging and other privacy and rights violations.

We know both the pot and kettle are black. And we play them against each other to limit their damage. Snowden is the instrument of gridlock against these unscrupulous mothers. Just another reason why we support him on top of the simple fact of his exposing of U.S. government misconduct and lies.

“I am confident that with the support of the international community, the government of the United States will abandon this harmful behavior.”

Sorry, buddy, you'll never see US soil again. Enjoy being Putin's shield.

We know that Russia will use Snowden against the U.S. government. In fact, we pray for it.

Why do you feel the need to equivocate the US and Russia? Are you aware of what it is like for people who merely criticize the Putin government in Russia? There has been a widening clampdown on groups and individuals critical or independent of Russian President Vladimir Putin. I am not talking about revealing government secrets, I am talking about just being critical. You of all people should be able to see the difference.

" People empathizing with Mr. Snowden are, as he is, seriously naive."

No, we just support liberty, which includes the inalienable right to privacy which fascists deplore.

The bottom line here is that Snowdon totally busted the US Gov's secretive spying activities, activities that go as far as snooping on private Americans' personal social media activities.

Unfortunately, folks like bass4funk appear to think that on one hand, government intrusion into our personal privacy is ok, and on the other hand, scream out for personal freedom.

Let's get something straight - you can't be for personal freedoms and against Snowdon with exposing oneself as a total hypocrite.

Why do you feel the need to equivocate the US and Russia?

Why are you blind to the ills of the U.S. government?

Why do you feel the need to equivocate the US and Russia?

An intelligent argument.

Strange, but I sense a general mood of grudging admiration for Snowden throughout the world; not so for Assange though.

" Let's get something straight - you can't be for personal freedoms and against Snowden with exposing oneself as a total hypocrite."

Totally agree!

The revelations that have come to light expose the monstrosity AGAINST freedom that the alphabet-soup agencies worldwide have so grotesquely morphed into especially in the last dozen or so years, and exponentially worse since after Bush, the shrub.

Not only does the emperor have no clothes, but his leprosy is visible. The Empire is on the decline, and accelerating downward.

@PeterPayne agreed. I've always said he did the right thing but the wrong way. What he should have done was expose it in the US through every single channel/ media/ friend and family member across the nation. That way if anything had happened to him outside of the legal system he would still have his rights as a US citizen and the majority of the nation behind him. Instead he does it in a foreign country... which broke even more serious US laws than if he'd done it in the US for US citizens. No way in hell are the charges going to be dropped with his current actions.

SushiSake3Nov. 02, 2013 - 03:17PM JST Let's get something straight - you can't be for personal freedoms and against Snowdon with exposing oneself as a >total hypocrite.

I disagree. We are able to enjoy those Personal Freedoms because we protect our country and ideals. Our intelligence agencies exist to protect them. Some people seem to think the mere existence of these agencies is a threat to our individual privacy and freedoms, but that we have personal freedoms right now is evidence that it is not the case. I find Privacy and anti-government advocates rather similar to hardcore NRA supporters and anti-gunners, they take everything to an extreme. Snowden is a traitor to his country and was undoubtedly fully aware of his actions and the legal consequences. His actions have not and are not helping protect Americans or their freedoms.