By
James
Hirsen
Some
have called Edward Snowden a whistleblower, a dissident, and a traitor. Others
have characterized him as a patriot and a hero. Now the former CIA and NSA
employee, who intentionally disclosed to the press classified details of
several top-secret United States and British government mass surveillance
programs, is being whispered about in the entertainment industry offices of Los
Angeles and Beverly Hills.
Snowden
engaged in the leaking of information to the U.K. Guardian, which resulted in
the publication of a series of exposes that revealed details concerning the
interception of U.S. and European telephone metadata and several Internet
surveillance programs. ABC News called the disclosure "one of the greatest
national security leaks in recent American history." Federal prosecutors charged Snowden with
espionage and theft of government property and as a result the former spy
agency operative became a fugitive. He first fled to Hong Kong and then on to
Moscow, where he was granted political asylum by the Russian government and now
resides at an undisclosed location. [more...]
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