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HANNOVER, Germany: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak made a startling revelation voicing his support for National Security Agency (NSA) contractor-turned-whistleblower Edward Snowden at an interactive session held at Europe's largest technology conference - Cebit 2014 - in Hannover in Germany.
"He is a hero to me, but he may be a traitor to other people and I understand the reasons for them to think that way. I believe that Snowden believed, like I do, that the US has a right to freedom. He had the guts to and courage to sacrifice his life for a principle," said Wozniak, at an interactive session moderated by Brent Goff, main news anchor for Deutsche Welle here on Thursday.
Snowden is hiding in Russia as a fugitive from US law and charged with espionage for leaking documents related to the US surveillance.
Wozniak, a strong believer in freedom and the spirit of the Constitution, felt Snowden should be allowed to return to his country. "He has been vindicated and there have been illegal judgements and the NSA, and by the way, we have other three letter agencies like the CIA and FBI, and they are probably doing similar things. They cover up those loopholes, and they are in violation with our Constitution," he said.
Wozniak's expressed concerns over the long-drawn process of the judicial system and laws which are inconsistent with the spirit of the Constitution. "A lot of politicians pass law after law that go against the Constitution and in court, when people like Snowden come up, they say that the government has acted according to the law. Ten years later, the Supreme Court says that those laws are unconstitutional. It's a long, long process to get justice," he added.
I don't have heroes.
But if I did, based on what I know of Snowden, he would probably be one of them.
Sacrificing your freedom and safety to help to try and make the world a better place...I find that EXTREMELY cool.
This is breaking news?
Especially when you can run to a country like Russia with its long tradition of freedom of the press, speech, and liberty. And a country that would obviously have no interest in the military secrets Snowden took with him.
They should stand his hero ass in front of a firing squad. just sayin
Especially when you can run to a country like Russia with its long tradition of freedom of the press, speech, and liberty. And a country that would obviously have no interest in the military secrets Snowden took with him.
They should stand his hero ass in front of a firing squad. just sayin
They should stand his hero ass in front of a firing squad. just sayin
The NSA are those ones wiping their fecal covered asses with the 4th amendment and Snowden is the one who should face the firing squad? I think you have things mixed up.
What this low level punk did was illegal and treasonous. He has compromised our security and put our troops at risk. And he is your hero?
were you the one that posted a thread about turning in your family over a pack of smokes and a couple cans of beer?What this low level punk did was illegal and treasonous. He has compromised our security and put our troops at risk. And he is your hero?
What this low level punk did was illegal and treasonous.
He has compromised our security
and put our troops at risk
He probably ran to Russia because it would stupid to run to a country that'll deport him.
And just which country could he have 'run to' that would have semi-guaranteed his safety?
As for secrets he may have given to the Russians?
Where is your link to unbiased factual proof that he gave even ONE military secret to the Russians?
this appears to be a ripe opportunity for one of us to learn somethingWhere is your proof that he didn't? I also wonder what happened to the guy who gave him his access to the info. Haven't heard a thing or maybe I am just uninformed.
What this low level punk did was illegal and treasonous. He has compromised our security and put our troops at risk. And he is your hero?
The most treasonous scum **** within our borders are the camoflauged ******s who betray their country by fighting for their gummint.
Um, "our"? ? Speak for yourself. Don't lump the whole country in w/your anti-freedom paradise.
Life 101 for ya: they are not our troops; they're the US gummint's troops, and the US gummint doesn't work for us.
please share with us the ways his disclosures have placed our nation's security at risk, and put our troops in harm's way. you are so adamant about it, you must have such documentation. please share it with us
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