The United States government filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against former NSA and CIA contractor Edward Snowden for violating non-disclosure agreement with both agencies with the publication of his new book, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
Got tired of this sonofabitch on Day One. Have noticed most of the pseudo-libertarian techie boyz that wanted to believe his theft was all about violating our rights has pretty much thinned out like a rally by the Scumbag.
This tool likes to keep acting like he can’t come home, when he’s perfectly able to do so. Of course, that would screw up his martyr routine. And the Guardian’s support of this erstwhile twat is why I canceled by subscription to them.
Rot in Russia, douchebag.
Snowden’s best shot at Trump during an interview with Brian Williams on MSNBC:
He described the president as “simple to understand.”
“Donald Trump strikes me like nothing so much as a man who has never really known a love that he hasn’t had to pay for,” Snowden said. “And so everything that he does is informed by a kind of transactionalism.”
Well, no surprise here…you vet these books to make sure you don’t expose people or methods, the wrong bit slipping through can literally kill someone overseas. Yes, that risks having the books blocked, but I can’t recall any that have been blocked, they just couldn’t put in stuff that they wanted to (and maybe some gave up because it was a key point).
It would really be interesting to know if Snowden gave the Russians any information that would help them penetrate US networks. Personally, I think the guy did things the wrong way, he should have blown the whistle legally instead of absconding with classified documents to an enemy state.
Is this guy still living in a men’s room stall near the Borscht Hut and baggage counter at Sheremetyevo?
“The United States’ ability to protect sensitive national security information depends on employees’ and contractors’ compliance with their non-disclosure agreements, including their pre-publication review obligations. This lawsuit demonstrates that the Department of Justice does not tolerate these breaches of the public’s trust. We will not permit individuals to enrich themselves, at the expense of the United States, without complying with their pre-publication review obligations.” --emphasis added
Gee…what could go wrong?
Oiling the hinges on the barn door…
If I remember accurately, the discussion in the media at the time mentioned how Snowden’s official whistleblowing options were constrained because he was a contractor, but that he did explore his options.
Yes, and that was AFTER he asked for an upgrade!
While I’m not defending Snowden, I’m more worried that Trump will disclose sources and methods. If Trump can monetize every government transaction then how can Justice argue against Snowden. Maybe a false equivalency but I’m not sure.
Damn, he’s in trouble now.
I think the gov using NDAs to stifle speech is an awful idea.
In general I do too but this is different. You go to work for an agency that deals in nothing but classified information then you have to be bound by something that keeps you from revealing things that can get people KILLED.
I know there are many who would disagree with me and truly believe this man is a traitor/criminal who deserves to be behind bars rather than where he is. Personally, the more I hear about him, and from him, the less I am inclined to believe he is much of a danger to anyone and that his unauthorized release of government information was done for more thoughtful reasons than many have alleged. Whistleblowers, almost by definition, are never highly regarded by the authorities. Suing him seems more like a nuisance to me.
I don´t think anyone has suggested that Snowden blew the cover on any agents. What he did do was pull the cover off the surveillance state, and for that I applaud him.
He told us nothing that wasn’t revealed in 2004. I already knew everything they - he and Glenn - made such a big deal out of and I want to know where they were when W and Cheney were ignoring the FISA Court.
I hope he rots in Russia and Glenn rots in Brazil.
‘Traitor’ might be a stretch, but he is at the least, IMO, a childish buffoon. He keeps pounding on what the government MIGHT do with metadata, without ever offering a shred of evidence that anyone is up to nefarious deeds.
Granted, in an agency like the NSA, there are bound to be slip-ups and nefarious deeds, but that goes with any large organization.
Snowden wanted to be a super-hero. Instead, he’s a Russian asset.
The metadata stuff was well known for years before Snowden. Even Carl Bernstein (or was it Woodward, I forget.) said it appears that the NSA has good safeguards in place.
There is a reason the Wikileaks attorneys turned away from Snowden. The boy is nothing but blather.
He was thoughtful, but naive, IMO. As for suing him, I agree it’s unnecessary, but I’m sure we don’t want the law to hesitate on matters like this, or be overly concerned with how things might look.