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Title: Whistleblower Edward Snowden Says He Would Return to the US to Face Prison
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Published: Oct 5, 2015
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Post Date: 2015-10-05 23:15:38 by Tatarewicz
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Sputnik... National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has stated that he is willing to return to the US and face prison, provided he could get a reasonable plea deal. Snowden, who has been in Moscow for two years with asylum, has reaffirmed to BBC that he has said many times he would be willing to return to the US to serve his sentence, but has not received a formal plea deal offer. Documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden reveal that the NSA has technology to convert recorded conversations to text that can be searched for terms like detonator, Baghdad, or Musharaf. © REUTERS/ Glenn Greenwald/Laura Poitras/Courtesy of the Guardian Snowden: GCHQ Can Secretly Take 'Total Control' Over Your Smartphone "So far they've said they won't torture me, which is a start, I think. But we haven't gotten much further than that." Snowden told BBC in an interview with Panorama, which aired on Monday. In July, former Attorney General Eric Holder hinted that the possibility for a plea deal exists, admitting that Snowden’s disclosures spurred a “necessary debate.” “I certainly think there could be a basis for a resolution that everybody could ultimately be satisfied with. I think the possibility exists,” Holder said when answering a question from Yahoo News on whether the Justice Department may be open to a plea bargain allowing Snowden to return from exile. In 2013, Holder filed a criminal complaint against Snowden, charging him with three felony violations of the US Espionage Act for his massive data leaks that exposed illegal US government surveillance programs. He could face up to 30 years in prison on just these counts alone. Snowden has long maintained that he will not accept a plea involving felony charges or a lengthy prison sentence. You’ve Got Mail: Snowden Gets 47 Gigs Worth’ of Twitter Notification Emails Despite Holder’s optimistic statements, Melanie Newman, the chief spokeswoman for current Attorney General Loretta Lynch, told Yahoo News in July that there has been no change in their stance on Snowden. “This is an ongoing case so I am not going to get into specific details but I can say our position regarding bringing Edward Snowden back to the United States to face charges has not changed,” Newman told Yahoo. Critics have long argued that Snowden harmed national security with his disclosures, but supporters believe that his actions were heroic. "The question is, if I was a traitor, who did I betray?" Snowden asked BBC. "I gave all of my information to American journalists and free society generally. I have paid a price but I feel comfortable with the decisions I've made," he added. "If I'm gone tomorrow, I'm happy with what I had. I feel blessed." Read more: sputniknews.com/us/201510...Prison.html#ixzz3nkmJmsuu
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#1. To: Tatarewicz (#0)
That's a triple conditional -- gee, big of the HNIC. He has indeed paid a price and they should sentence him to two years with credit for the two years in the embassy.
Hold on!! Snowden has NOT been CONVICTED in ANY court by ANY JURY and he has not been ordered to serve any time in any prison. This "story" is bunk. “I certainly think there could be a basis for a resolution that everybody could ultimately be satisfied with. I think the possibility exists,” Holder said when answering a question from Yahoo News on whether the Justice Department may be open to a plea bargain allowing Snowden to return from exile.
#2. To: Tatarewicz, All (#0)
he has said many times he would be willing to return to the US to serve his sentence
-Alex Kurtagic
#3. To: X-15 (#2)
The story may be accurate but the notion that Snowden should agree to do time for exposing the surveillance state is bunk. Transparency is key to a free society. hosted.ap.org/dynamic/sto...CTIME=2015-10-05-13-50-39
"Honest, April 15th is the real April Fool's Day".
"The almighty Dollar ain't worth a buck".
Doug Scheidt
#4. To: noone222 (#3) (Edited)
You two have to be right. Talk aboutsticking your head in a lion's mouth! Whoa, it's interesting that he hasn't been tried or convicted -- things they do to people in absentia all the time (over "income taxes" at least). Is the govt that uncertain about its reputation?
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