NSA WhistleBlower Outs Himself 860
An anonymous reader writes "The individual responsible for one of the most significant leaks in US political history is Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old former technical assistant for the CIA and current employee of the defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton. Snowden has been working at the National Security Agency for the last four years as an employee of various outside contractors, including Booz Allen and Dell. The Guardian, after several days of interviews, is revealing his identity at his request. From the moment he decided to disclose numerous top-secret documents to the public, he was determined not to opt for the protection of anonymity. 'I have no intention of hiding who I am because I know I have done nothing wrong,' he said."
Human chain (Score:5, Funny)
I have a fantasy in which 1 million well-armed patriots surround this guy and tell the NSA / CIA / FBI / federal marshals that they're on the wrong side of the Constitution and can't have him.
Re:Why do you joke about prison rape? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Modern Jesus (Score:5, Funny)
This man may well be our Jesus. The government is going to crucify him in their fury.
Except, of course, he's unlikely to come back from the dead, or for his death to provide a means of eternal life.
So exactly like Jesus then.
Re:Modern Jesus (Score:4, Funny)
Yes. Thanks to him, I now sometimes have cause to say, "You hear that giant suckin' sound???"
Re:Modern Jesus (Score:5, Funny)
Most of this stuff dates back to the Bush Jr. administration... But hey, go ahead and blame the black guy.
At least you are consistent:
When Bush was president and we learned of secret courts used to authorize snooping under FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) when one of the ends of the connection was based overseas, you blamed Bush.
Now that Obama is president and he snoops on all calls within the US using the same FISA (FOREIGN Intelligence Surveillance Act) law, you blame Bush.
See! Your reaction is the same. No partisan bias at all.