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Snowden Seeks International Help Against US Espionage Charges

Posted by Soulskill on from the who-you-gonna-call?! dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Edward Snowden is calling for international help to persuade the U.S. to drop its espionage charges against him. Snowden said he would like to testify before the U.S. Congress about National Security Agency surveillance and may be willing to help German officials investigate alleged U.S. spying in Germany. Snowden is quoted as saying that the U.S. government 'continues to treat dissent as defection, and seeks to criminalize political speech with felony charges that provide no defense.' He continues, 'I am confident that with the support of the international community, the government of the United States will abandon this harmful behavior.'"

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  1. Abandon their harmful behavior? by NoKaOi · · Score: 5, Funny

    He continues, 'I am confident that with the support of the international community, the government of the United States will abandon this harmful behavior."

    Has he even read the stuff he leaked?

    1. Re:Abandon their harmful behavior? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      I'm always told "If I have nothing to hide...."

      So can I just tell the police that the things I do are considered "Personal Security" and if they discover any illegal thing I'm doing, I can just tell them that they are traitors and have leaked harmful material regarding my Personal Security.

      It's me breaking the law that is wrong.... It's the police finding out!

      Gotta put more laws in place to make it wrong for them to find out about all these illegal things I do.... Yeah, that's it!

  2. How bad was... by mschaffer · · Score: 5, Funny

    How bad was his first day of work at the tech-support line?