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Snowden Publishes "A Manifesto For the Truth"

Posted by samzenpus on from the please-don't-throw-away-the-key dept.

wjcofkc writes "In the turbulent wake of the international uproar spurred by his leaked documents, Mr. Snowden published a letter over the weekend in Der Spiegel titled, "A Manifesto for the Truth". In the letter, Mr. Snowden reflects on the consequences of the information released so far, and their effect on exposing the extent and obscenity of international and domestic surveillance, while continuing to call out the NSA and GCHQ as the worst offenders. He further discusses how the debate should move forward, the intimidation of journalists, and the criminalization of the truth saying, 'Citizens have to fight suppression of information on matters of vital public importance. To tell the truth is not a crime.'"

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  1. Well that wasn't very long by korbulon · · Score: 5, Funny

    More like a minifesto.

    1. Re:Well that wasn't very long by gmuslera · · Score: 4, Funny

      The alternative is most people saying "tl;dr", specially here.

  2. Re:It's a shame by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I trust FOX news will publish a sane and balanced view of the manifesto.

  3. Re:Yes it is by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The US government has a ombudsman program that allows people to "blow the whistle" on programs or individuals that abuse their power. It can be done without the need for the full blown espionage and having to take up residence in a long time adversarial country and take a job working for the foreign government.

  4. Re:in the U.S. by SJHillman · · Score: 4, Funny

    But would they spy on the call to themselves to let them know they're spying? And would they know they were spying on the call about spying on the call about spying on the call about spying on the call...

    This has been another edition of Meta Monday.

  5. Re:in the U.S. by Kid+Zero · · Score: 2, Funny

    Obama didn't know he was spying on the US, so it might have been news to him. If you believe the media, that is.

  6. Re:Capitalism. by Andrewkov · · Score: 4, Funny

    A debate is by definition a battle of wits between two (or more) people where one presents a theory...

    No it isn't!