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Edward Snowden Loses Norway Safe Passage Case (bbc.com)
An anonymous reader quotes a report from BBC: Edward Snowden's bid to guarantee that he would not be extradited to the U.S. if he visited Norway has been rejected by the Norwegian supreme court. The former spy contractor filed the lawsuit in April, attempting to secure safe passage to Norway to pick up a free speech award. It had already been rejected by Oslo District court and an appeals court. Mr Snowden's lawyers have previously said if he were extradited to the U.S., it would be "a foregone conclusion" that he would be convicted and jailed. Mr Snowden has been living in Russia, out of reach of the U.S. authorities, since the leaks in 2013. He had hoped to travel to Oslo to receive the Ossietzky Prize, for "outstanding efforts for freedom of expression." The award was due to be presented earlier this month. But the Norwegian Supreme Court said it could not rule on the legality of any move to extradite Mr Snowden as the U.S. had so far made no such request.
Ossietzky Prize, for "outstanding efforts for freedom of expression."
It is nice to see Norway honor free speech and protection of citizens from abusive government spying with this great prize and a free trip to the United States (or maybe just Guantanamo Bay).
I'm an American. I love this country and the freedoms that we used to have.
Indictment ? For case like this... you go straight to jail...no possibility of fighting in court.
Also, i'm sure the order would activate and be executed so swiftly that by the time a challenge were even initiated, Snowden would already be in the US standing before a firing squad.
FTFY
I doubt that the US government would allow any sort of public trial, especially not one that had a jury. Snowden publicly outed illegal & unconstitutional actions by the government against it's own citizens. They will kill him if they ever get the opportunity.
In their eyes they cannot afford to NOT kill him as that might embolden other whistle-blowers to out other illegal & unconstitutional actions of the government. They feel it is imperative to make an example of Snowden. I'm actually surprised that they haven't had him killed yet despite Russian security and/or any international repercussions resulting from assassinating someone under Russian protection.
The US is only a representative republic in outward appearance. It is actually an authoritarian oligarchical tyranny and will kill or destroy anyone or anything that gets in their way.
Trump is nothing, he's just the latest clown to fill the shoes of the current scapegoat and be a distraction.
Remember the HHGTTG entry on the President of the Galaxy;
"The President is very much a figurehead - he wields no real power whatsoever. He is apparently chosen by the government, but the qualities he is required to display are not those of leadership but those of finely judged outrage. For this reason the President is always a controversial choice, always an infuriating but fascinating character. His job is not to wield power but to draw attention away from it."
Strat
Progressivism (aka US 'Liberalism'): Ideas so good they need a police/surveillance-state to enforce.
That the US government committed potentially criminal or unconstitutional acts doesn't somehow mean Snowden wouldn't be convicted.
And that's a problem. Revealing blatant illegal and unconstitutional acts should be an absolute defense and actions taken to accomplish it not prosecutable.
And since he hasn't appeared to have held much back, what is it exactly that he could reveal now that isn't already known?
It's not that he would reveal anything more, it's that the government would not want the optics of the railroading job they'd do to Snowden in any kangaroo-court they frog-marched him in front of. It would also serve as a warning to other potential whistle-blowers that, no matter what, you'll never get a chance at a fair trial and you'll never win.
Strat
Progressivism (aka US 'Liberalism'): Ideas so good they need a police/surveillance-state to enforce.
Any of us, regardless or country, politics or religion owe this guy a serious thanks. It opened our eyes to just how vulnerable we all are in our profession. He has made us up our game.
He gave up his way of life to inform the people of the dramatic changes that have been serving to erode the very idea of what American life is supposed to be. He gave up his life to inform us that we have ONE last chance to get our system under control. Can't we all just agree that this man doesn't deserve to be in exile just because he could find no other legal means to warn us of the kind of surveillance that we all live under now? Many of us already knew because we knew of contractors that informed us of the tasks that they had been given. Many of them rationalized it as a necessary evil to ensure the nations security, but I think the public is starting to see that the news media, congress, and 3-letter organisations have been ratcheted up so much since 2001, 9/11, that the overreach is now far beyond anyone's control. If we don't come together and fight this thing, we are just going see our liberties erode until something even more horrible happens. Can't you feel it? It is coming.
Oh nevermind, just keep texting and facebook posting. I'm just an old cook who tends to like the forefathers idea of freedom.