Statement from Edward Snowden in Moscow
 Posted by gwcalvert 12 years, 4 months ago to Government 
   In the end the Obama administration is not afraid of whistleblowers like me, Bradley Manning or Thomas Drake. We are stateless, imprisoned, or powerless. No, the Obama administration is afraid of you. It is afraid of an informed, angry public demanding the constitutional government it was promised — and it should be.I am unbowed in my convictions and impressed at the efforts taken by so many.Edward Joseph SnowdenMonday 1st July 2013 
  

 
 
Every cold war nation loves to showcase defectors...it is high profile visible support for their side, and an embarrassment for the other.