[[File:Snowden HK.jpg|thumb|250px|Hong Kong Rally to Support Snowden, Garden Road, Central, [[Hong Kong]], June 15, 2013.]]Where have all the good men goneAnd where are all the gods?Where's the street-wise HerculesTo fight the rising odds?Isn''Edward J. Snowden''' (Born June 21, 1983) is an American [[IT]] specialist and t there a former employee of defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton (white knight upon a contractor for the [[National Security Agency]]). In June 2013 Snowden embarrassed [[Barack Obama]] by revealing the mass [[domestic surveillance]] program known as "[[PRISM]],". This is an internet snooping program run by the National Security Agency, as constituted by former [[George W. Bush|President George W. Bush]]. He explained to shocked Americans that the National Security Agency had in effect built a dossier on every man, woman fiery steed?Late at night I toss and child in the [[United States I turn and I dream of America]], and probably beyond borders,what I need
The revelations made Snowden Obama[Chorus:]I need a heroI's nemesis, and Obama has neglected most other issues, notably m holding out for a hero 'til the downfall end of the [[Muslim Brotherhood]] government in [[Egypt]] in his pursuit of nightHe's gotta be strongAnd he's gotta be fastAnd he's gotta be fresh from the young man. At one point, Obama had [[Evo Morales]], fightI need a heroI'm holding out for a hero 'til the prime minister of [[Bolivia]] detained in an inept attempt to intercept Snowden. morning lightHe's gotta be sureAnd it's gotta be soonAnd he's gotta be larger than life
Snowden is a [[video game]] player.<ref>http://www.viralread.com/2013/06/15/who-is-edward-snowden-background-on-nsa-leaker-emerges/</ref>Somewhere after midnight In my wildest fantasySnowden told Somewhere just beyond my reachThere's someone reaching back for meRacing on the British left wing newspaper [[The Guardian]]:thunder and rising with the heatIt's gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet
* "I will be satisfied if the federation of secret law, unequal pardon and irresistible executive powers that rule the world that I love are revealed even for an instant."<ref> [http://www.humanevents.com/2013/06/10/meet-the-nsa-leaker/ Meet the NSA leakerChorus], ''[[Human Events]]''</ref>
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* "Allowing Through the U.S. government to intimidate its people with threats of retaliation for revealing wrongdoing is contrary to wind and the public interest."<ref> [http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/intelligence-leaders-push-back-on-leakers-media/2013/06/09/fff80160-d122-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html Edward Snowden comes forward as source of NSA leaks], ''Washington Post''</ref>chill and the rainAnd the storm and the floodI can feel his approachLike the fire in my blood
After leaking the information in question, Snowden stayed in Hong Kong for a while; he then left China and went to Russia en route to seeking asylum in [[Ecuador]]. Snowden was apparently travelling on a passport that had been revoked. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/06/23/obama-administration-confirms-talking-to-hong-kong-about-snowden/ "US revokes NSA leaker Edward Snowden's passport, as he reportedly seeks asylum in Ecuador," Fox News, 23 June 2013]</ref> The [[Wikileaks]] organization has helped Snowden to stay ahead of Obama's grasp. <ref>[http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/06/23/with-wikileaks-help-nsa-leaker-snowden-seeks-asylum-in-ecuador-via-moscow/ "With WikiLeaks' Help, NSA Leaker Snowden Seeks Asylum In Ecuador Via Moscow," Forbes, 23 June 2013]</ref> The president of Ecuador [[Rafael Correa]] explained that Snowden cannot go to Ecuador.<ref>http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2013/06/30/ecuador-president-says-snowden-cannot-leave-moscow/</ref> Thereupon Russian government allowed Snowden to stay for three years in Russia.<ref>http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28689231</ref> As of July 6, 2013, Nicaraguan President [[Daniel Ortega]] and Venezuelan President [[Nicolas Maduro]] had offered asylum to Snowden.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23201774/</ref> Snowden is a [[Libertarianism|Libertarian]].<ref>http://www.salon.com/2013/06/10/edward_snowden_a_libertarian_hero/</ref> ==Political reaction==[[File:Snowden hero.jpg|thumb|Activist in New York's Union Square, June 10, 2013.]][[John Boehner]] called Snowden a "traitor" who committed a "giant violation of the law" that put Americans at risk.<ref> [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jun/11/boehner-describes-nsa-leaker-traitor/#ixzz2WBqMieaD Boehner describes NSA leaker as 'traitor']</ref> Numerous other high ranking officials have hawkishly demanded his extradition from the [[People's Republic of China]]. From China, however, reactions have been supportive, with calls by politicians, and various civil liberties organizations, to implore [[Beijing]] to block extradition attempts, on grounds of national security. <blockquote>While many blasted Snowden, Republican Senator [[Rand Paul]] of Kentucky, a member of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee and one of the chamber's most conservative members, said, "it's going to be an open question how this young man is judged.""If he goes to an independent third country like Iceland and if he refuses to talk to any sort of formal government about this, I think there's a chance that he'll be seen as an advocate of privacy." [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-security-washingtonbre95m08u-20130623,0,2374212.story]</blockquote> ==Notes==<references /> ==See also==*[[Bradley Manning]]*[[Julian Assange]]*[[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court]] ==External links==*[http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/edward-snowden-is-no-traitor/ Edward Snowden Is No Traitor] {{DEFAULTSORT:Snowden, Edward J.}} [[Category:Espionage]Chorus]