Attorney General William Barr Is ‘Vehemently Opposed’ To Pardoning Edward Snowden

Attorney General William Barr Is ‘Vehemently Opposed’ To Pardoning Edward Snowden

Attorney General William Barr is “vehemently opposed” to the idea, floated by President Donald Trump, of pardoning National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden, The Associated Press reported. As previously reported by The Inquisitr, last week Trump suggested that he’s “looking very strongly” into pardoning the Booz Allen Hamilton contractor, who is a wanted man […]

Donald Trump Says He’s Looking ‘Very Strongly’ Into Pardoning Edward Snowden After Calling For His Execution

Donald Trump Says He’s Looking ‘Very Strongly’ Into Pardoning Edward Snowden After Calling For His Execution

President Donald Trump told the New York Post that he is “very strongly” looking into the idea of pardoning Edward Snowden. But before stepping into the Oval Office, the president called the famous whistleblower a “coward,” “traitor,” and a “disgrace.” “I’m not that aware of the Snowden situation. I’m going to start looking at it. […]

Whistleblower Edward Snowden Sued By Justice Department Over New Book, ‘Permanent Record’

Whistleblower Edward Snowden Sued By Justice Department Over New Book, ‘Permanent Record’

The Justice Department announced on Wednesday that it is suing National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden, whose new book, Permanent Record, wasn’t submitted for Justice Department review and which the Department alleges violates the non-disclosure agreements he signed with the CIA and NSA. As NBC News reports, Snowden is a former NSA contractor who, […]

Whistleblower Edward Snowden Seeks U.S. Return & ‘Fair Trial’

Whistleblower Edward Snowden Seeks U.S. Return & ‘Fair Trial’

After some six years living in Russian as a political asylum-seeker, National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden announced in an exclusive interview with CBS News earlier this morning his desire to return to U.S. soil under the condition that he gets a fair trial. Snowden is the man who uncovered a U.S. government-led mass […]

Former CIA Employee Edward Snowden Links Israel Spyware Pegasus To Khashoggi Killing

Former CIA Employee Edward Snowden Links Israel Spyware Pegasus To Khashoggi Killing

Edward Snowden claims that Saudi Arabia used an Israeli spyware to target murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Bloomberg reports. Speaking to an audience in Tel Aviv by video conference on Tuesday, the fugitive U.S. whistleblower claimed that Saudi Arabia may have received help from Israel-based NSO Group Ltd. to track and kill Saudi critic Khashoggi at […]

Edward Snowden Calls Russian Government ‘Corrupt,’ Despite His Sanctuary Status

Edward Snowden Calls Russian Government ‘Corrupt,’ Despite His Sanctuary Status

Former CIA whistleblower Edward Snowden has described the Russian government as corrupt ahead of the Trump and Putin summit in Helsinki. The Guardian described Snowden’s criticism of the government as risky, considering his sanctuary status and his limited options. The U.S. Department of Justice charged Snowden with two counts of violating the Espionage Act of […]

NSA Collected More Than 500 Million U.S. Call Records In 2017, Official Report States

NSA Collected More Than 500 Million U.S. Call Records In 2017, Official Report States

The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) collected more than 500 million U.S. call records in 2017, Reuters news agency reported. This was stated in the agency’s official annual report released today. A total of 534 million phone call records of Americans was gathered in 2017. In comparison, the NSA gathered 151 million records in 2016. […]

#ReleaseTheMemo And #LeakTheMemo Trending On Twitter

#ReleaseTheMemo And #LeakTheMemo Trending On Twitter

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is a United States federal law which prescribes procedures for physical and electronic surveillance and collection of intelligence information. The Act birthed FISC, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. It has been amended numerous times since 9/11. More recently, the Senate voted to pass a bill known as the FISA […]

Snowden Turns Android Phones Into Personal Security Systems

Snowden Turns Android Phones Into Personal Security Systems

Edward Snowden, the former programmer for the National Security Agency (NSA) who leaked top secret information regarding the NSA’s surveillance activities, has partnered with the Freedom of the Press Foundation and the Guardian Project to create a new Android app. According to the app’s official website, the app turns phones into a personal security system […]

Edward Snowden May Be Returned To US As A ‘Gift’ From Russia To Trump

Edward Snowden May Be Returned To US As A ‘Gift’ From Russia To Trump

Edward Snowden may be heading back to the United States as a pawn in a political chess game between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. According to NBC News, U.S. intelligence officials have gathered evidence to suggest that Russia is considering offering Snowden up as a “gift” to the newest president of the United States. Edward […]

‘The Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur Makes A Case For Pardoning Edward Snowden And Julian Assange After Presindential Commutation Of Chelsea Manning’s Sentence [Video]

‘The Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur Makes A Case For Pardoning Edward Snowden And Julian Assange After Presindential Commutation Of Chelsea Manning’s Sentence [Video]

After president Barack Obama commuted the sentence of military whistle-blower Chelsea Manning, who was arrested seven years ago for leaking more than 700,000 diplomatic cables, videos and documents to WikiLeaks, calls for pardoning other whistle-blowers like WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and Edward Snowden have gathered pace. Cenk Uygur, founder of the progressive YouTube newscast “The […]

Snowden Pardon Unlikely, But Will Russian Passport Save Him?

Snowden Pardon Unlikely, But Will Russian Passport Save Him?

https://rumble.com/embed/vf82u/ A Snowden pardon is unlikely no matter who the president of the United States is. The allegations against the whistleblower are grave. For some, Edward Snowden may be a hero. But for any government, what he has done is unpardonable. U.S. President Barack Obama has already said that he cannot be lenient about Snowden. […]

Barack Obama Pardons Chelsea Manning: Edward Snowden’s Stay Prolonged In Russia

Barack Obama Pardons Chelsea Manning: Edward Snowden’s Stay Prolonged In Russia

Barack Obama commutes Chelsea Manning from all the charges, but what about Edward Snowden? As it turns out, the former US Intelligence contractor is now allowed by the Russia to stay in their country for two more years. The 29-year-old Manning is a United States Army soldier convicted by the court-martial in early July 2013 […]

Edward Snowden Thanks All Who Campaigned For Chelsea Manning’s Release

Edward Snowden Thanks All Who Campaigned For Chelsea Manning’s Release

With the news that Chelsea Manning will be released from prison on May 17, Edward Snowden has thanked everyone who has campaigned for clemency on behalf of Manning and said that those people helped to make her release possible. Edward Snowden also thanked Barack Obama and told Chelsea Manning to “stay strong” for just a […]

Chelsea Manning: Barack Obama Commutes Sentence Of Whistleblower

Chelsea Manning: Barack Obama Commutes Sentence Of Whistleblower

Chelsea Manning, the whistleblower currently in jail for a 2010 information leak that revealed a massive amount of information about classified American military and diplomatic activities is having the bulk of her remaining sentence commuted by Barack Obama. According to the New York Times, Chelsea Manning will be freed from prison in approximately five months […]

Obama Pardons: White House Sees ‘Pretty Stark Difference Between Chelsea Manning And Edward Snowden’

Obama Pardons: White House Sees ‘Pretty Stark Difference Between Chelsea Manning And Edward Snowden’

Will President Barack Obama use his remaining time in office to pardon either of two American whistleblowers? From remarks to the White House press gathered on Friday, he seems to be considering it. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said Friday that in considering individual presidential clemency applications there is a “pretty stark difference between […]

Julian Assange AMA: Redditors Accuse WikiLeaks Founder Of Dancing Around Key Issues

Julian Assange AMA: Redditors Accuse WikiLeaks Founder Of Dancing Around Key Issues

For many Reddit users, the much-awaited Julian Assange AMA (Ask Me Anything) was largely unsatisfying and frustrating. According to reports, the controversial WikiLeaks founder allegedly dodged a number of important issues but confirmed with definitive proof that contrary to rumors, he is alive and well. On Tuesday, Assange faced the proverbial music on Reddit, as […]

Could Barack Obama Pardon Edward Snowden, Hillary Clinton And Chelsea Manning?

Could Barack Obama Pardon Edward Snowden, Hillary Clinton And Chelsea Manning?

As his last act of America’s president, could Barack Obama pardon Edward Snowden, Bowe Bergdahl, Chelsea Manning and Hillary Clinton? So far, Obama has granted 148 pardons since taking office in 2009. The number of pardons is lesser than his predecessors — George W. Bush pardoned 189 people and Bill Clinton pardoned 396. Chelsea Manning: […]

Edward Snowden, NSA Breach: Shortfalls Revealed In House Intelligence Report

Edward Snowden, NSA Breach: Shortfalls Revealed In House Intelligence Report

Edward Snowden is taking to social media, defending himself against accusations and statements made in the recently released House Intelligence Committee’s official report which casts him, as well as the National Security Agency, in very bad light. Sad result of the government’s misguided war on whistleblowers: it undermines the credibility of US Intelligence at a […]

Edward Snowden, The NSA And Civil Liberties: Is Our Privacy Still Being Violated By The Federal Government And Its Intelligence Agencies? [Opinion]

Edward Snowden, The NSA And Civil Liberties: Is Our Privacy Still Being Violated By The Federal Government And Its Intelligence Agencies? [Opinion]

Thanks to Edward Snowden, the ongoing debate between those who want to ensure the United States can gather any intelligence it needs to protect itself from terrorism and those who are concerned about civil liberties exploded into the public arena three years ago. As reported by NBC News, Snowden released a vast treasure trove of […]

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