If you squawk like an feral government rat…
You seem to be under the impression that Snowden was not telling our adversaries anything they could use against our nation. What evidence do you have of this?
Simple: the complete lack of anything substantial from the he's a traitor, leaking classified documents
-squad — to include government officials presenting a case against Snowden. (i.e. they have produced nothing that shows how he has jeopardized legitimate operations — they do, however, show a lot of what the government is doing behind closed1 doors
is plainly contraconstitutional.)
If he was not helping them then why first Red China then Russia? Would Putin waste his time with this guy if he wasn’t giving up “useful” info?
For the PR: portrayal Russia as a better, more just, more humane nation. To get under Obama's thin skin. To provide a specter of knowledge.
There's a dozen reasons.
Why did he run to the Red Chinese first? Why not England? Canada? Columbia? Why did he only turn up in countries that are hostile to us? And why was he treated well in those countries?
England and Canada are right out due to extradition treaties — Russia and China are two countries which he had a reasonable chance of protection from being Brietbarted by the administration.
Do you believe everything Putin says?
Nope; but I believe my government even less — and they claim that Snowden is a traitor without offering anything more than pounding on the table
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1 — read as classified
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2 — From the world of lawyering: if you have the law on your side, argue the law; if you have the facts on your side, argue the facts. And if you have neither, pound the table.
Russia as a better, more just, more humane nation
Do you really believe that? If so you are beyond hope.