With 0bama undermining our allies and our foreign policy at every turn, why do you think the outing of the NSA would be any different? I say think twice before thinking Snowden is a Godsend to privacy rights. It’s all smoke and mirrors, “flexibility” which ultimately favors Putin and harms the U.S.
This was an important article and has been essentially ignored by the members of FR. I don't get it. One would think that when you find yourself agreeing with your known enemies there would be a little more discussion about "how did we get here?".
The Snowden story is not over. We will certainly learn more and more about his motives as time goes on. The sad thing is that many, many Freepers believe that he has acted in an honorable way and in the best interests of the United States.
There is some chance that view is correct. But I remain skeptical. I can wait for the truth to come out. As we hear more from Snowden we will eventually figure it out.
What is certain, as the article points out, is that our enemies here and abroad are rejoicing over their good luck. It is very unusual to see many on FR celebrating with them.