Edward Snowden's Covert Negotiations During The Revolutionary War

In the year 1775, British troops under the British General Gage launched attacks on the towns of Lexington and Concord. These attacks, coupled with the colonists already seething rage over the many taxes and laws that had been placed on them, caused a chain of events that led to the Revolutionary War. During the beginning of the war, soldiers went around recruiting more men to fight for them. A man by the name of Joseph Martin was ecstatic to join the fights against the British, his problem was that he was a year to young to join the army. However, a year later he was old enough, so when soldiers came around looking for new recruits, Joseph was one of the first to volunteer. (Hart, pg.119) Even though the Americans were outmatched in

After September 11th, Americans looked to the government for protection and reassurance. However, they did not expect to find out thirteen years later that the government did this by using technology to spy on Americans, as well as other countries. George W. Bush began the policy shortly after the terrorist attack and Barack Obama continued it. There have been many confrontations over the years about the extent of the N.S.A.’s spying; however, the most recent whistle-blower, Edward Snowden, leaked information that caused much upset throughout America (EFF). It has also brought many people to question: is he a hero or a traitor?

Edward Snowden isn’t the only person who believes what the U.S. had done was wrong, but also many American leaders, and other nations around the world. The United States had not only been collecting data on their own citizens, but also of other countries leaders and citizens. The release of these documents had strained political relationships between the U.S. and other allied nations. The knowledge and truth other leaders and nations had gained

Edward Snowden. This is a name that will be in the history books for ages. He will be branded a traitor or a whistleblower depending on where you look. Many Americans feel that Edward Snowden is a traitor who sold the United States’ secrets aiming to harm the nation. Others believe that he was simply a citizen of the United States who exercised his right to expose the government for their unconstitutional actions. It is important to not only know the two sides to the argument of friend or foe, but to also know the facts as well. My goal in this paper is to present the facts without bias and to adequately portray the two sides of the argument.

The revolutionary war, a time when a still young and growing thirteen colonies began to take a stand to their mother country, Great Britain. With a lack of communication with the American colonies, a sense of “salutary neglect”, a rift began to form between mother and child. Trust in each other was beginning to wane. This rift soon caused a series of chain reactions. With the British enforcing laws that seriously hindered American expansion and trade. Great Britain having losing their trust in the colonist, they did not respect any American leadership and or opinions. Both sides were both to blame for a war that followed their poor decisions and reactions.

In direct contrast to the story of Washington and the Cherry Tree, the first President of the United States had once served as a spy himself when he fought in the French and Indian War. At the age of twenty-one, he volunteered to engage with French soldiers and learn whatever he could about their intentions and fortifications through leading conversations (Kilmeade and Yaeger, 2013). The experience he gained on that mission would serve him well in his career as a revolutionary. Moreover, having been acquainted with British colonial officials, generals and colonels in his formative years, he

Benedict Arnold was a general during the American Revolutionary War who originally fought for the American Continental Army but defected to the British Army (Wikipedia, Benedict Arnold) While a commander Benedict obtained command at West Point, new York overlooking The Hudson River and plotted in secret to surrender to British soldiers. Things did not go as planned for Benedict as his plan was exposed in September, 1780 which forced him to switch sides and was commissioned to the British Army as Brigadier General. (Wikipedia Benedict Arnold).

In the 1930s, s series of documents were discovered to provide evidence of General George Washington had an underground network of spies. This interconnected of spies was called The Culper Spy Ring was instrumental in leading the Continental Army to victory and Washington vital documents that exposed British’s troop locations and movement, and British spies hidden among his military camps. The British captured and occupied New York in 1776 and from that moment on, Washington became driven to take it back because he believed New York was central in ending the war and in gaining America its independence from England. However, Washington was also consumed in capturing Benedict Arnold. Washington obsession in capturing Arnold was more than his defection to the British, it was over a military and moral duty. Although Arnold was never court-martial due to his military desertion, the Culper Spy Ring discovered Arnold’s plans to attack Connecticut and Virginia yielding pathway for Washington and his army and navy a path to victory in Yorktown and in winning the Revolutionary War.

Spy were an important role in the American revolution because they helped bring back important information to help them. One of the spies were Nathan hale, Nathan hale was a captain in the continental army. Nathan hale volunteered to go behind enemy lines as a spy to report back on important information about the british troop movements. Although this was a very important mission for america the spy was unfortunately captured by the british army. Due to this tragic event he was later executed for being a secret spy on september 22,1779. Furthermore George washington has charged major benjamin tallmadge for creating a spy ring in the US new york. George washington had no information that was on the patriot side which was a disadvantage for there

Ever since the American public was made aware of the United States government’s surveillance policies, it has been a hotly debated issue across the nation. In 2013, it was revealed that the NSA had, for some time, been collecting data on American citizens, in terms of everything from their Internet history to their phone records. When the story broke, it was a huge talking point, not only across the country, but also throughout the world. The man who introduced Americans to this idea was Edward Snowden.

For instance, Colonists have often been seen as committing High Treason against King George III by the English. But in the eyes of their American counterparts past and present, they are considered to be patriots. The same can be said for Confederate soldiers and leaders upon their secession from the Union. Many in the Union branded them traitors, but those in the South believed them to be war heroes fighting to preserve their way of life. Most recently, Edward Snowden had released sensitive NSA information to a journalist who later published it in The Guardian. The government made their wishes to prosecute Snowden very clear, however, he has amassed a cult following of supporters who avidly support their right to privacy.

In the Revolutionary War, much of the action went on behind the scenes. Most Americans have a general knowledge of the Revolutionary War, and the United States founding fathers. After all, it is the American Heritage, and rather new in contrast to those of most comparable nations. However, there is a large portion of this history that is almost entirely unknown – the war behind the war. The war of secret intelligence.

Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency (N.S.A) subcontractor turned whistle-blower is nothing short of a hero. His controversial decision to release information detailing the highly illegal ‘data mining’ practices of the N.S.A have caused shockwaves throughout the world and have raised important questions concerning how much the government actually monitors its people without their consent or knowledge. Comparable to Mark Felt in the Watergate scandals, Daniel Ellsberg with the Pentagon Papers, Edward Snowden joins the rank of infamous whistleblowers who gave up their jobs, livelihood, and forever will live under scrutiny of the public all in the service to the American people. Edward Snowden released information detailing the

The government, specifically the NSA and Obama Administration have been embarrassed by the leaks. Their aim is to bring Snowden back to the US for prosecution and have him be the next target under the Espionage Act for whistleblowers. Under the Obama Administration there have been double the amount of people prosecuted under the act than any other previous administration in history since the enacting. (Greenberg, 2014) It seems that Snowden has seen an unfairness and gross abuse of power and has felt compelled to bring these things to light for the public interest, and for the global stage. The need for change from such actions, the employment of fear to strip the public’s rights and privacies, and the use of mining centers to take all our data to whatever government end has all been shown. They (the government) is not particularly happy with the revealed truths behind their hidden programs. The fact they label it under the Espionage Act as to say Snowden has aided our enemies in breaching national security is, to the open minded and intelligent, a cowardly move, since our “enemies” already have known

Edward Snowden is a United States citizen and former employee of the National Security Agency (NSA). Snowden leaked information about the NSA to the media in 2013 and is now in Russia where he was recently granted three years of asylum. The NSA uses cryptology and others forms of information gathering to enable various networks to make advantageous decisions for the Nation and our allies under all circumstances. The NSA operates undetected by civilians, and uses global monitoring so broadly defined that it has allowed for unscrupulous behavior that was witnessed by contracted employee, Edward Snowden. Snowden believed that as the public gained knowledge of the illegal intelligence gathering by the government of domestic citizens, and abroad, he would gain protection from the public. Snowden did receive protection from people including powerful lawyers, journalists, and privacy advocates. Analysis of the Edward Snowden case