Whistleblower Edward Snowden

Edward Snowden does not deserve to be incarcerated, he is a national patriot. The government has time and time again expressed their lack of releasing information to the American Public. For better or for worse, compartmentalizing critical information violates the citizens constitutional right to unequivocal and undivided freedom of essentially witnessing fundamental indications proposing government ¨under the table¨ operations. In my personal opinion Edward Snowden, put his career and whole conventional day-to-day life on the line to open up our eyes to the reality of existential government ordinances foreign and domestic. To potentially jeopardize your entire life and stable career, exhibits a certain magnitude of commitment to your country. In conclusion no matter which end of the

Edward Snowden is considered by many to be a criminal, but there are others who firmly believe that Edward Snowden is a patriot, and rightfully so Edward Snowden is a hero to the American people and many abroad. The United States government has the responsibility to serve, protect and aid the American people, but sometimes the government and some of its classified documents every now and then get published and criticized. Edward Snowden had worked for multiple government agencies such as the CIA, NSA and prior to that an American contractor as a computer professional, and during his tenure at the NSA he had realized the grotesque and unprofessional ethics and violations of privacy against the American people, and so many innocent citizens

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.

Another issue in this case is the “theft” that Snowden partook in. Theft is the “act of stealing; the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods or property of another; larceny” ("Theft | Define Theft at Dictionary.com." xx). This aspect of the case is important because Snowden’s actions reject the cultural norms of what is expected of individuals in respect to the term. These expectations within our culture is for individuals to not commit acts of theft.

Edward Snowden is a whistleblower from the 21st century. Snowden was a man who had outstanding IT skills and eventually landed a job at the NSA. He gained access to numerous files that showed the crimes the NSA was committing against its own people and against other countries as well. They were spying on people’s privacy and claimed that it was for the national security that would benefit all people. Snowden said that he could not let this

After reading the article, "Why Edward Snowden is a Hero," by John Cassidy, it brings a new

Edward Snowden was a man who worked for the NSA and exposed all of the information that the NSA was accessing from U.S. citizens and those people around the world. Through his actions Snowden did break the law, “He has been charged with theft of government property, unauthorized communication of national defense information and willful communication of classified communications intelligence” (BBC News). Even though Snowden knew he would be charged for his actions, he still wanted to do the right thing and expose to the people what the NSA was doing. Snowden was looking at the information that was being collected and realized it was not necessary to keep Americans safe. Instead, collecting this information was abruptly digging into their lives and going against their rights as human beings. When this information was exposed, the citizens wanted the government and the NSA to ultimately change what exactly they were accessing and how they were accessing it. This event that Snowden

The American people, after all, elect people to serve in Congress specifically for the purpose of representing their interests on important matters of state. They could see that a true patriotic whistleblower that believes in his or her cause enough is willing to accept the punishment their announcemnts bring. Snowden’s flight to Hong Kong and then Russia revealed he wasn’t willing to suffer the consequences for his actions, bringing the question: How much did he believed in his case?

He gave up his personal freedoms to inform the American people about these policies and secret programs the NSA is operating. I feel that his bravery truly shows how good of a person he is. He understood from the beginning when he leaked out the NSA revelations that he would have to live scared, and always watching his back. He had a awesome career making $200,000 a year, living in Hawaii with his girlfriend, and a family that he loves (Greenwald, 2013). "I'm willing to sacrifice all of that because I can't in good conscience allow the US government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they're secretly building"(Greenwald, 2013). Snowden currently is in hiding in Russia with Russia’s permission to be there, Snowden is facing criminal charges against him if he returns to the United States. Federal prosecutors have charged him with three felonies; theft, “unauthorized communication of national defense information” and “willful communication of classified communications intelligence information to an unauthorized person” (Finn, 2013). Which two of the felony charges fall under the 1917 Espionage Act (Finn, 2013). When asked, “Even with all these heavy charges you still don't regret his decision”? he said, “Absolutely, not” (Snowden at SXSW, 2014). Even though the Government has

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

In my perpective Snowden is a hero. Not because he broke into NSA records and expose their mischievous ways, but because he sacrificed his freedom. Thanks to his sacrifice, people of the United States were made aware that we were being spied upon, which we already assumed, but did not want to believe. Did it change anything? Did anything change when President Nixon’s administration was caught spying on Democratic National Committee’s Watergate headquarters? Has anything changed with Presidential Candidate Hilary Clinton email scandal? Obama “The Villian” let's say for the sake of the argument declined all allegations and fed us another lie to cover up the bigger issue. In my perspective, heroes are not defined by their super powers or

Not for a bad reason, but a good intellection, we should embrace what he did and thank him for his bravery and skill. After what Americans found out, they were peaceful protesting near the White House, and supporting Edward Snowden. "In January of 2014, Guardian newspaper revealed that the NSA archived at least 200 million domestic phones texts" (US & Canada). This piece of evidence clearly states that even after a few months the truth really does come out. What kind of puzzle has this government got us into. Tricking Americans by saying that this was only for "counter-terrorism purposes." "The allegations dominated an EU summit, with Mrs. Merkel demanding a full explanation and warning that trust between allies could be undermined. She discussed the matter by phone with US President Barack Obama. He assured her that her calls were not being monitored now and that it would not happen in future." (US & Canada). People don't understand how Obama tells other world leaders to assure them, but we all know he's hiding something big. The phone call Merkel had with Obama was probably recorded also, yet the US president doesn't get his privacy. A article from theAtlantic stated "Edward Snowden is still stuck in Russia more than two years after revealing that the U.S. government engaged in mass surveillance on tens of millions of innocent Americans. If he returns to the United States he still faces the prospect of prison, unlike national-security officials who tortured or violated the law by secretly spying on their countrymen, or who have themselves leaked highly classified national-security information. President Obama shows no sign of granting him clemency to acknowledge the public service that he performed and the civil-liberties violations he exposed" (Friedersdorf). Obama is hiding something, why doesn't he want to grant a simple whistleblower amnesty for his exposement to

In early 2013 a man by the name of Edward Joseph Snowden began leaking classified National Security Agency (NSA) documents to media outlets, which in turn ended up in public ears. These documents, mainly involving intelligence Snowden acquired while working as an NSA contractor, are mostly related to global surveillance programs run by the NSA. This has raised multiple ethical issues ranging from national security, information privacy and the ethics behind whistleblowing in general. The reach and impact of these leaks have gone global and have put in question the very government that protects us as well as the extent of the public’s rights on privacy. Various foreign

official; and John Kiriakou, a former C.I.A. officer now serving a prison term . Reason why Snowden had to flee before he made public what he had been doing and shared the information he had. He argued that Hong Kong was a city of people who encouraged freedom of speech; he met with lawyers and searched for solutions while in Hong Kong. Albert Ho, Jonathan Man, and Robert Tibbo, a human rights lawyer; assembled as a team and aided him to fly out to Moscow after he made public various important and top secret documents which he acquired while working for NSA through Booz Allen Hamilton . With threats by the US Government, Russian President Putin alleged that Edward Snowden had committed no crimes in Russian soil and was a free man. Although his passport was revoked, the now fugitive Snowden was able to get refugee papers from Ecuador and was attempting to cross into Russian soil from the airport .

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