[nexa] Snowden affair: the case for a pardon

Editorial The Guardian, Wednesday 1 January 2014 23.16 GMT Snowden affair: the case for a pardon Snowden gave classified information to journalists, even though he knew the likely consequences. That was an act of courage In an interview with the Washington Post just before Christmas, Edward Snowden declared his mission accomplished. At first sight it seemed a grandiose, even hubristic, statement. In fact, it betrayed a kind of modesty about the intentions of the former NSA analyst. "I didn't want to change society," he explained. "I wanted to give society a chance to determine if it should change itself." [...] continua qui http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/01/snowden-affair-case-for-pardon-... buon 2014