On The Espionage Act Charges Against Edward Snowden -- Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian
Who is actually bringing 'injury to America': those who are secretly building a massive surveillance system or those who inform citizens that it's being done?
The US government has charged Edward Snowden with three felonies, including two under the Espionage Act, the 1917 statute enacted to criminalize dissent against World War I. My priority at the moment is working on our next set of stories, so I just want to briefly note a few points about this.
Prior to Barack Obama's inauguration, there were a grand total of three prosecutions of leakers under the Espionage Act (including the prosecution of Dan Ellsberg by the Nixon DOJ). That's because the statute is so broad that even the US government has largely refrained from using it. But during the Obama presidency, there are now seven such prosecutions: more than double the number under all prior US presidents combined. How can anyone justify that?
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Why China Let Snowden Go -- Evan Osnos, New Yorker
Edward Snowden gives countries a chance to thumb nose at US -- Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor
Snowden outwits DOJ -- Bill Press, The Hill
For Edward Snowden, why Ecuador? -- Joshua Norman, CBS News
The Snowden Guide: How to Hide Out From America -- Bloomberg Businessweek
U.S. Options In Syria -- Steve Coll, New Yorker
Arming Syrian Rebels Is Strategic Suicide -- Michael Rubin, Commentary
Momentous opportunity for Iran to make a fresh start -- Aijaz Zaka Syed, Special to Gulf News
Don’t Count on Iran Regime Change -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary
A Country Divided: Where Is Turkey Headed? -- Daniel Steinvorth and Bernhard Zand, Spiegel Online
Libya After Gaddafi: A Prisoner to Chaos? -- Graeme Mackay, IBTimes
How to Contain Japan-China Tensions -- Michael D. Swaine and Rachel Esplin Odell, The Diplomat
Silvio Berlusconi Convicted of Having Sex with Underage Prostitute. But Will He Go to Jail? -- Alessandro Speciale, Time
Brazil’s protests are not just about the economy -- Christopher Garman and Clifford Young, Reuters
Ken Walsh's Washington Obama's Africa Trip Draws Ire -- Kenneth T. Walsh, US News and World Report
Obama’s Foreign Policy Agenda Begins to Crumble -- David Francis, Fiscal Times
Most Recent H7N9 Flu Deadlier than H1N1 -- Alexandra Sifferlin, Time
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