By John Vibes
This week, the European Parliament voted to offer Edward Snowden asylum and protection and drop all criminal charges against him. When at one time most of the world was bullied by the US government into pressing charges against Snowden and forcing him into exile, the entire European continent has now officially given him a pass.
Thursday’s 285 – 281 vote officially recognized Snowden as an “international human rights defender” and ensured that he would be free from arrest within European borders.
Extraordinary. Reports appear to be true. https://t.co/rQtDHfYTyj pic.twitter.com/AfYm86eGwy
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) October 29, 2015
The final resolution mentioned that “too little has been done to safeguard citizens’ fundamental rights following revelations of electronic mass surveillance.” Snowden is currently living in asylum in Russia and is wanted in the United States for charges under the federal Espionage Act, but Russia has declined to extradite him. He has been unable to leave due to the fear of being kidnapped by the US military when he left the country, but now it may be possible for him to travel to Europe. Snowden posted on his Twitter page that this could be a good sign of a shift in attitude towards his cause. Earlier this year, it was reported that a federal appeals court ruled that the controversial NSA spy program which collects phone records is actually illegal.
This is not a blow against the US Government, but an open hand extended by friends. It is a chance to move forward. pic.twitter.com/fBs5H32wyD — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) October 29, 2015
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Snowden recently joined Twitter, making himself more visible and approachable to the general population than ever before.
Within a day of opening his first social media account since leaking information about the NSA spy program, Snowden gained over one million followers. However, there was only one account that he decided to follow, the NSA. The whistleblower’s first tweet read, “Can you hear me now?”
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Just watch your 6
and 7 and 5…
Good for Europe –
Great news. But don’t take them up on it. CIA is all over Europe. Right NSA?
How will he travel without a passport?
Easily. I have no US passport and have no desire for one and I can travel where I want. Perhaps he should become a Russian citizen and will then be able to travel where Americans are forbidden by their own tyrannical government.
While it may be true Ed, DON’T take the bait !!!
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer… watch out Ed…
Edward you said that GCHQ is subsidary of NSA. What they really want is to remove the risk of you talking with the only person genuinely capable of operating an equitable one world government. That is Mr Putin. My respects to both of you.
YES – GREAT news – Snowden has something these Countries want and these countries will do anything to obtain that information .
OBONZO – the FARCE – is out to make SNOWDEN a jerk – with the info SNOWDEN has from the CIA and other groups of LIBERAL SCUM BAG Government Agency’s in the US of A. ////////////////////////////////
As a whistle-blower myself over the past twenty-seven years, I must agree with the other posters here: It’s a trap. Perhaps not intentionally on the part of the EU Parliament, but certain to be exploited by the opportunists in the U.S. intelligence community, who dream (figuratively speaking), of mounting Snowden’s head as trophy on the wall at Langley or Fort Meade. They really do kill people who shine a light on government agency corruption and violations of national security. Even those measures that are clearly unconstitutional. Ask Gordon Novel, Jeffrey Johnson. Aaron Russo, James Allen, Mark Tomion, Dr. Fred Bell or Dr. Eugene Mallove. Oh, that’s right…. You can’t. They’re all dead. There are many others. The list is a long one. A number of these people were my friends.
… And more lately Dr Antony C Sutton.
Bring the fox out of its lair so that the Illuminati can extinguish him.
Seriously? The EU may be more untrustworthy than the US.
There is nobody more untrustworthy than the US. They break every treaty and agreement they make, including the recent pledge about “no boots on the ground”. Now of course they will have boots on the ground. They better pray that the Russians know where they are or they could be exterminated.
Come into my parlour Mr. snowden said tthe spider with a smile. :):)
Seal team six. They got Bin Laden, they can get you. There is some safety where they can’t easily operate.
Close vote. He is not out of danger. I would not trust the EU. They are all criminals.
It is a shame that the U.S. government can’t tolerate truth. Good fortune, Ed.
Don’t trust them Mr Snowden, they are treacherous and puppets for the globalist agenda to enslave the entire planet.