Friends,
The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore is participating in Keep
Space for Peace Week. This is an International Week of Protest to - Stop the
Militarization of Space -- andis taking place from Sat., Oct. 3 to Sat., Oct.
10. The Pledge plans to vigil at the National Security Agency at 11 AM on
Sat., Oct. 10. These are some of the issues to raise: Stop Drones
Surveillance & Killing; No Missile Defense; No to NATO; End Corporate
Domination of Foreign/Military Policy; Convert the Military Industrial Complex;
and Deal with climate change and global poverty. RSVP at 410-366-1637 or email
mobuszewski at verizon.net.
Kagiso,
Max
Monday, October 05, 2015
Snowden: Prepared for Prison, But
Won't Serve to Discourage Other Whistleblowers
In new BBC interview, Edward Snowden describes his attempts to reach plea
deal and reveals how spy agencies can unlock your smartphone at will
"What I won’t do is I won’t serve as a deterrent to people
trying to do the right thing in difficult situations," said NSA
whistleblower Edward Snowden. (Photo: CyberHades/flickr/cc)
Edward Snowden repeatedly reached out to the U.S. Department of
Justice in search of a plea deal—and even expressed willingness to serve time
in prison—but has so far received no response, the NSA whistleblower told BBC
Panorama in an interview slated to air Monday night.
"I've volunteered to go to prison with the government many
times," said Snowden, who is currently living under asylum protection in
Russia. "What I won’t do is I won’t serve as a deterrent to people trying
to do the right thing in difficult situations."
Asked if he is prepared to face jail, Snowden answered: "Of
course."
Despite his willingness to submit to some level of
incarceration, Snowden said the DOJ has yet to respond to those gestures.
"We are still waiting for them to call us back," he told the BBC.
The revelation comes months after former U.S. attorney general
Eric Holder said
the "possibility exists" that Snowden, who is wanted for charges
under the Espionage Act, could reach a plea deal with the U.S.
Others, however, have struck a far harsher tone. Gen. Michael
Hayden, former director of the NSA, told Panorama in
Monday's interview that Snowden is "going to die in Moscow. He's not
coming home."
And people around the world agree. Two years after Snowden's
disclosures to journalists sparked a global debate about U.S., UK, and
international mass surveillance, many are taking inspiration from his
revelations.
The 32-year-old has been lauded around the world, and many are calling for
him to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Last month, a new global pact, introduced as the "Snowden Treaty,"
was launched by civil liberties advocates to "curtail mass surveillance
and protect the rights of whistleblowers."
In a separate segment, Snowden revealed that British spy agency
GCHQ has the ability to control smart phones.
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