These responses seem to reflect the basic attitude of many others from all over the web. After personally looking at the issue, reviewing the interview of Snowden, the media coverage of the revelations, while carefully considering the information leaked, along with what information was left out, I have come to seriously doubt the entire story.
He brought forward a lot of information about the NSA that people didn't know. At least it's forcing them to discuss it in Washington.
What information did he bring fourth that was already not leaked and common knowledge within the alternative media? There are reports going back over a decade and exposed the roll out of the control grid system.
greatest hero in the spotlight of our times. that he escaped prison, torture and murder is even more important as they were not able to crush his spirit. he instantly became a symbol of freedom and revolt against tyranny and gives hope to all individuals everywhere.
I am suspicious of his hero status. Judging from the limited interview statements( which seem completly scripted), and the limited scope of the leaks he brought forth, he is no hero of Mine, or the truth movement. Perhaps I am cynical or delusional, but I see that anyone who is spotlighted in the mainstreme is ussually a distraction from the real issues.
People like Arron Swarts who gave his life for our freedom, and the hacktavist groups who continue to fight to keep the internet free are the real heroes of our day and age.
Quite a cautious whistle-blower, where caution is necessary to be effective. Whistle-blowers have to be effective or they get stifled completely.
Perhaps at first his caution could be viewed as prudent, but now he has the worlds attention why isn't he following up with direct messages to the people he claims to be serving by his actions. A true hero would rise up and speak out against the state sponsored terror which has been used as an excuse to build up the surveillance grid.
Wake up people... The shoe bomber, underwear bomber, Boston bombers, Sandy Hook, were all staged events and yet nothing about staged terror events are being addressed by the Mainstream Media or Snowden or Wikileaks.
The leaks are carefully designed PR damage control documents which only released some of the details about some of the crimes to the media. All of the information leaked was already basically known. The medias hyping of the leaks are being used to confine the scope of the public reaction , without ever revealing the true scope of the crimes that were not part of the leaks.
