Edward Snowden

Who Will Fly with Edward Snowden on His Way to Venezuela?

July 8, 2013 Robert Naiman www.commondreams.org Educate! Edward Snowden, NSA

In the wake of Venezuela's announcement, many people have a practical question: how could Snowden physically get from the Moscow airport to political asylum in Venezuela, given that, apparently acting on U.S. instructions, Spain, France, and Portugal blocked the plane of Bolivian President Evo Morales on suspicion that Snowden was on board? This is something that a few hundred American peace activists could do something decisive about. You may have heard the word "flytilla" before. It comes from Palestine. It refers to efforts of international peace activists to challenge the Israeli government's control over international travel to the West Bank, by flying in to Tel Aviv and publicly declaring that they intend to participate in solidarity activities with Palestinians in the West Bank living under Israeli occupation.

Democrats, Republicans and our Liberties, Home and Abroad

July 8, 2013 The Emergency Labor Network (ELN) www.laborfightback.org Educate! Edward Snowden, Government, NSA

As the country reels from yet another revelation of spying on American residents, it might be useful to look at what the spokespersons for our two major political parties have to say on the matter. In the wake of the revelations of internet spying carried on by government agencies such as the National Security Administration (NSA) against the email and cell phone accounts of average American residents, liberal Democratic Senator Diane Feinstein of California hastened to defend the spying.

Cuba’s Raul Castro backs asylum offers for Snowden

July 8, 2013 www.timesdispatch.com Educate! Cuba, Edward Snowden, NSA

Raul Castro stood shoulder-to-shoulder Sunday with Latin American countries willing to take in NSA leaker Edward Snowden, but made no reference to whether Cuba itself would offer him refuge or safe passage. Venezuela and Bolivia both made asylum offers to Snowden over the weekend, and Nicaragua has said it is also considering his request. "We support the sovereign right of .... Venezuela and all states in the region to grant asylum to those persecuted for their ideals or their struggles for democratic rights," Castro said in a speech to Cuba's national assembly.

Edward Snowden Given Sam Adams Award for Integrity in Intelligence

July 8, 2013 Staff, www.PopularResistance.org Educate! Edward Snowden, NSA

Edward Snowden has been named recipient of this year’s award for truth telling given by Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence, the group announced today. Most of the Sam Adams Associates are former senior national security officials who, with the other members, understand fully the need to keep legitimate secrets. Each of the U.S. members took a solemn oath “to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” When secrecy is misused to hide unconstitutional activities, fealty to that oath -- and higher duty as citizens of conscience -- dictate support for truth tellers who summon the courage to blow the whistle. Edward Snowden’s disclosures fit the classic definition of whistle blowing.

Russian Warns Snowden, Venezuela Offer ‘Last Chance’ for Political Asylum

July 8, 2013 Matt Williams, www.guardian.co.uk Organize! Edward Snowden, Venezuela

Venezuela's offer of asylum could be NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden's "last chance" to avoid extradition to the US, an influential member of the Russian parliament suggested Sunday. Alexei Pushkov, who chairs the Duma's foreign affairs committee and is seen to have the ear of the Kremlin, made the comment in a tweet, having previously stated his views that a move to Caracas would be the "best solution" for the fugitive. On Friday and Saturday, three South America countries – Bolivia,Nicaragua and Venezuela – offered asylum to the man wanted in the US for leaking documents unveiling the extent of its domestic and international surveillance programme.

Truthteller Snowden: NSA ‘In Bed Together with the Germans’

July 7, 2013 Staff, www.spiegel.de Educate! Edward Snowden, NSA, Surveillance

In an interview to be published in this week's issue of SPIEGEL, American intelligence agency whistleblower Edward Snowden criticizes the methods and power of the National Security Agency. Snowden said the NSA people are "in bed together with the Germans." He added that the NSA's "Foreign Affairs Directorate" is responsible for partnerships with other countries. The partnerships are organized in a way that authorities in other countries can "insulate their political leaders from the backlash" in the event it becomes public "how grievously they're violating global privacy." Telecommunications companies partner with the NSA and people are "normally selected for targeting" based on their "Facebook or webmail content."

Venezuela Rejects US Extradition Request

July 7, 2013 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/06/venezuela-nicaragua-offer-asylum-edward-snowden, www.guardian.co.uk Organize! Bolivia, Edward Snowden, Nicaragua, Venezuela

Maduro told the Telesur TV channel that Venezuela had received an extradition request from the US, which he had already rejected. A copy of the request, seen by the Guardian, notes that Snowden "unlawfully released classified information and documents to international media outlets" and names the Guardian and the Washington Post. Dated 3 July and sent in English and Spanish, it says: "The United States seeks Snowden's provisional arrest should Snowden seek to travel to or transit through Venezuela. Snowden is a flight risk because of the substantial charges he is facing and his current and active attempts to remain a fugitive." Maduro said he did not accept the grounds for the charges. "He has told the truth, in the spirit of rebellion, about the US spying on the whole world," Maduro said in his latest speech. "Who is the guilty one?

The War on Whistleblowers Creates More Whistleblowers

July 7, 2013 Shamai Leibowitz, www.guardian.co.uk Educate! Edward Snowden, Whistleblowers

This ongoing manhunt, accompanied by a smear campaign and threats to throw the book at Snowden, is a grave mistake. If the government really wanted to keep more secrets from coming out, they would do well to let this man of conscience go live his life in some other country. Meanwhile, it would only help them if they were to apologize to the American public for lying to us, and turning the country into what Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsberg calls the United Stasi of America. In my case, my family and I pleaded with the DOJ lawyers to avoid a prison term, agree to a lesser punishment and put this case to rest without any media attention. But the FBI and DOJ were insistent on imprisoning me and splashing it all over the media. The ink was not even dry on my plea bargain before they ran to the media with a press release, announcing to the whole world how the 20-month prison sentence will teach me – and any future whistleblowers – a great lesson.

The Age of Revolution: 1989-2013, and Counting

July 6, 2013 Andrew O'Heir, www.salon.com Educate! Brazil, Edward Snowden, Egypt, Türkiye

We live in an age of revolution, and specifically of anti-elite, anti-authoritarian revolution. It’s an age that began in earnest with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and shows no signs of slowing down. Edward Snowden, who on Friday was reportedly offered asylum by both Nicaragua and Venezuela, is in his own way a soldier in that revolution, one who has exposed the secrets of the world’s greatest imperial power and made it look both foolish and vulnerable. That’s the thread that connects this week’s explosive news out of Egypt to the bizarre episode of the Bolivian president’s airplane, which was forced to land in Vienna (almost certainly at the behest of someone in Washington), based on false rumors that Snowden might be on board. Screw national sovereignty – the most powerful nation on earth is hunting a computer nerd! In other words, both these things are driving powerful people crazy.

Russians Signal Openness to Venezuela’s Offer to Shelter Snowden

July 6, 2013 Will Englund and Juan Forero, www.washingtonpost.com Educate! Edward Snowden, Venezuela

Key Russians are stating approval for asylum in Venezuela for Edward Snowden. The central question, though, is how Snowden might get to Venezuela. Until now, Russia has been saying he cannot fly out without proper documents, following the revocation of his U.S. passport. On Saturday, a lieutenant colonel in the FSB reserve, Anatoly Yermolin, told the radio station Ekho Moskvy that Russia could grant Snowden status as a “stateless person,” and that would allow him to leave without further complications. But a more difficult question is: by what route? Direct commercial flights from Moscow to Havana cross European airspace, and after the refusal of France, Italy and Spain to allow an overflightTuesday by Bolivian President Evo Morales, that route would seem to be problematic for Snowden. He might have to rely on a private plane, following a roundabout course, if he were to reach Caracas.

Bolivia Joins Venezuela and Nicaragua in Offering Snowden Asylum

July 6, 2013 Deborah Dupre, www.examiner.com Educate! Edward Snowden

Bolivian President Evo Morales on Saturday welcomed Snowden to his country. Morales did not say he had received a formal petition from the 30-year-old human rights defender, who had applied to 20 countries for safe haven. "We have decided to offer humanitarian asylum to the American Edward Snowden to protect him from the persecution being unleashed by the world's most powerful empire,'' Maduro said as a military parade began in Venezuela's capital celebrating the 202nd anniversary of the country's declaration of independence.

Video: The Edward Snowden Short Film From Hong Kong

July 6, 2013 JShotVideo, www.PopularResistance.org Educate! Edward Snowden, Video

We are a band of independent and amateur filmmakers in Hong Kong who were both excited and puzzled as to why Snowden chose to come to Hong Kong. While nearly every media outlet wanted to get their hands on him, we decided to produce a short fictional video to depict his experience in HK, and how it would have affected certain parties: Namely, the CIA contingent based in HK who would be tasked to find Snowden. The Hong Kong Police who would be stuck in between the US and China. And the journalists who want to get the scoop. It was also important for us not to 'twist' Snowden's character. We really knew little about him. Although he is a central character, he is not the most prominent. It is more about the maelstrom of events surrounding him.

Venezuela Extends Asylum Offer to NSA Leaker Snowden

July 5, 2013 Staff, www.rt.com Educate! Edward Snowden, NSA

The two offers for political asylum from Central and South America come on the heels of an emergency UNASUR bloc meeting which was held Thursday in Cochabamba, Bolivia following an incident in which Bolivian president Evo Morales was denied entry into French airspace. Morales’ plane was forced out of European airspace and to make an unexpected landing in Austria after a US diplomat lied about NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden being onboard, local media reported. The plane had departed from Moscow on July 2, but was not allowed to fly over France, Spain, Portugal or Italy after those governments were told the plane was carrying Snowden aboard.

‘Not Your Colony’: Bolivia Threatens Shutdown of US Embassy

July 5, 2013 Staff, www.afp.com Organize! Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Edward Snowden, Venezuela

In a show of support, Presidents Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela, Cristina Kirchner of Argentina, Rafael Correa of Ecuador, Jose Mujica of Uruguay and Desi Bouterse of Suriname met with Morales in the central city of Cochabamba. Bolivia’s president threatened to close the US embassy as leftist Latin American leaders joined him in blasting Europe and the United States after his plane was rerouted amid suspicions US fugitive Edward Snowden was aboard. At a rally before the meeting, Maduro claimed that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had ordered France, Portugal, Italy and Spain to deny access to Morales’s plane on Tuesday. After the meeting, the leaders issued a statement calling on the European governments to publicly apologize “in relation to the serious incidents that occurred,” but Morales said earlier that apologies were not enough. Correa said the leaders would “take decisions and show that we won’t accept this sort of humiliation against any country of (Latin) America.”

US Ambassador Responsible for False Claim Snowden Was on Bolivian Plane

July 5, 2013 Kevin Gosztola, www.dissenter.firedoglake.com Educate! Bolivia, Edward Snowden

The Austrian daily newspaper, Die Presse, has reported that the United States ambassador to Austria was responsible for making false claims that National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden was on board Bolivian President Evo Morales’ plane. In a story published on July 3, the newspaper reported shortly after Morales’ plane landed the “Vienna foreign department received a phone call.” The caller was the US ambassador to Austria, William Eacho. According to Die Presse, Eacho “claimed with great certainty that Edward Snowden was onboard.” He also made reference to a “diplomatic note requesting Snowden’s extradition.”

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