top | item 5999035 (no title) embolism | 12 years ago Snowden is not being persecuted for his views or criticism of the government.He is being chased because of his intentional theft of classified government documents. Can you name a country in which that would be legal? discuss order hn newest btilly|12 years ago The USA on May 11, 1973. (OK, the ruling was not exactly innocent. But Daniel Ellsberg walked free after intentional theft of classified government documents.)Sorry to have a somewhat real answer to a rhetorical question. embolism|12 years ago It's an informative answer. Ellsberg remained on US soil and handed himself in to a US court. The court acquitted him.Now consider how he would have been viewed by the US if he'd instead flown to Moscow and applied to Brezhnev for asylum. load replies (1)
btilly|12 years ago The USA on May 11, 1973. (OK, the ruling was not exactly innocent. But Daniel Ellsberg walked free after intentional theft of classified government documents.)Sorry to have a somewhat real answer to a rhetorical question. embolism|12 years ago It's an informative answer. Ellsberg remained on US soil and handed himself in to a US court. The court acquitted him.Now consider how he would have been viewed by the US if he'd instead flown to Moscow and applied to Brezhnev for asylum. load replies (1)
embolism|12 years ago It's an informative answer. Ellsberg remained on US soil and handed himself in to a US court. The court acquitted him.Now consider how he would have been viewed by the US if he'd instead flown to Moscow and applied to Brezhnev for asylum. load replies (1)
btilly|12 years ago
Sorry to have a somewhat real answer to a rhetorical question.
embolism|12 years ago
Now consider how he would have been viewed by the US if he'd instead flown to Moscow and applied to Brezhnev for asylum.