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July 2, 2013

Edward Snowden: Obama Admin "Is Afraid of an Informed, Angry Public" 
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National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has issued his
first public message since arriving at a Moscow airport more than a week
ago. In a statement posted on the Wiki Leaks website, Snowden condemned
the Obama administration for revoking his passport and pressuring
foreign governments to reject his bids for asylum. He compared himself
to former NSA official Thomas Drake and U.S. army private Bradley
Manning, writing: "In the end the Obama administration is not afraid of
whistleblowers like me, Bradley Manning or Thomas Drake. We are
stateless, imprisoned, or powerless. No, the Obama administration is
afraid of you. It is afraid of an informed, angry public demanding the
constitutional government it was promised — and it should be."
Snowden added, "I am unbowed in my convictions and impressed by the
efforts taken by so many."

 

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