Tag: Edward Snowden

Apparently the phrase ” gallows humor ” is no metaphor when it comes to American intelligence officials. At a recent panel discussion on cybersecurity hosted by the Washington Post, former NSA and CIA chief Michael Hayden and Mike Rogers, chair of the house intelligence committee, joked about wanting to put Edward…

  NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is among three finalists for the European Union’s top human rights award, the Sakharov Prize.  European emoprog lawmakers ( also known as the Green caucus ) said Snowden deserves to win because ” he risked his freedom to protect us. ” 16 year old Pakistani schoolgirl…

Melissa Harris-Perry is upset with Edward Snowden. Again. This time she blames him for MSNBC’s failure to discuss the content of what he leaked, focusing instead on his whereabouts and where he’ll be granted asylum. It’s Snowden’s fault that Harris-Perry can’t talk about anything other than how he’s no Nelson Mandela, MLK…

This is disturbing on a number of levels. According to the Guardian, Snowden is a 29-year-old high school dropout who trained for the Army Special Forces before an injury forced him to leave the military. His IT credentials are apparently limited to a few “computer” classes he took at a…