27 Edward Snowden Quotes About U.S. Government Spying That Should Send A Chill Up Your Spine:
"I can't in good conscience allow the US government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they're secretly building." Ref. Source 8
Edward Snowden has been charged with theft of government property, unauthorized communication of national defense information and willful communication of classified intelligence with an unauthorized person, according to criminal complaint unsealed Friday in the U.S. District for Eastern District of Virginia.
Snowden has admitted to leaking top-secret details of U.S. Surveillance programs. At the time of the leaks he held a top-secret clearance as an employee of defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton. Ref. CNN
The United States is seeking to extradite former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden from Hong Kong and has contacted authorities there, a senior administration official said Saturday.
Snowden, who admitted leaking top-secret details about U.S. Surveillance programs, has been charged in the United States with espionage and theft of government property.
At the time of the leaks he held a top-secret clearance as an employee of defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton. Ref. CNN
Iceland-Bound Jet for Edward Snowden 'Could Take Off Tomorrow':
An Icelandic businessman is offering to transport Edward Snowden to the island nation aboard a chartered jet if Iceland's government grants asylum to the man who exposed the National Security Agency's massive harvesting of Internet and phone records. Ref. Source 1
Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor charged with espionage, left Hong Kong on Sunday on his own accord for a third country "Through a lawful and normal channel," The Hong Kong government said.
U.S. Federal prosecutors have charged Snowden with theft of government property, unauthorized communication of national defense information, and willful communication of classified communications intelligence to an unauthorized person.
The latter two allegations amount to espionage under the federal Espionage Act. Ref. CNN