Snowden Says Obama Has Made Him a "Stateless Person"
Statement released on Wikileaks website
Edward Snowden, in his first public message since arriving at Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport eight days ago, has issued a statement accusing President Obama of deploying "the old, bad tools of political aggression" and "using citizenship as a weapon" in order to silence him. It describes the Obama administration as "afraid of an informed, angry public demanding the constitutional government it was promised — and it should be."
The message also accuses Vice President Biden of pressuring foreign leaders to deny his extradition requests.
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What the fuck? The guy betrays his country ON A GRAND SCALE and then bitches about the repercussions? What the fuck did he expect? A fucking PARADE?!?!?!
Soooo, he left the country after doing... whatever, has applied for asylum in a couple dozen countries, buuut it's the President who made him 'stateless'??? Concur w/ Monty, this guy is making it hard to be sympathetic for him.