NSA Reportedly Considering Amnesty For Snowden in Return For Documents

Idea not supported by the State Department

National Security Agency officials are considering a controversial amnesty that would return Edward Snowden to the United States, in exchange for the extensive document trove the whistleblower took from the agency.

An amnesty, which does not have the support of the State Department, would represent a surprising denouement to an international drama that has lasted half a year. It is particularly unexpected from a surveillance agency that has spent months insisting that Snowden's disclosures have caused vast damage to US national security.

The NSA official in charge of assessing the alleged damage caused by Snowden's leaks, Richard Ledgett, told CBS News an amnesty still remains controversial within the agency, which has spent the past six months defending itself against a global outcry and legislative and executive proposals to restrain its broad surveillance activities.

Comments

[Greg83]

What makes them think he would take it?

[amagi1776]

I wouldn't trust them.

[Bones]

Is there ANY chance he takes their offer? The 1% of him that really wants to be home isn't likely to defeat the 99% of him that 1) doesn't trust them, 2) believes in his cause, and 3) doesn't believe that even if his deal was ironclad it wouldn't stop him from being harassed by every penny ante cop wanting to make a name for himself for bringing in the enemy of the state on jaywalking charges.

[amagi1776]

Yeah, they'll charge him with one of the 100,000,000 other laws on the books and send him to jail for 8 consecutive life sentences for failure to package a lobster correctly or some shit.