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http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/01/15/us/politics/snowden-to-join-board-of-press-freedom-foundation.html?_r=2&referrer=Make no mistake, Snowden is no patriot and there is no way to excuse the irreparable harm he caused to America and her allies, and continues to cause, said the chairman, Representative Mike Rogers, Republican of Michigan. He added that Mr. Snowdens real acts of betrayal were likely to have lethal consequences for our troops in the field.
Ben Wizner, an American Civil Liberties Union lawyer advising Mr. Snowden, called such criticism exaggerated national security fears that amounted to an attack on the journalists who have published the stories based on the documents. He added. The government said much more dire things about what would happen if The New York Times published the Pentagon Papers. None of them turned out to be true.
In a statement provided by the foundation, Mr. Snowden said he was honored to serve the cause of a free press alongside extraordinary Americans like Daniel Ellsberg.
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(65,616 posts)SNOWDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!!!!
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(32,139 posts)Thank you, Daniel Ellsberg.
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(42,239 posts)MOSCOW, January 15 (RIA Novosti) US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden will sit on the board of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, the American NGO said on its website.
He is the quintessential American whistleblower, and a personal hero of mine, the groups co-founder Daniel Ellsberg was cited as saying Tuesday.
Snowden, who is currently living in Russia having been granted temporary asylum there, agreed to the proposal and will formally join the board in February, the group said in a statement.
Freedom of the Press Foundation was established in 2012 to promote free speech and support whistleblowing journalism.
http://en.ria.ru/world/20140115/186543845/Snowden-Joins-Freedom-of-the-Press-Foundations-Board.html