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Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts) Mon Dec 1, 2014, 05:27 PM Dec 2014

Edward Snowden wins Swedish human rights award for NSA revelations

Source: Guardian

Whistleblower Edward Snowden received several standing ovations in the Swedish parliament after being given the Right Livelihood award for his revelations of the scale of state surveillance.

Snowden, who is in exile in Russia, addressed the parliament by video from Moscow. In a symbolic gesture, his family and supporters said no one picked up the award on his behalf in the hope that one day he might be free to travel to Sweden to receive it in person.

His father, Lon, who was in the chamber for what was an emotional ceremony, said: “I am thankful for the support of the Right Livelihood award and the Swedish parliament. The award will remain here in expectation that some time – sooner or later – he will come to Stockholm to accept the award.”

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/01/nsa-whistlebloewer-edward-snowden-wins-swedish-human-rights-award?CMP=edit_2221

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Edward Snowden wins Swedish human rights award for NSA revelations (Original Post) Ichingcarpenter Dec 2014 OP

A bravo for Snowden and the Swedish Parliament. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2014 #1

Guy may've saved Democracy. Octafish Dec 2014 #2

Filed under: "Stop making this story about ME!!" Blue_Tires Dec 2014 #3

Second paragraph in the OP Luminous Animal Dec 2014 #4

He's still running with that "not free to travel" bullshit? Blue_Tires Dec 2014 #8

Has Russia given him a passport? Luminous Animal Dec 2014 #10

Has he applied for one? Blue_Tires Dec 2014 #11

Is he eligible? Luminous Animal Dec 2014 #15

He doesn't need a passport to travel out of Russia. nt msanthrope Dec 2014 #20

Hahahaha!!! Luminous Animal Dec 2014 #23

You just made a comment about a story you didn't even bother to read SomethingFishy Dec 2014 #12

You contacts in Moscow must be better than everyone else's. Scuba Dec 2014 #14

Lol, you guys are so transparent anymore... :) Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #17

Well if you had bothered to read the story it tells you SomethingFishy Dec 2014 #5

Also Blue_Tires seems to be under the assumption that Snowden controls award committees Luminous Animal Dec 2014 #7

We should post more Snowden stories Ichingcarpenter Dec 2014 #13

It IS amusing! Luminous Animal Dec 2014 #16

And Greenwald wins top German book award. Luminous Animal Dec 2014 #6

K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2014 #9

It makes me happy that Snowden's getting his long over-due well-deserved recognition 99th_Monkey Dec 2014 #18

The same Sweden Assange claims is persecuting him? nt geek tragedy Dec 2014 #19

Indeed. nt msanthrope Dec 2014 #21

The Right Livelihood Awards are not granted by the Swedish government. Luminous Animal Dec 2014 #24

Cheers to snowden! You deserve it! Township75 Dec 2014 #22

Tierra_y_Libertad

(50,414 posts)

1. A bravo for Snowden and the Swedish Parliament.

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 05:41 PM

Dec 2014

Octafish

(55,745 posts)

2. Guy may've saved Democracy.

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 05:42 PM

Dec 2014

IT'S SPELLED OUT IN THE FIRST WORDS IN THE FIRST SENTENCE OF THE CONSTITUTION, WHAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE THE HIGHEST LAW OF THE LAND:

"We the People." That's as clear as it gets. In the USA, government is supposed to be We the People.

Democracy is government of the People, by the People and for the People. Wouldn't know it, these days.

Nowadays, secret agents in government monitor what I know, who I know, what I write, who I communicate with, and what my politics are, among other things.

Why would they want to take the "risk" out of Democracy? Don't they trust We the People?

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

3. Filed under: "Stop making this story about ME!!"

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 05:47 PM

Dec 2014

So selfless and humble...

Did the Russians ever give him an award for anything? Or would that be too obvious?

And do the Swedes mail the award to Snowden? Does he send somebody to pick it up? Or is it sent directly to Greenwald?

Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)

4. Second paragraph in the OP

Reply to Blue_Tires (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 05:51 PM

Dec 2014

"In a symbolic gesture, his family and supporters said no one picked up the award on his behalf in the hope that one day he might be free to travel to Sweden to receive it in person."

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

8. He's still running with that "not free to travel" bullshit?

Reply to Luminous Animal (Reply #4)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 06:00 PM

Dec 2014

And people are still buying it? If anyone is preventing him from leaving, it's the Russians themselves who aren't finished with him yet...

Besides, I thought he was perfectly happy living in Moscow? Isn't that what the photo ops with the girlfriend were supposed to illustrate?

Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)

10. Has Russia given him a passport?

Reply to Blue_Tires (Reply #8)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 06:05 PM

Dec 2014

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

11. Has he applied for one?

Reply to Luminous Animal (Reply #10)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 06:06 PM

Dec 2014

Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)

15. Is he eligible?

Reply to Blue_Tires (Reply #11)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 06:17 PM

Dec 2014

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)

20. He doesn't need a passport to travel out of Russia. nt

Reply to Luminous Animal (Reply #10)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 08:04 PM

Dec 2014

Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)

23. Hahahaha!!!

Reply to msanthrope (Reply #20)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 08:55 PM

Dec 2014

SomethingFishy

(4,876 posts)

12. You just made a comment about a story you didn't even bother to read

Reply to Blue_Tires (Reply #8)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 06:09 PM

Dec 2014

and now you expect people to believe that you know more about Snowdens position than anyone. That you know about the "photo op" that you know that "the Russians aren't finished with him"... ".

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

14. You contacts in Moscow must be better than everyone else's.

Reply to Blue_Tires (Reply #8)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 06:14 PM

Dec 2014

Any comment on the criminal acts that he exposed, or are you content with ad hominem attacks?

Katashi_itto

(10,175 posts)

17. Lol, you guys are so transparent anymore... :)

Reply to Blue_Tires (Reply #8)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 07:18 PM

Dec 2014

SomethingFishy

(4,876 posts)

5. Well if you had bothered to read the story it tells you

Reply to Blue_Tires (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 05:52 PM

Dec 2014

what happens to the award.

However I understand that for a certain number of people, anything to do with Snowden is bad and will be bad whether you actually read the story or not...

Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)

7. Also Blue_Tires seems to be under the assumption that Snowden controls award committees

Reply to SomethingFishy (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 05:55 PM

Dec 2014

and the press that reports on the awards that he receives.

Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts)

13. We should post more Snowden stories

Reply to Luminous Animal (Reply #7)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 06:12 PM

Dec 2014

Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)

16. It IS amusing!

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Reply #13)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 06:18 PM

Dec 2014

Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)

6. And Greenwald wins top German book award.

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 05:53 PM

Dec 2014

http://www.dw.de/glenn-greenwald-receives-top-german-book-prize/a-18103530

The controversial US journalist has been awarded one of Germany's most prestigious book awards. Greenwald's work with Edward Snowden sheds light on the extent of the US' extensive surveillance networks.

The award was founded in 1980 and each year recognizes a book which shows "intellectual independence" and champions civil freedoms and moral courage.

WillyT

(72,631 posts)

9. K & R !!!

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 06:02 PM

Dec 2014

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)

18. It makes me happy that Snowden's getting his long over-due well-deserved recognition

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 07:27 PM

Dec 2014

for being a world-class patriot of a nation that has exiled him to distant lands for simply telling the truth s he understood it, to upholding the US Constitution..

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

19. The same Sweden Assange claims is persecuting him? nt

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 07:42 PM

Dec 2014

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)

21. Indeed. nt

Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #19)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 08:04 PM

Dec 2014

Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)

24. The Right Livelihood Awards are not granted by the Swedish government.

Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #19)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 09:07 PM

Dec 2014

Right Livelihood is a private foundation and its annual awards are presented at parliament. Both Snowden and Assange do have supporters in parliament.

Township75

(3,535 posts)

22. Cheers to snowden! You deserve it!

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 08:14 PM

Dec 2014

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