Greenwald: U.S. Should Be ‘On Its Knees Begging’ That Nothing Happens To Snowden

[Purveyor]

Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald said in an interview published Saturday that the U.S. should “be on its knees begging” that nothing bad happens to NSA leaker Edward Snowden because the information that would then be revealed would be the country’s “worst nightmare.” According to Reuters, Greenwald was speaking to the Argentinian newspaper La Nacion.

“Snowden has enough information to cause harm to the U.S. government in a single minute than any other person has ever had,” said Greenwald.

“The U.S. government should be on its knees every day begging that nothing happen to Snowden, because if something does happen to him, all the information will be revealed and it could be its worst nightmare.”

Snowden is currently working with Russian authorities to secure temporary asylum in that country. He said Friday that U.S. officials are blocking every effort he makes to seek safe passage to any place that will not extradite him into U.S. custody.

“(T)he government and intelligence services of the United States of America have attempted to make an example of me, a warning to all others who might speak out as I have. I have been made stateless and hounded for my act of political expression. The United States Government has placed me on no-fly lists. It demanded Hong Kong return me outside of the framework of its laws, in direct violation of the principle of non-refoulement – the Law of Nations. It has threatened with sanctions countries who would stand up for my human rights and the UN asylum system. It has even taken the unprecedented step of ordering military allies to ground a Latin American president’s plane in search for a political refugee. These dangerous escalations represent a threat not just to the dignity of Latin America, but to the basic rights shared by every person, every nation, to live free from persecution, and to seek and enjoy asylum.”

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[pnwmom]

1. So now the patriot/hero/whistleblower is stooping to extortion? n/t

[Cleita]

12. Maybe it would be best to listen to him and ask some questions.

Why is the USA so adamant to get their hands on him, even to the extent of causing a dangerous diplomatic incident involving the head of a sovereign nation, if what he knows could damn the leadership of this nation to seven hells? I agree with you that the tone of that interview sounds threatening. However, I would like to see the original Spanish before I draw conclusions. Translations can be tricky and it could be the tone was more warning than threat.

[Blackford]

2. Just when I thought Greenwald couldn't get more idiotic... n/t

[frazzled]

3. The "journalist"is stooping to extortion

What does "bad" mean? How does GG define something bad happening. Would an arrest, under federal warrant, qualify? Or is he making up some crazy pre-conspiracy about poisoned umbrellas or drone assassination?

Greenwald has definitely left behind the title of Journalist with this threat. It's just amazing.

[Tx4obama]

4. I think the folks the are holding the stolen classified government documents should be charged...

... with 'illegal possession of government property'.

I don't care if it is a private citizen or a reporter/journalist.

Possession of stolen property is a crime.

[Purveyor]

5. Doesn't matter who is arrested or how. A redundancy for distribution of this material is part

of the plan, should the key operatives be taken out.

The cows left this barn weeks ago, imo.

[Catherina]

6. Finally, something the government and I would be able to agree on these days n/t

[Cleita]

14. Do you have the Spanish version of this interview?

I'd rather look at the original before I draw conclusions.

[MjolnirTime]

7. Greenwald shits the bed, yet again.

[Dash87]

8. Yeah ok.

I'm neutral on the whole Snowden saga, but Greenwald is being ridiculous here.

[SidDithers]

9. Fuck Greenwald...nt

Sid

[struggle4progress]

10. "I'm a moron. He's a moron. They're a moron. We're all morons. Wouldn't you like to be a moron too?"

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

11. The U.S. doesn't need to beg. Just give Snowden his passport back.

[Cleita]

15. +1000

[JaneyVee]

13. Unless that "something" that happens to Snowden is from a foreign country.

Greenwald is only concerned about harming the US.