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So did Daniel Ellsberg with the Pentagon papers.

• AdieuToLogic 7y ago
  > > > What is Edward Snowden, then? Will he be greeted with open arms when returning to the USA, or immediately end up in a black site? > > He also leaked a lot of documents that he wasn't supposed to. > So did Daniel Ellsberg with the Pentagon papers. Daniel Ellsberg wasn't a contractor at the NSA either, though he "was charged under the Espionage Act of 1917 along with other charges of theft and conspiracy, carrying a total maximum sentence of 115 years."[0] I doubt Snowden will be so lucky as to share Ellsberg's fate of all charges being dismissed "[d]ue to governmental misconduct and illegal evidence-gathering"[0]. 0 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Ellsberg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Ellsberg
  • laughinghan 7y ago
    Ellsberg himself has specifically defended Snowden, saying Snowden "made the right call" in fleeing the country [0] and "would not get a fair trial" if he returned [1]. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/daniel-ellsberg-nsa-leaker-snowden-made-the-right-call/2013/07/07/0b46d96c-e5b7-11e2-aef3-339619eab080_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/daniel-ellsberg-nsa-... https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/30/daniel-ellsberg-snowden-fair-trial-kerry-espionage-act https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/30/daniel...
    • AdieuToLogic 7y ago
      > Ellsberg himself has specifically defended Snowden, saying Snowden "made the right call" in fleeing the country [0] and "would not get a fair trial" if he returned [1]. Hence my assertion of: > I doubt Snowden will be so lucky as to share Ellsberg's fate ...
      • laughinghan 7y ago
        Yes, I'm agreeing with you and providing additional substantiation as to why a reader should believe you that Snowden would be unlikely to share Ellsberg's fate.