I don't disagree that Snowden had a better justification than most for his crimes. Manning actually faced a trial, and the system even granted her some lenienc

I don't disagree that Snowden had a better justification than most for his crimes. Manning actually faced a trial, and the system even granted her some leniency. Snowden might have found leniency too, but he probably gave that up by defecting to an enemy state. An enemy state that routinely commits worse crimes against its citizens, than the US has even been accused of. But in Russia, protection of Whistleblowers isn't even a subject worth talking about...