> We should have protected him as a wistleblower but "even" obama seemed willing to throw him to the wolves. Here's another possible interpretation of this. W

> We should have protected him as a wistleblower but "even" obama seemed willing to throw him to the wolves. Here's another possible interpretation of this. Why didn't the Obama Administration show him leniency? eg. They commuted Chelsea Manning's sentence and released her early. Why not similar for Snowden? Is it possible that they knew something about him that the rest of us do not?