Look at it this way, if someone is paid to say good things about the company they work for, you take what they say with a grain of salt, don't you? Snowden's si

Look at it this way, if someone is paid to say good things about the company they work for, you take what they say with a grain of salt, don't you? Snowden's situation is similar to this, in a way. He's being paid (by being allowed to stay there and to keep breathing) to criticize the US, so shouldn't we take what he says with a grain of salt? I'd argue that in Snowden's case, since it's not just his livelihood at stake (as with a company shill) but his freedom and likely his life, then he has even more incentive to stir the pot, color his statement's in Russia's favor, stretch truths, perhaps even outright lie, since the consequences of not living up to his side of the bargain are so dire. Note: I'm not saying he definitely does this, but.... grain of salt!