You're attacking a strawman. The quote was not >His exposing of classified NSA activity suggests that his true motive throughout has been to injure the nation

You're attacking a strawman. The quote was not >His exposing of classified NSA activity suggests that his true motive throughout has been to injure the national security of the United States, not to advance Internet freedom and free speech it was: >His failures to criticize these regimes suggests that his true motive throughout has been to injure the national security of the United States, not to advance Internet freedom and free speech Maybe Snowden's intention was to hurt the U.S.; I couldn't say. But it certainly doesn't follow logically from Snowden not admonishing other countries.