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I haven't heard anyone talk about the death penalty for Snowden. Manning got 35 years. I'm sure the US gov would be happy to lock Snowden up for the rest of his
by rgbrenner 13y ago
I haven't heard anyone talk about the death penalty for Snowden. Manning got 35 years. I'm sure the US gov would be happy to lock Snowden up for the rest of his life (instead of the death penalty) if it meant they could get him back on US soil.
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- grey-area 13y agoJust in the last week a few prominent and influential figures have said just that: “I think giving him amnesty is idiotic,” Former CIA Director James Woolsey said. “He should be prosecuted for treason. If convicted by a jury of his peers, he should be hanged by his neck until he is dead." [1] Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton: Edward Snowden 'Ought To Swing From A Tall Oak Tree' [2] That's not the administration's official line of course, and might be Fox News or the administration just floating the idea, but these are very senior figures in the Washington establishment. [1] http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/12/17/ex-cia-director-snowden-should-be-hanged-if-convicted-for-treason/ http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/12/17/ex-cia-director-s... [2] http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/17/john-bolton-edward-snowden_n_4461196.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/17/john-bolton-edward-...