Verax!: Bradley Manning II - America's Whistleblower Saga Continues...

Former undercover CIA employee Edward Snowden proves again that America's criminal activity can only go so far...

Edward Snowden

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - A former undercover CIA employee named Edward Snowden who used the name Verax (Latin for truth-teller) is emerging as the whistleblower who would not stand for the latest intelligence scandal involving Verizon. He tossed this hot potato into the world spotlight, again showing the public the degrading side of American politicians, as they move in a McCarthy-like way, trying to ensnare citizens for connections to "terrorism".

This, while the U.S. government increasingly assumes its place as the lead terror organization of the world with endless support of Israel's ethnic cleansing, illegal wars to destabilize Middle east governments, strike drones, and the circus ring president willing to order the assassination of a 16-year old boy and friends because the kid's father is a suspected terrorist.

That just isn't how America's forefathers envisioned things, I think that is a fair assumption.

Today's Sacramento Bee has the full story, it is mind numbing in a way, to know that America's heart is still staffed by honest people willing to completely throw themselves under the train for the sake of others.

Bradley Manning showed us so much, he revealed the way Americans simply slaughter living, breathing people with their aerial toys, snorting their pleasure at the destruction of human beings they have never and will never see up close.

Nobel Prize Nominee Manning, is at the very top of the list of humanitarians who refuse to accept this behavior on the part of his country. Now Snowden joins the race and perhaps, just maybe... the powers to be, like Obama, will take notice, and realize that their actions of death and war, gun restriction and privacy invasion policies, are not something they will continue to get away with.

It was Sunday night when Snowden revealed in an interview that he was indeed the primary source of informational disclosures of NSA (National Security Administration) documents, revealing what he described, as a systematic surveillance of American citizens.

"I'm not going to hide," Snowden stated to the Washington Post. The Guardian in London also carried information about this whistleblower. Snowden was a tech specialist with the firm, Booz Allen Hamilton. He is currently located in Hong Kong, a favorite spot for international characters trying to keep a reasonable distance between themselves and the U.S. government.

Former NSA official Thomas Drake, is quoted saying, "I consider it a magnificent act of civil disobedience."

Millions of Verizon customers owe Snowden their gratitude, it turns out this whistleblower is a Ron Paul supporter, and that is relatively unsurprising.

For his part, Snowden believes the revelations he made are already making a difference, of course the American government under Barack Obama will continue to clamp down and threaten employees, but I think we are learning that money and fear have little value next to simple honesty, regardless of the consequences. I hope Snowden manages to avoid going into U.S. custody for a very long time.

Learn more:

Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance revelations - Glen Greenwald

NSA leaker ignites global debate: hero or traitor? - By Ashley Fantz, CNN

Poll: Should Edward Snowden, the NSA whistle-blower, go to jail?

Diplomatic intrigue: Where will unmasked NSA leaker go?

Tim King

09 June 2013

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