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I have not called (Chinese) President Xi personally or (Russian) President Putin personally and the reason is because, number one, I shouldn’t have to, this is something that routinely is dealt with between law enforcement officials in various countries.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
No, the Obama administration is afraid of you, it is afraid of an informed, angry public demanding the constitutional government it was promised – and it should be.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
These are the old, bad tools of political aggression, their purpose is to frighten, not me, but those who would come after me.
Found on CNN 1 year ago
There is nothing more foreseeable as a public health crisis in a world where we are just living on top of each other in crowded and polluted cities, than a pandemic.
Found on FOX News 4 years ago
Assange's critics may cheer, but this is a dark moment for press freedom.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
They could be arrested any time, the children could be separated from their parents, and the families could be returned to the very places where they faced torture or worse.
Found on CNN 7 years ago
The bottom line is that it became harder for us in the intelligence community to keep Americans safe. It became harder to monitor the communications of terrorist organizations that are bent on bringing bloodshed to our shores. Snowden’s disclosures helped these groups find ways to hide themselves in the crowded digital forest.
Found on FOX News 7 years ago
I admitted that I did not have a plan beyond getting straight out of there (Hong Kong), I planned to ask the world for justice and see what happened. It was kind of surprising how that worked out.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
When there is enough in the public record, you don't really get to decide whether or not the movie gets made.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I spoke at length just about personal values and just what it meant to me with the things that were happening since 2013, i guess he liked it. People do seem to respond to that.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
You aren't even allowed to explain to a jury what your motivations were for revealing this information. It is simply a question of 'did you reveal information?' If yes, you go to prison for the rest of your life.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
So far, they've said they won't torture me, which is a start, I think, but we haven't gotten much further than that.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
I regret I didn't come forward sooner, because the longer you wait with programs like this, the more deeply entrenched they become, i have paid a price but I feel comfortable with the decisions that I have made. If I'm gone tomorrow, I'm happy with what I had. I feel blessed.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
The Espionage Act finds anyone guilty who provides any information to the public, regardless of whether it is right or wrong, you aren't even allowed to explain to a jury what your motivations were for revealing this information. It is simply a question of 'did you reveal information?' If yes, you go to prison for the rest of your life.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
I've volunteered to go to prison with the government many times. What I won't do is I won't serve as a deterrent to people trying to do the right thing in difficult situations, so far, they've said they won't torture me, which is a start, I think, but we haven't gotten much further than that.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
Meanwhile, a thousand people at Fort Meade just opened Twitter.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Switzerland still has an active U.S. espionage presence, I think that is true of other countries as well... espionage is illegal in Switzerland.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I've been working exhaustively with the government now since I left to try to find terms of a trial.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I would love to go back and face a fair trial, but unfortunately ... there is no fair trial available, on offer right now.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I would love to go back and face a fair trial, but unfortunately ... there is no fair trial available, on offer right now, i've been working exhaustively with the government now since I left to try to find terms of a trial.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
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