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[[File:Full-spectrum-cyber-effects-final-p4-large.gif|right|300px|thumb|US Government document from 2010 part of the Snowden leaks and sharing agreements with the [[UK]]. The [[Five Eyes]] program of the English speaking world (United States, United Kingdom, [[Canada]], [[Australia]], and [[New Zealand]]) use [[social media]] for “[[propaganda]],” “[[deception]],” “mass messaging,” “pushing stories”, and "discrediting” the intelligence agencies' enemies with false information spread online.<ref>https://theintercept.com/document/2014/04/04/full-spectrum-cyber-effects/</ref>]]

[[File:Full-spectrum-cyber-effects-final-p4-large.gif|right|300px|thumb|US Government document from 2010 part of the Snowden leaks and sharing agreements with the [[UK]]. The [[Five Eyes]] program of the English speaking world (United States, United Kingdom, [[Canada]], [[Australia]], and [[New Zealand]]) use [[social media]] for “[[propaganda]],” “[[deception]],” “mass messaging,” “pushing stories”, and "discrediting” the intelligence agencies' enemies with false information spread online.<ref>https://theintercept.com/document/2014/04/04/full-spectrum-cyber-effects/</ref>]]

'''Edward J. Snowden''' (Born June 21, 1983) is an American  [[IT]] specialist and a former employee of defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton (a contractor for the [[National Security Agency]]). In June 2013 Snowden revealed the mass [[domestic surveillance]] program known as "[[PRISM]],". This is an internet snooping program run by the National Security Agency after passage of the [[Patriot Act]] and Amendments. He explained to shocked Americans that the National Security Agency had in effect built a dossier on every man, woman and child in the [[United States of America]], and probably beyond borders.

'''Edward J. Snowden''' (Born June 21, 1983) is an American  [[IT]] specialist and a former employee of defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton (a contractor for the [[National Security Agency]]). In June 2013 Snowden revealed the mass [[domestic surveillance]] program known as "[[PRISM]],". This is an internet snooping program run by the National Security Agency after passage of the [[Patriot Act]] and Amendments. He explained to shocked Americans that the National Security Agency had in effect built a dossier on every man, woman and child in the [[United States of America]], and probably beyond borders.

==Flight and exile==

==Flight and exile==

[[File:Snowden HK.jpg|thumb|250px|Hong Kong Rally to Support Snowden, Garden Road, Central, [[Hong Kong]], June 15, 2013.]]

[[File:Snowden HK.jpg|thumb|250px|Hong Kong Rally to Support Snowden, Garden Road, Central, [[Hong Kong]], June 15, 2013.]]

After leaking the information in question, Snowden stayed in Hong Kong for a while; he then left China and went to Russia en route to seeking asylum in [[Ecuador]]. Snowden was apparently travelling on a passport that had been revoked.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/06/23/obama-administration-confirms-talking-to-hong-kong-about-snowden/ "US revokes NSA leaker Edward Snowden's passport, as he reportedly seeks asylum in Ecuador," Fox News, 23 June 2013]</ref> The [[Wikileaks]] organization has helped Snowden to stay ahead of Obama's grasp.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/06/23/with-wikileaks-help-nsa-leaker-snowden-seeks-asylum-in-ecuador-via-moscow/ "With WikiLeaks' Help, NSA Leaker Snowden Seeks Asylum Interested Ecuador Via Moscow," Forbes, 23 June 2013]</ref> The president of Ecuador [[Rafael Correa]] explained that Snowden cannot go to Ecuador.<ref>http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2013/06/30/ecuador-president-says-snowden-cannot-leave-moscow/</ref> Thereupon Russian government allowed Snowden to stay for three years in Russia.<ref>http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28689231</ref>

The revelations made Snowden the [[intelligence community]] nemesis.<ref>Obama neglected most other issues, notably the downfall of the [[Muslim Brotherhood]] government in [[Egypt]], in his pursuit of the young man.</ref>  

As of July 6, 2013, Nicaraguan President [[Daniel Ortega]] and Venezuelan President [[Nicolas Maduro]] had offered asylum to Snowden.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23201774/</ref>

After leaking the information in question, Snowden stayed in Hong Kong for a while; he then left China and went to Russia en route to seeking asylum in [[Ecuador]]. Snowden was apparently travelling on a passport that had been revoked.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/06/23/obama-administration-confirms-talking-to-hong-kong-about-snowden/ "US revokes NSA leaker Edward Snowden's passport, as he reportedly seeks asylum in Ecuador," Fox News, 23 June 2013]</ref> The [[Wikileaks]] organization has helped Snowden to stay ahead of Obama's grasp.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/06/23/with-wikileaks-help-nsa-leaker-snowden-seeks-asylum-in-ecuador-via-moscow/ "With WikiLeaks' Help, NSA Leaker Snowden Seeks Asylum Interested Ecuador Via Moscow," Forbes, 23 June 2013]</ref> The president of Ecuador [[Rafael Correa]] explained that Snowden cannot go to Ecuador.<ref>http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2013/06/30/ecuador-president-says-snowden-cannot-leave-moscow/</ref> At one point, Obama had [[Evo Morales]], the prime minister of [[Bolivia]] detained in an inept attempt to intercept Snowden. As of July 6, 2013, Nicaraguan President [[Daniel Ortega]] and Venezuelan President [[Nicolas Maduro]] had offered asylum to Snowden.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23201774/</ref>

Snowden is a [[Libertarianism|Libertarian]]<ref>http://www.salon.com/2013/06/10/edward_snowden_a_libertarian_hero/</ref> and a [[Buddhism|Buddhist]].<ref>http://world.time.com/2013/08/02/7-things-edward-snowden-should-do-in-russia/</ref> Although he has claimed to have fought for freedom of speech, he nonetheless ignored that Ecuador was also practicing massive surveillance measures.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2013/07/10/assange-snowden-greenwald-strangely-silent-on-ecuador-s-sweeping-new-media-laws/</ref> He was later revealed by [[Vladimir Putin]] to be a Russian agent.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20130830025327/http://usasurvival.org/ck08.28.13.html#axzz4iPWArPS7]</ref> In addition, the left wing professor and Weather Underground terrorist [[Bill Ayers]] on March 12, 2016, when tweeting his dining room altar of revolutionary heroes (many of which included the likes of Vladimir Lenin, Malcolm X, Karl Marx and Che Guevara), included a picture of Snowden that thanked him.<ref>https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-npXRy-gk7h0/VubGodMyb2I/AAAAAAABcSI/u2v2I4Cf-4A/s1600-h/bill%252520ayers%25255B4%25255D.png</ref>

Snowden is a [[Libertarianism|Libertarian]]<ref>http://www.salon.com/2013/06/10/edward_snowden_a_libertarian_hero/</ref> and a [[Buddhism|Buddhist]].<ref>http://world.time.com/2013/08/02/7-things-edward-snowden-should-do-in-russia/</ref> Although he has claimed to have fought for freedom of speech, he nonetheless ignored that Ecuador was also practicing massive surveillance measures.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2013/07/10/assange-snowden-greenwald-strangely-silent-on-ecuador-s-sweeping-new-media-laws/</ref> He was alleged to be a [[Russia]]n agent.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20130830025327/http://usasurvival.org/ck08.28.13.html#axzz4iPWArPS7]</ref> Thereup on Russian government granted Snowden [[asylum]] for three years in Russia.<ref>http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28689231</ref> In addition, the left wing professor and Weather Underground terrorist [[Bill Ayers]] on March 12, 2016, when tweeting his dining room altar of revolutionary heroes (many of which included the likes of Vladimir Lenin, Malcolm X, Karl Marx and Che Guevara), included a picture of Snowden that thanked him.<ref>https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-npXRy-gk7h0/VubGodMyb2I/AAAAAAABcSI/u2v2I4Cf-4A/s1600-h/bill%252520ayers%25255B4%25255D.png</ref>

==Political reaction==

==Political reaction==