The Obama Administration finally responded this week to a two-year-old petition on Whitehouse.gov requesting the pardon of Edward Snowden. 170,000 signatures and a wave of anti-NSA public sentiment later, the White House formally refused the pardon alleging unspecified damage Snowden’s leaks inflicted on American national security. The White House response made no mention of any public…

La recente uscita del documentario Citizenfour ha riportato l’attenzione dei media su Edward Snowden, che la settimana scorsa ha reiterato la sua volontà di tornare in America e fronteggiare il nemico se gli sarà concesso un processo onesto e imparziale. Ovviamente non sarà così: lo stato ha detto più volte che Snowden ha fatto grossi…

The recent release of the documentary Citizenfour has refocused media attention on Edward Snowden, who last week restated his willingness to return to the U.S. to face the music if permitted a fair and impartial trial. Of course, this isn’t something he will receive; the state has repeatedly claimed that Snowden has egregiously wounded national…