Thom Hartmann: Why Snowden is really fleeing the U.S.

[thomhartmann]

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has drawn a lot of comparisons to Daniel Ellsberg - but their experiences differ in one VERY important way.

The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann on RT TV & FSTV "live" 9pm and 11pm check www.thomhartmann.com/tv for local listings

[Thinkingabout]

1. The best thing to happen to the US is Snowden never returns to our shores. The greatest punishment

to Snowden is not being able to return to the US without being arrested for espionage. His flight kinda says a lot, he spied and lied and he should do his time. By him not returning to the US it will save money in not having to transport him and the cost of a trial and then the cost of incarceration so it is a win-win situation for the US. His actions are despicable, there is not a good defense, a lot of countries do not like his actions. He thought he would be a hero, now he finds himself as a zero. He has been a patsy in this whole ordeal and he has lost any effective response he might have had but his actions after he stole the files. He has ruined his own game, the Spy and Lie mission is failing because his actions.

[rurallib]

2. first we hang him, then we give him a fair trial

wow - sounds like the cartoons of my youth.

[Thinkingabout]

3. He made his bed now let him lie in it.

[Quantess]

4. Excellent video!