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An American Hero

Yes, Edward Snowden is an American hero.

We live in an age of disinformation and alternative reality where propaganda promotes the lie that front line government workers are heroic merely because they show up for work. However, real heroism is rare. Ignore those who devalue heroism. Honor our genuine heroes.

Russia Gives Edward Snowden Permanent Residency & 'Path To Citizenship'

In what's no doubt at least in part a calculated blow to Washington following the newest high level US allegations of Russian 'interference' in the upcoming presidential election, Moscow has formally granted whistleblower and former NSA analyst Edward Snowden permanent residency rights.

The 37-year old, who fled his base at Hawaii and entered Hong Kong in 2013 as some of the most damning parts of the trove of leaks were published in the media, eventually landed in Russia while being pursued by US authorities. He's long said his intent was to seek asylum somewhere in Latin America, but ended up "stuck" in Putin's Russia.

His lawyer announced the change in status on Thursday, which puts him on the path to Russian citizenship if he wants it; however, such a final move would not bode well in terms of any potential legal defense in the US should he ever return.

Snowden's Russian lawyer Anatoly Kucherena told Reuters that "His (Russian) residency permit was expiring and we asked to extend it," after he initially was granted asylum by the Russian government. "We submitted the documents in April and we got the permanent residency rights (on Thursday)," Kucherena said.

However, his lawyer expressly denied that Snowden would actually pursue Russian citizenship. From Russia, Snowden has been active in continuing to highlight abuses of the US national security state, authoring a book and giving frequent media interviews. (read more)

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