Read the following article:
http://news.yahoo.com/nsa-serves-economic-interests-snowden-interview-220424512.html
Answer the following questions:
1. Who is Edward Snowden?
2. Why does he live in Russia now?
3. Who now has the leaked documents that Snowden was carrying with him?
4. Is Snowden a hero or a criminal? Why?
1. He is a information leaker
ReplyDelete2. For refuge
3. Handpicked journalist
4. Snowden is a hero because he revealed the government was misusing information that it was collecting under a different pretense.
Demetrius Smith
P.1
Gabby Traywick, 1st
ReplyDeleteEdward Snowden is an intelligence leaker, seeing as though last May he released information stating that the government was collecting and listening in on phone calls and text messages. The government even was monitoring internet traffic and watching conversations between foreigners. Snowden resides in Russia for refuge and the leaker of the documents is now a broadcaster that had analyzed them. Snowden is a hero for doing what was right for our privacy. While the government wants to protect the U.S. there are other ways than snooping.
Frankie Malveo -
ReplyDelete1. Edward Snowden is the man who "leaked" government secrets.
2. If he were residing in the U.S. or any other country the U.S. has "treaties" with he would be reprimanded but, since Russia is not obligated to hand over Snowden they are keeping him safe. For now.
3.Russia.
4. Snowden is somewhat a hero for exposing what the government has been hiding. Now knowing this information I have many more questions. On the other hand leaking information could be a potential threat to us and could also ruin relationships abroad. But, think about EVERYTHING you have ever done on the internet or calls or texts you sent would YOU really want someone else to know that information.
Taryn Dockery
ReplyDeleteEdward Snowden revealed to the US that the government had been collecting telephone data. He went to Russia seeking asylum. The leaked documents are now in the hands of journalists hand-picked by Snowden himself. I think that he is a hero, because now we know that the government is basically spying on us. I understand that the government is not happy with him, but they are taking away our rights as US citizens. As a US citizen, we have the right to our privacy, and by listening in to certain phone calls and seeing everything we look up on the internet, the government is not allowing us to have this right.
Edward Snowden is the man who leaked some of the U.S.'s secrets and was forced to leave the country. Snowden now lives in Russia because he cannot return to the U.S. The leaked documents that Snowden had were given to specially selected journalists in Russia. Edward Snowden is a hero in the fact that he stood up to something he knew was wrong, but he shouldn't have stood up in such a criminalistic way. The best way I can think of is, he should have gone to Congress or the Supreme Court and tried to get the actions deemed unconstitutional.
ReplyDelete~Blake e. Lockridge
Edward Snowden is an intelligence leaker. Snowden now lives in Russia to seek refuge. Snowden gave the leaked documents to handpicked journalists. Edward Snowden is a hero because he gave America what they needed to know. The people should know everything that is going on, especially if the government is eavesdropping in on their conversation.
ReplyDelete~Heather Williams
Kailee Post
ReplyDelete1. He is a former NSA contractor who leaked special information.
2. To seek refuge away from the USA government.
3. Journalists.
4. I believe he is a hero in a way. I'm going to relate this back to "Little Brother" by Cory Doctorow in the way that the government hides a lot from the citizens of America. Our privacy continues to be infiltrated by the government. Obviously, Snowden felt what was happening was wrong and risked his job and life by doing something about it and I think that is something a hero has to do.
1. An intelligence leaker
ReplyDelete2. He wanted to avoid trial anf jailtime for his actions
3. Journalists he handpicked
4. I think he is both. While he broke the law and could have started a war he also proved the NSA was spying on everyday citizens and were violating our rights
-Dillon Baker
Lauren Beatty
ReplyDelete1. He is a former contractor for the NSA.
2. He leaked confidential information about the Agency's actions and reach over the country.
3. Not Snowden, as he distributed them to journalists that he chose.
4. Both. He is a hero for blowing the whistle on his own government for tyrannical acts that he had been exposed to, but is a criminal for violating the confidentiality agreement that he had with the NSA.
Nikhil Singh
ReplyDeleteEdward Snowden is a former NSA contractor. He lives in Russia to seek refuge.
Snowden gave the leaked documents to hand picked journalists. Snowden can be
considered a hero in some eyes for leaking the governments secret of spying on
citizens, and he can be a criminal in the governments eyes for leaking such
information and having leaked documents.
Abby Ingle
ReplyDelete1. Edward Snowden worked for a national security agency and leaked intelligence information.
2. He lives in Russia now to avoid imprisonment due to leaking government secrets.
3. Journalists now have the documents.
4. I think that he is a criminal because he leaked national secrets that could threaten our security and he also betrayed his country.
Edward Snowden who leaks intelligence from the NSA so the whole world can see it. He left Hong Kong last year to seek refuge in Russia. Snowden states that he no longer has any confidential documents and that he has given them all out to journalist that he himself chose to take the documents. Snowden should be considered a hero, the government of the U.S may not see it this way but the people need to know if they are being monitored.
ReplyDelete-Brandon Appling
Edward Snowden is an intelligence leaker. Snowden fled from Hong Kong to Russia to seek refuge. The documents have been given to handpicked journalists. I would consider Snowden neither. Yes he revealed that the NSA listen to citizens conversation, but he also leaked US information.
ReplyDelete-April McCool
1-an intelligence leaker
ReplyDelete2 - to seek refuge
3 - handpicked journalists
4 - hes a hero for revealing the government for collecting telephone data and eves dropping,
-kayla compton
1.) An intellegance leaker who revealed that the NSA uses data it collects for economic purposes
ReplyDelete2.) the government put him there
3.) handpicked journalists
4.) I would say hero, because he revealed what the government is doing, and to me I don't think it's right for them to do that, and he was informing the rest of the world of it. I think we deserved to know that.
-Tanner Bramlett 5/6th pd
Jane Frances Armour
ReplyDeleteEdward Snowden is the intelligence leaker of the US National Security Agency. He lives in Russia now because he sought refuge there. The handpicked journalists of Snowden's choice have the leaked documents that Snowden was carrying with him. Snowden is a hero and a criminal, he helped people see the truth about our government, but he betrayed his country by doing so. His leaked information might be helping the US find terrorists, murders, and bad people or it might just be the US spying on its citizens. I would need more information to choose if he was a hero or criminal, but right now he is both.
1. A whistle-blower
ReplyDelete2. He seeks refuge from the U.S. government
3. Journalists
4. I believe that what he did was an act of rebellion to the NSA. I think that what he did was for the better to reveal the office that we are run by is becoming corrupt.
-Luke Yarbrough
Brooke Allen
ReplyDelete1. Edward Snowden is an intelligence leaker.
2. Edward Snowden lives in Russia now because he wished to seek refuge.
3. Handpicked journalists.
4. I personaly don't see Edward as a villan. His intentions were to be no longer involved with the scam and to stop it. His intentions were for the public to know about it because he felt that it was wrong. Therefore, he is not a villan in my eyes. He is a hero.
~Laura Coats
ReplyDeleteEdward Snowden is an intelligence leaker. He lives in Russia as it is a hiding spot from the U.S. Reporters and journalists Snowden personally picked now have the documents. I believe it is hard to place Snowden as a hero or criminal. In law terms, he is a criminal, but to the public, he could be perceived as a hero for relaying info to Americans.
Hannah Glasscock
ReplyDelete1. An intelligence leaker
2. To seek refuge
3. They had been handed out to handpicked journalists
4. I think that he is a criminal because he revealed the NSA's secret surveillance program
1. An intelligence leaker.
ReplyDelete2. To seek refuge.
3. Handpicked journalist.
4. Snowden is a criminal because it wasn't his place to leak any of the information.
-Destinee Ferrell
1. Edward Snowden was an intelligence leaker from the Berlin NSA.
ReplyDelete2. He now lives in Russia seeking refuge from Hong Kong in 2013.
3.The leaked documents are now in the hands of handpicked journalists.
4.Snowden is a criminal because he leaked extreme confidential information from the Untied States government to people that could use this information against the United States.
- Carli Colburn
Hannah Jackson
ReplyDelete1.) He is an intelligence leaker
2.) He was seeking a refuge in Russia
3.) Handpicked Journalists
4.) A criminal because it seems like he isn't trustworthy and if he were my friend, I would be wary about telling him things.
1. An Intelligence leaker
ReplyDelete2. To seek refuge
3. They had been handled out to have picked journalists
4. I think that he is a crminal because he revealed the NSA's secret surveillance program.
Grace Glasscock
Abby Nelson-
ReplyDeleteEdward is an "intelligence leaker" and revealed an extract of an interview with a German television chain. He left Hong Kong so he could seek refuge in Russia. Now, handpicked journalists have the documents that Edward had. Edward could be both but, he is mainly a criminal since he leaked information that wasn't his.
Edward Snowden is a man that leaks information. He lives in Russia now after fleeing the United States after revealing that his government was collecting telephone data from US citizens, monitoring private Internet traffic and eavesdropping on conversations. Handpicked journalist now have the leaked documents. I think Snowden is a hero, because he was trying to protect citizens by telling them that the government was looking into their private life.
ReplyDelete-Katelyn Hardy
1. Edward Snowden is a man that leaked the government's secrets about listening to people's conversations with foreigners, friends or foes.
ReplyDelete2. He went to Russia for refuge and to not get in trouble by the US Government.
3. Hand picked journalist.
4. In my opinion he is a hero. The US Government has no right to be eavesdropping on our conversations, unless they have a warrant or a reason to search. It goes against the Fourth Amendment of the Bill of Rights.
-Abby Cooper
Matthew Sloan - 1st period
ReplyDelete1. Edward Snowden is an intelligence leaker.
2. He went to Russia to seek refuge.
3. Handpicked journalists have the leaked documents now.
4. I think Snowden is a criminal, he took an oath to secrecy.
Marie Doyle
ReplyDelete1. an intelligence leaker
2.he fears the legal actions that will be taken against him because of the leaking
3. journalists handpicked by Snowden
4.Snowden is a hero. Despite many people's claims that he is unpatriotic, he was acting in the best interest of American citizens. It also seems like Snowden didn't really leak the information for fame or power.
Edward Snowden is a former NSA contractor who last year “revealed” that the United States government was spying on other countries and private citizens’ phone calls and other forms of electronic communications. I put quotes around “revealed “because many people, including myself, already assumed this, especially after 9/11 and the passing of the Patriot Act. He has also revealed corruption in the NSA and recently he revealed that the NSA was using information it obtained for financial purposes. He is currently living in Moscow, Russia. All of the confidential documents he was carrying have been given out to handpicked journalists. Edward Snowden is a criminal for sharing occasional detail, although generally his “big revelations” were very general and expectable. Sharing specific details that would help terrorists avoid detection by the U.S. is aiding the enemy, according to United States Code Section 904- Article 104, since the U.S. is fighting a war on terror.
ReplyDeleteJohn McDonough
mills harrison
ReplyDelete1. the man how told every one about the governments secrets about listening to any body they wanted to.
2. so the government couldn't capture him
3.the where given to hand picked journalist
4.i think hes a hero because i don't want the government spying on us all the time it just makes me feel uncomfortable
Edward Snowden is a man who rebelled against the capitalist Nsa scum. After he leaked information on a secret surveillance program ran by the Nsa he had to flee the United states to protect his freedom. He succeeded in his mission to disperse the documents to journalist in a heroic act of rebellion. Snowden is a hero because he exposed the truth behind a government riddled with lies.
ReplyDelete~John Foster
Edward Snowden is the man who revealed secret government files. He lives in Russia to protect his freedom. A journalist from NSA leaked the files. He is a hero because he uncovered the truth of the government.
ReplyDelete~Taylor Burge