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Originally Posted by shoemakj
Snowden's disclosure is at the treasonous level, IMO.
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I kind of wonder about this. Snowden surely could have sold info to the highest bidder, or even given it to enemies out of personal conviction. But his motivation was to expose illegal activity by the US gov't. And he did so at huge personal cost to himself, not at all for a promise of wealth or comfort. He's only ever going to face a life of misery now, he knew that beforehand and, yet, he still did it. How is that treasonous? It may be illegal, because it's never legal to divulge classified info. But I don't see how he was trying to give aid and comfort to the enemy.