Where is Edward Snowden?

Alright, by now everyone knows who Edward Snowden is and for those who still scratch their head about his now infamous name: Where the hell have you been!? Edward Snowden is the 30 year young NSA whistle-blower who made the world aware of two top secret spy programs; one domestic and one foreign. His betrayal to the US intelligence community has not only angered top officials, it also initiated a barrage of events which soured diplomatic relations between the US and a host of countries such as China, Russia and Ecuador.

Edward Snowden’s revelations rank among the biggest security leaks in NSA history, and before this system administrator joined the ranks of the NSA as a contractor employed by Booz Allen Hamilton he was also a contractor for the CIA. He is a high school drop about and former US Army Special Forces recruit, but never completed training.

He has made the public aware of the interception of phone metadata, which is basically data about data and in this case the phone numbers as well as length of phone calls without the actual content, as well as well as two internet surveillance programs; PRISM out of the US and Tempora out of the UK which he knew about as the UK shares information with the NSA.

He is now a fugitive and charged under the Espionage Act. The charges against him include: theft of government property, unauthorized communication of national defense information and willful communication of classified intelligence with an unauthorized person. Eric Snowden made the global public aware of the surveillance programs in an interview with UK newspaper The Guardian this month.

Snowden conducted the interview from Hong Kong where he sought security from US officials. He remained there for a few weeks, but grew uneasy of his personal safety which led him to seek assistance from WikiLeaks and their expertise in this delicate matter. He especially sought out their legal assistance as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is being sought for extradition, but he found asylum and currently lives in the Ecuadorian embassy in London where he enjoys Ecuador’s protection.

So, where is Edward Snowden?

He boarded a plane in Hong Kong and flew to Russia where he is believed to currently be in a transit zone at an airport in Moscow. The US begged Russia to extradite him, but Russia has no extradition treaty with the US and Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Edward Snowden is free to go where he likes. President Putin also stated that Snowden as not entered Russia and that Russia has not contracted him. While Russia will not extradite him, President Putin said he hopes he will leave the country soon.

The US has accused China that Snowden was hired by Chinese intelligence officials in order to infiltrate the NSA through Booz Allen Hamilton which was dismissed by China as pathetic and diplomatic relations tanked. The US has acted in a childish way and does not need to wonder why global super powers have no intentions of cooperating or assisting the US in their issues. The bad seed the US sowed when others were less powerful come home and haunt the US.

Russia has no intentions to assist the US either, but is aware of the exact whereabouts of Edward Snowden. Since the US has decided to arm Syrian rebels and angered Russia with their interference in matters the US has neither right nor power it is only natural that President Putin declines US request in the highest political manners. The US is mad and once again displays its idiocy when it comes to foreign relations.

Edward Snowden is rumored to board a plane to Cuba from where he will be headed to Venezuela before finally arriving in Ecuador where he will seek asylum and his request will most likely be granted. The US revoked Snowden’s passport and Ecuador has issued refugee papers to Snowden in order to ease his travel issues. It is believed that Ecuadorian officials are currently working on finalizing his travel plans as Snowden awaits confirmation in the transit zone of a Moscow airport.

The US has now managed to piss of China and Russia with their accusations and as the US saying goes: ‘Don’t bite the hand that feeds you!’ the US will feel further fallout from their actions. The US has treated other countries like a piece of dirt when they were powerful and others weak; now the tide is turning and the US has a hard time realizing this.

Edward Snowden, thanks for providing great material for a post right here at Rogue Forex Trader. May your travel plans go as scheduled so that you arrive in Ecuador where you can live the rest of your life looking over your shoulder which is the sad reality. Thank you for making all of us aware of what is going on as you can rest assured you have been the cause for a deterioration in diplomatic relations between the US and the new super powers of this world while what may or may not happen in Ecuador has the potential to cause a political scandal.

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