Because what he did doesn't comply with the government's plan for surveillance.

+Alex Adey Precisely. I think it has a bit more to do with the fact that the American government sees it's population as being the enemy (and there's numerous different reasons why I believe this); I truly think it has little to nothing to do with preventing acts of terrorism, even. Otherwise, why would Snowden be considered to have commited an act of treason? If you take 9/11 into context when talking about The Patriot Act, and when you acknowledge the vast amounts of forensic and scientific evidence suggesting that 9/11 was perpetrated by our government (in order to demonize muslims and to justify the legislation for the Patriot Act), then it becomes harder to see the establishment of The Patriot Act as being anything other than an elaborate scheme to spy on and control the American population. I truly believe that whatever benefit the Patriot Act serves, doesn't involve protecting the American people, and is ultimately nefarious. That was a tangent and a half, sorry!!

Because the American government in it's current and past administrations have been doing criminal acts while escaping prosecution. And now they've been caught with their pants down, due to Snowden. Now, they want to kill him for exploiting such.

BroccoliQueefed this should be top comment on all videos.

chris gast tyraants will allways be tyraants. Give a man exemption because if position of the people givin power helps them create evil an destructive behavior every fuckin time.

Thank you

Out of all whistleblowers he seemed to be the smartest and most intelligent individual knew exactly what he was doing

Not just informing the US but the world

Don't stop Edward, If I was your mother I would be very proud. And I am proud of you and thank you from the bottom of my heart for bringing truth, honesty and reality to so many of those, that live in a world of,( may I say, make believe). I say this because I myself have spoken to a few people, years ago now, about some of the things that you are disclosing to the public and they though that I was off my rocket, lol. So thank you for proving to me, that my sanity is intacted and none of it was a figment of my imagination. Thank you for bringing truth and honestly into our lives and world. One which is shrouded in secrecy, deception and lies. We need more people like you in this worldl we live in ...one that is covered by so many blankets, which make it hard for other's to see anything beyond, what they are led to believe. You have put your own life at jeopardy to show the reality of so many things. My prayers are with you always and stay safe. A friend from miles away. Hugs D

If edward is sent to Guantanamo im being sent to heaven

Plague Doc he was actually in his 20’s.

@@hamschh What point are you trying to make?

He is what this country needs most. The government has gone too far.

A “thousand of a million” is a billion. Don’t stress it.

That's because millions wouldn't commit theft, treason and espionage.

It was for a great cause though, people needed to know about the stuff in the documents Snowden released.

Which is why he almost got away with it.....

NSA will hack your phone now looool be carefull

+ur fat and bad but when politicians like Hillary and bush and obama comit crimes, no one gives a fuck??? Snowden did comit a crime, for the good of people and your not welcoming him, while you get shit on everyday by power/money hungry poloticans that are loved by idiots who have no real idea what they are actually doing, besides what their campaigns "promise"? fuck you

+Magic Guild yea but he broke the law and he can't get away with doing that the same as we can't. But when politicians break the law they are looked at like they're doing the right thing because many people stand by them. When Snowden did what he did no one or at least not many people were aware of what he was doing let alone were standing by him and supporting him. I think he did the right thing myself but it doesn't matter, he broke the law.

+Mr Bob i disagree, i dont believe he broke the law. Edward Snowden and countless other NSA, CIA, DOD, any branch of the Military take an oath to protect the United States and its Constitution from enemys foreign and DOMESTIC. When you have the people put in government positions ment to protect the people using these surveillance programs to basically strip the people of their right to privacy, their right to free speech and more, they are the ones breaking the law, they are the enemy, they are the Traitors. Just my opinion i guess, Peace

+Mr Bob LOL wow... that is dogmatic. How do you think the US was created?? By breaking the damn law. Otherwise we would still be owned by Great Britain (God save the GCHQ)

+Lisa Galarza Scary is the nevermind ond nonlikes...

+Lisa Galarza Russians are more patriotic than Americans. They probably probably don't want to speak up what their government is doing. We have too much freedom here and that allows Edward to speak up

+Lisa Galarza America must catch up with education as soon as possible, their population is just too stupid by now.

amen.

+thinh nham Too much freedom?

a real human bean

Brain Neurons you are rice 😂😂

A day before the Rivona Trial that sentenced Mandela! He was in his cell and ask the prisoner warder for a lamp and a study table! They asked him what do you need it for? He answered studying for my Final Law exams! They were gobsmacked, “You ain’t gonna need it where you are going” the warden replied! Mandela still studied for the exams in his cell! That shows the resolve to live despite his predicament!

A day before the Rivona Trial that sentenced Mandela! He was in his cell and ask the prisoner warder for a lamp and a study table! They asked him what do you need it for? He answered studying for my Final Law exams! They were gobsmacked, “You ain’t gonna need it where you are going” the warden replied! Mandela still studied for the exams in his cell! That shows the resolve to live despite his predicament!

Hi guys just wondering what happened to the Peter Joseph interview? Will it still happen or has it been cancelled?

He just said exactly how the #fappening2014 occurred.

Hero? He's a fucking traitor!

Exposing the system, but, I would question him though he comes forward.

KarmaCollin I think he's a hero

noerchoe was

ha...ha...ha...

Can anyone explane for me the 3th B - Balls. I just laugh but I don't understand it =))

@@HungPhan-cv7hs balls means courage... Guts. Not the anatomy kind

@@oldmonk9997tre

it is soothing.

lina Nicolia he should do ASMR whisper videos 😁

I adore his voice and mannerisms so much!! I could listen to him speak for hours.

Oh yes...

OMG YES I actually fall asleep watching his talks online

mashallah

Haha true. Very true

if i could i would have elected him as my country's prime minister or president.. i've never been inspired by someone in my entire life like him, an absolute Intelligent hero

@@abdulazizmath9134 marshmallow

@@onelooongboi5838 put your glasses on kid

That's the point. Engineers build the world, Politicians tear it apart.

Johny,..we share the same philosophy there exactly.It's sad times we are living in my friend and Mr Snowden and Assange are made of sterner stuff,no doubt if Julian ever leaves the embassy here in the UK he'll "disappear" fast.The whole world is so fucked up the Orwellian nightmare is here globally,we are are now truly entering room 101.,I trust no politician .Sophie

laughing man He's so personable too. What a total legend!

Ghost in the shell

He'd most likely die

He feels the same way about humanity.

It’s probably not gonna be okay

It’s not gonna be okay that’s the thing

gkbhai He's such a legend. I'm sickened with what the US government wants to do to him.

gkbhai not just for America..for the whole world..

Would you? We tend to rely on others to do it for us. Protesting, voting, writing your political reps are actions we can all take

Yeh, you will never do that. You will be never brave.

@Viki Demos be the change you want to See :) Also apply for a russian passport :)))

"Put their comfort aside", my eye. He put his life literally on the line. The greatest likelihood, as he put it, would be life in prison or death.

@@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Congratulations, you completely missed the point.

+Ismaiel Aly And are perfectly happy to totally ignore the far greater crimes he exposed.

+Ismaiel Aly Because he negatively impacted the US's ability to fight terrorism and organized crime

+Anna Yael Levy what about the Constitution?

Brain Neurons And what about the 14 people in San Bernardino who died because the FBI could no longer track Tashfeen Malik's phone records?

+Ismaiel Aly he's a traitor! because abc told me so! everything abc tells us is true! therefore snowden being a traitor is true! -- mindset of the average american

Yeah big brother doesn't have tactical military expertise or 5000 nukes yet.

Me too. He's a real leader.

Our generation's hero

Nonsense. The American people don't give a damn. We have been murdering millions and millions of people since our beginning and yet the people don't care. Eisenhower said to be aware of the industrial/military complex. He was at the front of the war and knew very well what he was saying. He was saying that we have created a monster and will not be able to control it. We have created a frankenstein! America's entire agenda is to kill. It is so horrendous and terrible that no one wants to see it. No nation in history has been as immoral and decadent. Americans live in a myth. To not understand this is to be insane and without empathy or common sense. Be aware of what your country is doing outside its borders. That is what will be done inside. America is a nation of apathetic sociopaths.

@@MrAnubhabd not all Americans are like this man...that's what you have to understand...we aren't the enemy.. government maybe, not NOT the people

bumblebill1 America isn’t. American politicians are. Big difference

@@ickdon7999 exactly the rich elites and the government are greedy money makers, waging wars to forward the military-industrial comolex and make money also through oil/gas/coal in the middle east. Also common Americans are easily subdued by consumerism and don't see the genocides the military commits.

Now trump too

Yup good luck Edward snowden

He's an actor he said nothing we didn't already know......he was sent by the government

+Menibor1 what movies has he starred in?

+Juan A. He has "starred" in many videos....... At this moment he is starring in the lead role....."whistle blower"

Menibor1 never heard of that movie before. Is it an Indie movie?

+Juan A. Nope it's not a movie........but he is. In a movie called "Snowden" pretty much he plays an American computer professional who leaked classified information from NSA to the guardian in June 2013. Also he is in a documentary called "citizenfour" ironically enough he plays the same character........

+Sarah S best reply here 😂

I cover mine on my phone my laptop I disabled the camera ie removed it

why you playing with my emotions like that, now i had to cover my camera lol

been covered since the day i got it

Lol..omg!

Probably not they are all zombies

blœde

The only thing he'll inspire is more phony liars like him to be bad actors, man/boys who never moved from their parents' basement, let alone worked for Central Intelligence, lol. Sorry, but this, and you guys. smh

So if he is a liar/actor and if so it must be under the authorisation of the US government becuase they cancelled his passport, they went to his father to try and go to russia to get access to him. France and Portugal refused Bolivias president, Morales to land and refuel at their airports because Snowden might be on the plane. President Morales plane was forced to land and was then searched for Snowden. They would fake all of this, for what? Edit: The leaked documents doesent seem to be fake, why would the US government go through all of this and reveal that they are gathering information/ meta data on all of their citizens. With all of that information/data they havent stopped a single terrorist attack in the US. It doesent make any sense that it is fake.

King Scaar, 1. No his lying does NOT have to be under the authorization of the US gov't. 2. The U.S. gov't has a multitude of reasons they can cancel ANYONE's passport at any time. 3. Who told you they went to his father to try to access him through Russia? 4. Who told you that France and Portugal refused Bolivias president, Morales to land and refuel at their airports because Snowden might be on the plane? 5. Who told you that President Morales plane was forced to land and was then searched for Snowden? 6. Who told you the US government went through all of this and revealed that they are gathering information/ meta data on all of their citizens? 7. "With all of that information/data they havent stopped a single terrorist attack in the US." First of all, I'll address number 7: National Intelligence will tell you they've stopped a multitude of terrorist attacks through their investigstions. You don't want to believe that, fine, but what source are you getting your facts from? Secondly, I anxiously await your answers to the first six questions. And finally, "It doesent make any sense that it is fake." well, I'm sure it doesn't to people who just want to pretend they are in the know.

As far as I'm concerned, the only people who should be on trial are the ones who wrote these laws in violation of the Fourth Amendment.

Sergio Obando And so would I. That's the exact reason why he wont be granted a fair trial.

12/12

@@WhoopityDoo agreed

will there be a jury? will there be a trial?

Have you seen his joe rogan podcasts?

Username doesn't check out

WTF I thought you was dead?? lol

KREIGER?!

Adolf Hitler he would finally reveal if alliens do really exist in area 51 or not

Peter Gruntz yet, he is better than most politicians

Iorveth Bloede dh'oine, amirite?

***** I don't speak the elder speech sory ;) I'm a fan of The Witcher, but not that kind of fan :D

We need to be extremely careful.

I mean Google is a US company so I believe they would have to turn over any leads on him to the US government

Then you're not acquainted with very many Americans.

Tianlin Z u haven't met many Americans then?

Trust me, Don't get used to it

Lots of americans are intelligent, they are just quiet about it.

So very true!

Nick Malone thanks!

Thank you!!

Presidency is a facade

@@imcaptain2137 Yes, it's a front indeed.

@@rixille That's why a "REAL" person like him would be great! He wants the America that the founders wanted! The founders wanted a new, people-fair system different to the systematic British empire corruption, which itself was a similar model to all the other empires before it. Didn't take long for the same lot of cynical arseholes to become "in charge" and make America the new Britain. A guy like Snowden leading America and the world is just the sort of change that could make all humanity better, pity it's almost unthinkable in reality/ :(

@Roy Miller He didn't actually. Obama just cancelled his passport as he was on a plane going to Russia, where he planned to swap flights and fly to South America. When his passport was terminated, Russian customs arrested him. Though they probably already knew who he was and what flight he was on anyway.

Had I been or if I would end up in a position similar to Snowden's: reveal powers-that-be wrongdoings or keep mum about it and look the other way, I would proceed as he did. Hear that NSA? :-P

***** I would remain quiet about it

BK Or what, Ranger Rick? You gonna shoot him? :p

Ana Surena Vandenberg dos Santos I think he wants him to "remain quiet" for his own security, that message could be interpreted like he actually has some informations and according to "Patriot act" american citizens could be arrested without any arrest warrants and detained without bail for as long as they want to... PS: Is that really you on the profile picture, 'cause you're beautiful...

KappoDB : that's where we fail, when keeping quiet for the sake of our own "security". By the way: no amount of fence building, "terror" war, "drug" war, travel screening, 2nd amendment, wire tapping, militarized policing and related will ever guarantee 'security'. This country's international policy cemented that down to the ground a long LONG time ago, we're just living on the consequences, line up for our Soma pills and move on pretending everything is all right.

hahahah indeed !

Michael Wise Well, then we’d all be dead haha

+Chris Jones omg m8 you said it! fuck the "real american hero" chris kyle. this is a real hero!

i dont want to live in this world.

*Catliyn Jenner FTFY

I'm going to Mars. Wanna come??

FACTS

founding

I feel like Diogenes looking for an honest. What a world, all these corrupt, meretricious, mendacious, ignorant, hateful, violent etc. etc.! I found him. Edward Snowden.

@Roy Miller what did he do?

Why is that surprising?

+Menibor1 I don't know. I guess I hadn't heard him speak before watching this video. All I knew about him u tip fairly recently was what I had heard from the sound bites in the mainstream media.

he did work for the cia and the nsa

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