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29th June 2013, 09:55
Snowden's father says his son to come back to US
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Published on 28 Jun 2013
Lately, Ecuador seems to be the go to place where whistleblowers go to seek political
asylum. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been granted asylum in the South
American country, but the only problem he is trapped in the Ecuadorian embassy in
London. Now, American Whistleblower Edward Snowden is causing more friction
between US-Ecuadorian relations due to his attempt at escaping extradition to the US
for leaking NSA sensitive information regarding their surveillance program. Ecuador has
since renounced its trade agreements with the US and RT's Lucy Kafanov has more from
Moscow.
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Edward Snowden's Father Full Interview w/ Eric Bolling on Fox - 6/17/13 Lonnie Snowden
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Published on 17 Jun 2013
(June 17, 2013) - Eric Bolling teased his exclusive interview with Edward Snowden's
father Lonnie Snowden on this morning Fox and Friends. This afternoon on The
Five, Bolling presented his full interview with the NSA leaker's father, at one point
asking the man to speak directly and frankly into the camera to his son. Lonnie
Snowden told Bolling that he hasn't seen or spoken to his son since early April,
calling Edward a "sensitive, caring young man" who "knows the difference between
what is just and unjust and right and wrong." He described how difficult it has been
to go from thinking his son was missing to discovering he was the one responsible
for leaking NSA secrets.
Snowden said he couldn't have done what his son did, but at the same time he
said, "I don't know what he has seen, what he has been exposed to." He did
express some of very same concerns that his son has expressed when explaining
why he chose to blow the whistle.
"I don't want the government listening to my phone calls. I don't want the
government archiving the places that my other children visit on the internet or that
I visit or my wife visits. I don't want them reading my e-mail. I don't want them
reading my texts. In my opinion, they have no right, not even under the guise of
we need to keep you safe."
At Bolling's request, Snowden looked directly into the camera and spoke to his son,
saying, "we're certainly saddened by your decision, but it has not diminished our
love for you." He added, "I hope, I pray, and I ask that you will not release any
secrets that could constitute treason."
Later in the show, Bolling played one more part of his interview with the elder
Snowden, asking if he wants his son to return to the United States, even if that
meant he would go to prison. "I would rather my son be a prisoner in the U.S.,"
Snowden said, "than a free man in a country that did not have, again the freedoms
that are protected that we have. You know, the U.S. constitution and the Bill of
Rights, that's what defines us, that's what makes America, America."
Bolling has been outspokenly sympathetic towards Edward Snowden and critical of
the Obama administration for its support of the NSA surveillance programs over the
last couple of weeks, which may have helped him land this exclusive sit-down with
Lonnie Snowden. In his introduction to the interview, Bolling said
Snowden "reached out to someone in D.C. that he trusted, and that person
happens to trust me."
LZ6KAkTkq5E
Published on 28 Jun 2013
Lately, Ecuador seems to be the go to place where whistleblowers go to seek political
asylum. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been granted asylum in the South
American country, but the only problem he is trapped in the Ecuadorian embassy in
London. Now, American Whistleblower Edward Snowden is causing more friction
between US-Ecuadorian relations due to his attempt at escaping extradition to the US
for leaking NSA sensitive information regarding their surveillance program. Ecuador has
since renounced its trade agreements with the US and RT's Lucy Kafanov has more from
Moscow.
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Edward Snowden's Father Full Interview w/ Eric Bolling on Fox - 6/17/13 Lonnie Snowden
A4c6WWvBraQ
Published on 17 Jun 2013
(June 17, 2013) - Eric Bolling teased his exclusive interview with Edward Snowden's
father Lonnie Snowden on this morning Fox and Friends. This afternoon on The
Five, Bolling presented his full interview with the NSA leaker's father, at one point
asking the man to speak directly and frankly into the camera to his son. Lonnie
Snowden told Bolling that he hasn't seen or spoken to his son since early April,
calling Edward a "sensitive, caring young man" who "knows the difference between
what is just and unjust and right and wrong." He described how difficult it has been
to go from thinking his son was missing to discovering he was the one responsible
for leaking NSA secrets.
Snowden said he couldn't have done what his son did, but at the same time he
said, "I don't know what he has seen, what he has been exposed to." He did
express some of very same concerns that his son has expressed when explaining
why he chose to blow the whistle.
"I don't want the government listening to my phone calls. I don't want the
government archiving the places that my other children visit on the internet or that
I visit or my wife visits. I don't want them reading my e-mail. I don't want them
reading my texts. In my opinion, they have no right, not even under the guise of
we need to keep you safe."
At Bolling's request, Snowden looked directly into the camera and spoke to his son,
saying, "we're certainly saddened by your decision, but it has not diminished our
love for you." He added, "I hope, I pray, and I ask that you will not release any
secrets that could constitute treason."
Later in the show, Bolling played one more part of his interview with the elder
Snowden, asking if he wants his son to return to the United States, even if that
meant he would go to prison. "I would rather my son be a prisoner in the U.S.,"
Snowden said, "than a free man in a country that did not have, again the freedoms
that are protected that we have. You know, the U.S. constitution and the Bill of
Rights, that's what defines us, that's what makes America, America."
Bolling has been outspokenly sympathetic towards Edward Snowden and critical of
the Obama administration for its support of the NSA surveillance programs over the
last couple of weeks, which may have helped him land this exclusive sit-down with
Lonnie Snowden. In his introduction to the interview, Bolling said
Snowden "reached out to someone in D.C. that he trusted, and that person
happens to trust me."