Germany 'should offer Edward Snowden asylum after NSA revelations'

[muriel_volestrangler]

Writing in Der Spiegel, more than 50 high-profile Germans add to increasing calls for Berlin to welcome NSA whistleblower

An increasing number of public figures are calling for Edward Snowden to be offered asylum in Germany, with more than 50 asking Berlin to step up it support of the US whistleblower in the new edition of Der Spiegel magazine

Heiner Geissler, the former general secretary of Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats, says in the appeal: "Snowden has done the western world a great service. It is now up to us to help him."

The writer and public intellectual Hans Magnus Enzensberger argues in his contribution that "the American dream is turning into a nightmare" and suggests that Norway would be best placed to offer Snowden refuge, given its track record of offering political asylum to Leon Trotsky in 1935. He bemoans the fact that in Britain, "which has become a US colony", Snowden is regarded as a traitor.
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The weekly news magazine also publishes a "manifesto for truth", written by Snowden, in which the former NSA employee warns of the danger of spy agencies setting the political agenda.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/03/germany-edward-snowden-asylum

Only in German so far: Asyl für Snowden: "Welcome Edward!"

[RC]

1. I believe Edward Snowden would be safer in Russia.

Even if given asylum in Germany, the risks of kidnapping are much greater.

[99Forever]

2. K&R

[Capn Sunshine]

3. The DR is only trying to find out how much material he has on THEIR surveillance ops

It's not like the EU doesn't have an Intel community fully involved in the same aggressive surveillance activities as the US, Russians, and Chinese.

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/nov/01/gchq-europe-spy-agencies-mass-surveillance-snowden

[VanillaRhapsody]

4. I chuckled at this....

it's not like Germany isn't doing the same damn thing!

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. That seems irrelevant; the point is the USA wants to jail people

for pointing out what you say is obvious, and that all countries do.

[VanillaRhapsody]

9. Not irrelevant...ironic!

and THOSE countries would lock him up too if he had been born in their countries.

[LittleBlue]

6. K&R. But

I think he's safer from abduction in Russia.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

7. Lol. See Spiegel trying to sell mags

[muriel_volestrangler]

11. You mean the revolution against capitalism hasn't happened this weekend?

"Magazine tries to sell copies". Thanks for alerting us to that important factoid.

[Laughing Mirror]

8. Asylum for Edward Snowden

And the insane asylum for NSA and every last one if its enablers.

[leftstreet]

10. DURec

Interesting article. Thanks for posting it

[gulliver]

12. Snowden is trying to manipulate the politicians in foreign countries now.

His "revelations" used to be about the NSA spying on American citizens. Funny how that has morphed into something else. Snowden knows that dog won't hunt now. He knows that his Russian asylum clock is ticking down, and foreign countries don't care about the NSA spying on American citizens.

Snowden's only hope now is to manipulate the populations of foreign countries on whom the NSA is spying. It's Machiavelli 101. Snowden's new angle is to portray American NSA activity as insulting to foreign countries and their leaders. Politically, the leaders have to respond in some way. Anti-American leaders will use the information to strengthen their anti-American positions. Pro-American leaders have to react with outrage and call for reform. Huge, huge damage ends up being caused to U.S. interests abroad and it's all just manipulation by Snowden in a craven attempt to keep his asylum hopes alive.

Some in this country will no doubt follow Snowden down into this cesspool. They didn't notice the gear being shifted and the wheel being turned.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

13. Our regime should give him his passport back and let him decide where to live.