What kind of coward is Edward Snowden?

[sabrina 1]

134. Drake's case fell apart because there never was a case against him. He has now reached

hero status as did Ellsberg, also persecuted for shining a light on wrong doing in the government, because they were men of courage who took their duties to their country seriously. History corrects these things, it removes the emotion and views the facts.

When history looks back unemotionally at this period when, starting with Bush's 'election' to his lies that got thousands of our troops killed to the torture, the massive crimes committed during his administration, the exposure of the crimes, and then, this country's unwillingness to prosecute the criminals, it will be viewed as one of the darker periods of this country's history. And those who tried to blow the whistle but were persecuted for doing so, will be viewed as heroes.

I love how the goal posts keep moving each time another Whistle Blower comes forward. So many willing to risk everything over the past decade or so. Which shouldn't surprise us Democrats since we knew something had gone terribly wrong, starting in 2000 and growing steadily worse as the years went by. And if the pattern continues, there will be more, and they too will be persecuted until it reaches critical mass and there is no choice but to finally acknowledge the seriousness of the problems facing this country, from inside, and do something about them.