What kind of coward is Edward Snowden?

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278. The solution to that is not handle it the way Manning did.

Perhaps if one were to familiarize with history instead of current events one could find an example of how to leak secret government papers by turning them over to the press and insisting on anonymity.

The trade-off is that your name doesn't become a household name...

The pentagon papers are an example where an individual found fault with government activity and brought it to the attention of the press.

I don't agree with calling someone a hero that leaked American secrets to foreign governments. If the press is informed and the press shares information that makes America look bad to its allies and enemies then that is on the press. One man acting alone is not afforded the opportunity to find fault with the way the press handled classified information.

He should have anonymously leaked it to the press. I'm pretty sure that's what brought Nixon down. I don't think he tried very hard to bring this 'important information' to the masses in a manner that was not self destructive.