The 13 Most Bizarre Things from Edward Snowden’s NBC News Interview

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25. Well,

"I would far rather know what my government is up to than not"

...I don't need Snowden's theatrics for that. He shot himself in the foot and his ever-changing message is an attempt to distract from the fact that he's screwed.

I mean, if not for him the debate wouldn't have started on information that was already out there? Maybe, but admitting to stealing damaging information, releasing it and then assuring that it isn't going to be reveal is beyond idiotic. Does he think this helps his case?

Snowden's problem is that he knows damn well he screwed up with his actions overseas. The problem for his fans is that they need to keep hyping the dramatic nature of the information related to domestic surveillance activities to create the impression that he did something other than spark a debate in the U.S.

Snowden's information was already out there. Releasing it here and remaining in the country would have sparked the same debate. Such a debate would have fueled his case for leniency.

His fans don't want to focus on the fact that he admitted to stealing the information that sparked the charges. He's in deep shit, not for the information on domestic activities, but for the information that he admits is out there and still, he claims, hasn't been revealed. On that score, he's not about transparency, he's trying to save his ass.