After watching the interview with Snowden the other night his real crime became suddenly apparent: he embarrassed the government and the NSA. He told us what we needed to know and what they thought they had safely under wraps. At least I hope it was apparent. I've thought so from the beginning but kept hearing the 'traitor' crap from people I never expected to. Heard on the news the next day that polls before the interview were around 50-something % thinking he was a traitor. 60% the day after thought he was a hero.
And, perhaps a little naïve here, but I'm also hoping the long history of at least believing you live in a free country counts for something. The 99% rallies may not have accomplished what they set out to but they did prove not everyone in this country is just going to lie down and take it. If some of the more dire predictions I just read in this thread were to come to pass . . .
I'm hoping they'll get more than they bargained for. 
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