Why snowden is not a hero

But then he also leaked information about the way the government surveils other countries. At the very least he definitely hurt some international relations. I do not think that what he did was beneficial to the public. I do think he harmed the security of the United States and its allies.

I think that these agencies are doing what they need to do in order to maintain our security. As far as my opinion of technology, I think it is smart of these agencies to take advantage of all of the information that is already out there and use it to gain intelligence.

There is a reason that leaking that type of information is illegal, and when you do something illegal you have to go to jail. According to many legal experts, and the U.

Yet despite the fact that he broke the law, Snowden argued that he had a moral obligation to act. Many agreed with Snowden. Jesselyn Radack of the Government Accountability Project defended his actions as ethical, arguing that he acted from a sense of public good. He caused harm to our national security and I think that he has to be held accountable for his actions. After "two years of investigation," the government charges I faked a sick day and have a GED?

Did they not watch the Guardian interview? A new Oliver Stone movie entitled "Snowden" will begin showing in theaters on Friday. It stars actor Joseph Gorden-Levitt in the title role. The report released Thursday portrays Snowden as an angry employee who had frequent conflicts with his managers and was reprimanded just two weeks before he began illegally downloading classified documents.

Adam Schiff of California, the senior Democrat on the intelligence panel, agreed with that assessment. The review also shows that the Intelligence Community still has much to do to institutionalize post-Snowden reforms to protect the nation's sources and methods.