WEEK 4 EOC Snowden

Snowden Asylum & Contract ? 
People live in the world where many laws exist and have eyes all over you. Laws you could never break especially towards the government or the country. Everyone knows the Snowden Asylum issue is affecting the U.S and its reputation across the globe. People have different opinions about it and beyond that a lot of citizens of the United States are shock realizing that they no longer have any privacy. At the same time, do we really know what the consequences are?

"Snowden, who exposed classified U.S. programs that collect telephone and Internet data, has been seeking asylum around the world as American authorities pressed for his return to face prosecution. Snowden revealed that the U.S. government was secretly collecting bulk data on phone and Internet use to monitor online activity of foreigners believed to be plotting terrorist attacks"  http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-01/snowden-gets-russian-asylum-ending-confinement-in-moscow-airport.htm

We know this is not what we want but people who strongly disagree or have negative opinions about this issue, can we really guarantee when we are not watch over by the government via email, text messages or even phone calls, can we really be safe ? how do we know we won't have another terrorist attacks? Yes, we ALL know that Snowden agreed the contact and he broke those rules that were on the contract he agreed to. But I think he was just doing the right thing. He wants people to know the truth and let the citizens knowing that their moves are being watched and for sure will continually be watch. But right now, this is not just an issue about the citizens of U.S but the whole entire U.S including the President of the United States. Mr. Snowden has already leaked highly classified information about U.S. eavesdropping on foreign government officials. Officials are concerned that he has additional and potentially more damaging information about how the U.S. penetrates foreign government computers, which Russia and other governments could use to circumvent U.S. surveillance measures.
 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323681904578641610474568782.html

Mr. Snowden is the most wanted person around the world. Because this issue is exposed to the public and the globe. It is influencing many countries. American lawmakers threatened worse. But all know retaliation against Russia has a cost. The U.S. needs Russia to fight terrorism, get supplies to troops in Afghanistan and prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/08/02/snowden-asylum-enrages-us-but-wont-destroy-already-challenged-ties-with-russia/ 
The Americans are trying to do anything to protect their country. It's no longer about privacy it is more than that. It is about the safety of America and the relationships between America and Russia and many other countries that are friendly with Russia.