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PAUL SZOLDRA<\/strong> The New York Times Editorial Board is out with an opinion<\/a> piece in support of ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden, wherein they call him a \u201cwhistleblower\u201d and ask the president to stop vilifying him for exposing alleged wrongdoings within the U.S. intelligence community.<\/p>\n The board writes that Snowden should be allowed to return home and be granted a plea bargain, \u201csome form of clemency\u201d or reduced punishment for doing his country \u201ca great service.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIf the concern was that somehow this was the only way to get this information out to the public, I signed an executive order well before Mr. Snowden leaked this information that provided whistle-blower protection to the intelligence community for the first time,\u201d The Times notes Obama said at a news conference. \u201cSo there were other avenues available for somebody whose conscience was stirred and thought that they needed to question government actions.\u201d<\/p>\n Full article here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n This article was posted: Thursday, January 2, 2014 at 5:20 am<\/p>\n Tags: domestic news<\/a>, mainstream media<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <!– this is where we need to show the related articles <\/p>\n
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