Today I’m going to talk about Edward Snowden with you. Many of you should have heard of his story over the past hundreds of days. I’m sure that there are plentiful reasons you found yourselves interested in his case. Some of you might simply be attracted by the controversial nature of his case. Some of you might despise or wonder about his incentive of leaking classified information. Some of you might be awaiting the end of the story since we are unsure of the date he will return to America. Whatever the reason is, keep it within yourself first. Because you probably are going to reconsider your view on Snowden in a second.
For those unclear about the Snowden case, his name and photo have appeared on the front page of many world-renowned newspapers and magazines. He is described as a hero by many authoritative media. Shami Chakrabarti, a director of Liberty who works for the Guardian, has claimed that “For years, UK and US governments broke the law… without Snowden we wouldn’t have a clue what they were up to.” And the reality is that “Snowden is now living in Russia,…show more content… “Snowden has been charged with three felonies: theft, ‘unauthorized communication of national defense information’ and ‘willful communication of classified communications intelligence information to an unauthorized person.’ ” Look at the charges that are being mentioned here and think about this question. Who on the Earth will treat a hero in such a way? Think about how people will describe Iron Man or Captain America. I undoubtedly believe that no one will use or even think of words like “felonies”, “theft” or “unauthorized”. Wow! You probably have already felt the chilling air surrounding these words. So, regardless of who you are, no matter how much you knew about Snowden, it is very important and necessary to look at what Snowden has done in a correct way and to choose the right side at the
