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He escaped to Russia and will probably have to hide there forever.

Returning to USA would result in him being locked up for the rest of his

life with no trial(due to American law, specifically for treason).

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Edward Snowden is a former NSA-agent who has leaked top-secret

information about the American government.

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"My sole motive is to inform the public as to that which is done in their name and that
which is done against them"

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He is the enemy of the state, but the friend of the people

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Snowden's release of classified material has been described as the most significant leak in the US- history

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Edward Snowden is a former National Security Agency subcontractor.

Born in North Carolina

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Gave up a good life and family on Hawaii when he leaked the files

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He has been charged with "theft of government property"

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He aquired thousands of classified documents whilst he was working for the American consulting firm, Booz Allen Hamilton

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He have been called a hero by wikileaks founder Julian Assange

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- Former contractor for the NSA...
- "Criminal charge: Theft of government property, unauthorized communication of national defense information, and willful communication of classified intelligence to an unauthorized person (June 2013)." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Snowden)

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He was an American computer professional that worked for both CIA and NSA.

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Known for revealing details of classified United States government surveillance programs.

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he applied for asylum in many European countries. 

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he applied for asylum in many European countries. 

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He was born in 1983, and used to work for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

The United States charged him with espionage and revoked his passport. This makes it impossible for him to leave Russia.

He has got a one-year temporary renewable sylum

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* worked for the National Security Agency
* While working at the NSA's Oahu office, Snowden began noticing government programs involving the NSA spying on American citizens via phone calls and internet use. Before long, leaving his "very comfortable life" and $200,000 salary behind, in May 2013, Snowden began copying top-secret NSA documents while at work, building a dossier on practices that he found invasive and disturbing. The documents contained vast and damning information on the NSA's domestic surveillance practices, including spying on millions of American citizens under the umbrella of programs such as PRISM. (SAUCE: http://www.biography.com/people/edward-snowden-21262897#blowing-the-whistle&awesm=~oAPZn1Zc8312ba

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If he goes back to the USA he will probably have to spend the rest of his life in jail

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If he goes back to the USA he will probably have to spend the rest of his life in jail