My take: Obama won't pardon #Snowden b/c, as he himself put it, he's in the wrong side of history. But a future POTUS will have to.
@RamanTasK now is precisely when a principled POTUS would amnesty him; 'conspicuous bravery' in uncovering broad unconstitutional violations
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@asteris Yes, at the cost of US companies losing contracts (Boeing & RSA), NSA severely wounded. If Snowden pardoned, Obama takes the blame! -
@RamanTasK how would Obama "take the blame" if he pardoned Snowden? The NSA has become an institutional villain out of a Hollywood movie -
@asteris Obama offered cover to the NSA tactics, no high-ranking official resigned/prosecuted. Someone has to take the blame for the fiasco.
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