A campaign to pardon NSA leaker Edward Snowden, launched in combination with a fawning Oliver Stone film about him, hasn't made any headway. The request spurred the entire membership of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, 13 Republicans and 9 Democrats, to send a letter to President Barack Obama urging against a pardon. "He is a criminal," they stated flatly.
Obama weighed in on the matter on Friday. During his European tour, he was interviewed by Der Spiegel—the largest newspaper in Germany, a country where Snowden is particularly popular. After discussing a wide range of issues, he was asked: Are you going to pardon Edward Snowden?
Obama replied: "I can't pardon somebody who hasn't gone before a court and presented themselves, so that's not something that I would comment on at this point."
Will the NSA's spying and Snowden's actions come to define Obama's legacy?
(Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday November 22 2016, @03:43AM
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(Score: 2) by mcgrew on Tuesday November 22 2016, @03:21PM
The Simple English Wikipedia is also for people with different needs. Some examples of people who use Simple English Wikipedia:
Students
Children
Adults who might find it hard to learn or read
People who are learning English
I think the fourth group are the only folks at S/N who would have any use for it.
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