This is what US wanted. To corner him into taking asylum in a country like Russia. This turns Snowden into a spy in minds of many Americans than a whistleblower (or I like to call public informant).
The stories on media will focus more on, "Spy or whistleblower" instead of domestic spying by NSA. Future whistleblowers are discouraged and the nature of spying is off the front page. Mission accomplished!
The stories on media will focus more on, "Spy or whistleblower" instead of domestic spying by NSA. Future whistleblowers are discouraged and the nature of spying is off the front page. Mission accomplished!