Without making a judgement call on the virtue of his of actions: I consider myself very skeptical of the notion that this administration, which has cracked down on whistle-blowers/leakers as much (or more) than any other, is about to offer anything other than the "full weight of Justice" on Snowden.
I enjoyed Philip Bump's piece from the Atlantic about this:
"Why Does CBS Keep Asking Its Ridiculous Amnesty Question About Snowden?"
I enjoyed Philip Bump's piece from the Atlantic about this: "Why Does CBS Keep Asking Its Ridiculous Amnesty Question About Snowden?"
http://www.thewire.com/politics/2013/12/why-does-cbs-keep-as...
What can Snowden promise them, anyway, that they would make this deal? The toothpaste is out of the tube.