{"id":1623,"date":"2016-05-31T12:48:36","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T10:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.actvism.org\/?p=1623"},"modified":"2025-08-15T12:35:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T10:35:25","slug":"nsa-whistleblower-edward-snowden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/politics\/nsa-whistleblower-edward-snowden\/","title":{"rendered":"Vindication for Edward Snowden From a New Player in NSA Whistleblowing Saga"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8 pb-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/actvism.org\">acTVism Munich<\/a>\u00a0 translated this piece from\u00a0 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/\">The Intercept<\/a>\u201d\u00a0 into German. For the English article, visit the original source: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2016\/05\/23\/vindication-for-edward-snowden-from-a-new-player-in-nsa-whistleblowing-saga\/\">The Intercept<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An excerpt from the article:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>An article by Mark Hertsgaard, adapted from his new book,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/skyhorsepublishing.com\/titles\/416-9781510703377-bravehearts\/\">Bravehearts: Whistle Blowing in the Age of Snowden<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0describes how former NSA official Thomas Drake went through proper channels in his attempt to expose civil-liberties violations at the NSA \u2014 and was punished for it. The article vindicates open-government activists who have long argued that whistleblower protections aren\u2019t sufficient in the national security realm.<\/p>\n<p>It vindicates NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden who, well aware of what happened to Drake, gave up his attempts to go through traditional whistleblower channels \u2013 and instead handed over his trove of classified documents directly to journalists.<\/p>\n<p>And it adds to the vindication for Drake, who was already a hero in the whistleblower\u2019s pantheon for having endured a <a href=\"https:\/\/niemanreports.org\/articles\/the-big-chill\/\">four-year persecution<\/a> by the Justice Department that a judge called \u201cunconscionable.\u201d [1]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b>Donate to support independent, non-profit and investigative journalism!<br \/>\n<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a> to support independent and non-profit journalism with a donation!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1283 size-large alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Banner-Spende-Webseite_E-1024x342.jpg\" alt=\"Banner Spende Webseite_E\" width=\"640\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Banner-Spende-Webseite_E-1024x342.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Banner-Spende-Webseite_E-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Banner-Spende-Webseite_E-700x233.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Banner-Spende-Webseite_E.jpg 1418w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>About The Intercept<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1626\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1626\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/msjhnbo6-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1626 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/msjhnbo6-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"theintercept.com\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/msjhnbo6-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/msjhnbo6-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/msjhnbo6-1.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>theintercept.com<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/\"><em data-reactid=\".ti.1.1.0.0.3.1.0\">The Intercept<\/em><\/a><span data-reactid=\".ti.1.1.0.0.3.1.1\">, launched in 2014 by <a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/staff\/glenn-greenwald\/\">Glenn Greenwald<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/staff\/laura-poitras\/\">Laura Poitras<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/staff\/jeremy-scahill\/\">Jeremy Scahill, <\/a>is dedicated to producing fearless, adversarial journalism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>They believe journalism should bring transparency and accountability to powerful governmental and corporate institutions, and their journalists have the editorial freedom and legal support to pursue this mission.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Why donate to acTVism Munich?<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1381\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_1381\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_1381\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1381\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Chomsky-Snowden-Greenwald.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1381 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Chomsky-Snowden-Greenwald-300x153.jpg\" alt=\"Edward Snowden, Noam Chomsky &amp; Glenn Greenwald\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Chomsky-Snowden-Greenwald-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Chomsky-Snowden-Greenwald-700x357.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Chomsky-Snowden-Greenwald.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1381\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Edward Snowden, Noam Chomsky &amp; Glenn Greenwald<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>acTVism Munich plans to continue translating the event organized by the University of Arizona, \u201c<i>A Conversation to Privacy<\/i>\u201d that hosted Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald and Noam Chomsky. acTVism Munich believes that privacy is a central ingredient to democracy and\u00a0 creating awareness on it on a global scale is of utmost important for the future of human freedom and liberty. Secondly, we plan to begin translating an event that was organized by the New York Public Library (NYPL) that hosted Yanis Varoufakis and Noam Chomsky. This event took place on the 26th of April, 2016, and focused, amongst other issues, on the state of European democracy; the underlying problems confronting it and the solutions moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>We lack technical and financial resources to translate both of the above mentioned events.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1562\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_1562\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_1562\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1562\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/wikileaks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1562 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/wikileaks-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"wikileaks\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/wikileaks-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/wikileaks.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1562\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On the 19th of June 2016, acTVism Munich is planning on travelling to Berlin where WikiLeaks is hosting an event for their founder, <a class=\"profileLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Julian-Assange\/135936113104134\">Julian Assange<\/a>, who has been barred from leaving the Ecuadorian embassy in London on allegations which have been proven to be false. In this event, the significance of whistleblowing and investigative journalism will be brought to lig<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">ht and acTVism Munich will produce a report which will include interviews with Sarah Harrison (Lawyer for Wikileaks), Jacob Appelbaum (Founder of Tor), Hans Christian Str\u00f6bele (Privacy adocate), PJ Harvey (Musician) and Angela Richter (Theatre Director). This event will also be broadcasted globally via the internet in locations such as New York, Sydney, Naples, Quito, London and Geneva. We are anticipating, as with previous events, a media blackout, and hence acTVism Munich aims to cover all the developments that unfold during this event. <\/span>This trip requires your assistance \u2013 from transportation, lodging, food, production and translations costs \u2013 it will be very difficult for our volunteers to raise the necessary financial capital to undertake this trip.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_966\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_966\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_966\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-966\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/132.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-966 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/132-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Edward Snowden on acTVism Munich\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/132-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/132-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/132.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-966\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Lastly, acTVism Munich received Edward Snowden\u2019s confirmation about participating in a future event known as \u201c<i>Freedom &amp; Democracy: Global Issues \u2013 Connecting the Dots<\/i>\u201d. In this event we plan to bring leading experts together to discuss the connections between various issues and reveal the system at work. We believe that we can only arrive at viable solutions by increasing public awareness of the principal and structural faults of our system.<\/p>\n<p>We lack the necessary financial and technical resources to execute the projects, trips and events mentioned above. Since we are a non-profit and independent media outlet that has a strict policy against accepting advertisements, government or corporate support \u2013 we depend only on you, the public.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">These projects depend only on you \u2013 please support us today by donating via PayPal or Bank transfer by clicking here!<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Footnotes:<\/h2>\n<p>1) McLauhglin, Jenna, and Dan Froomkin. &#8220;Vindication for Edward Snowden From a New Player in NSA Whistleblowing Saga.&#8221; <i>TheIntercept.com<\/i>. The Intercept, 23 May 2016. 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