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Edward Snowden’s Warning Cry

Those who helped the famed refugee escape from Hong Kong are paying a heavy price

Our Correspondent
Feb 02, 2020
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Former CIA contractor Edward Snowden and those who helped him escape through Hong Kong in 2013 continue to pay a high price for his revelations, which shined a bright light on the western world’s surveillance practices. US President Donald Trump says he would like to see the 36-year-old Snowden executed and he has since faced accusations that he is a Ru…

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