info@rootsaction.org Our country is in the midst of a struggle between the growing surveillance state and our precious civil liberties. Now a whistleblower has boldly stepped forward to expose the National Security Agency’s vast spying on our phone records and online communications.[1]
To sign a petition thanking NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, and to see a video of him, click here.
Any employee of the surveillance state who helps the public understand the magnitude of the spying has been targeted for vengeful punishment. Edward Snowden’s bravery is demonstrated not only by risking so much to expose the growth of Big Brother -- he has also chosen to publicly identify himself as the whistleblower.
Explaining his actions, the 29-year-old computer expert said: “I can't in good conscience allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they're secretly building."[2]
Let Edward Snowden know that we thank him for acting so courageously in the public interest.
We’ll send the petition of thanks, including comments, directly to him.
To stand with this brave young man, please forward this email far and wide.
-- The RootsAction.org team
P.S. RootsAction is an independent online force endorsed by Jim Hightower, Barbara Ehrenreich, Cornel West, Daniel Ellsberg, Glenn Greenwald, Naomi Klein, Bill Fletcher Jr., Laura Flanders, former U.S. Senator James Abourezk, Coleen Rowley, Frances Fox Piven, and many others.
Footnotes:
1. NSA Collecting Phone Records of Millions; NSA Prism Program Taps in to User Data, Guardian, June 6. 2. Edward Snowden: The Whistleblower, Guardian, June 9. www.RootsAction.org
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