A group of US whistleblowers and activists has present[ed Edward] Snowden with a Sam Adams Award for ‘Integrity in Intelligence’ in Moscow on Wednesday.
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The Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence award has been presented annually since 2002 to an intelligence professional who has taken a stand for integrity and ethics. The prize is named after Samuel A. Adams, a CIA whistleblower during the Vietnam War.
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The NSA whistleblower is currently staying at an undisclosed location In Russia, reportedly under heavy security.
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Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern has called Snowden “an extraordinary person,” who has “made his peace” with what he did.
“He’s convinced that what he did was right. He has no regrets. And he’s willing to face whatever the future holds for him,” McGovern said.
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Snowden “had to escape the US to ensure any chance of freedom,” [whistleblower Thomas] Drake said. “And it wasn’t his plan to end up here. It was the US, who made him stateless by revoking his passport. And Russia – to its credit – actually recognized the international law and granted him political asylum.”
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Coleen Rowley, a former FBI agent and whistleblower, noted that Snowden was “remarkably centered,” while Jesselyn Radack, of the Government Accountability Project, described him as “brilliant, smart, funny and very engaged.”
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Despite the fact that “it’s a dangerous time for whistleblowers in the US,” Snowden’s revelations have had a big effect as “courage is contagious,” Radack said.
“We have more and more whistleblowers coming to the Government Accountability Project than we have had before,” she said. “I really thing [Snowden] has had a wonderful effect [on] the US and the world.”
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