Now the truth about Snowden emerges...

The Left loves to portray Edward Snowden as a whistle-blower, sticking up for the little guy. It makes his actions seem somehow heroic.

Unfortunately, the reality is somewhat different; the Herald reports:

Edward Snowden took up a position at a US government defence contractor specifically to gather evidence on Washington's surveillance programs, he has told the South China Morning Post.
He joined Booz Allen Hamilton to collect proof about the US National Security Agency's secret programs with the aim of releasing the details to the media, he said in the interview on June 12 which has been published on Tuesday.
The publication of the admission comes after Snowden left Hong Kong for Moscow, with US officials angrily demanding that Russia hand him over for trial, and slamming China for letting him go.
"My position with Booz Allen Hamilton granted me access to lists of machines all over the world the NSA hacked," he told the Post.
"That is why I accepted that position about three months ago."
The newspaper said when he was asked if he specifically went to Booz Allen Hamilton to gather evidence of surveillance, he replied: "Correct on Booz."
The company sacked Snowden after he leaked the details of the US internet and phone data surveillance programs to the press, saying he had violated the company's code of ethics.
Snowden was employed by Booz Allen Hamilton to help maintain the NSA's secret computer networks in Hawaii, and left with what he says was a large quantity of classified documents related to its surveillance programs.

So let's put aside the fantasy of Snowden being some sort of caped crusader, fighting for truth and justice; he is anything But. He made a deliberate and conscious decision to take up a job with the pre-meditated intention of stealing data and releasing it publicly.

We reckon that this will harden people's attitudes towards Snowden. He is a spy, just like those that he is trying to vilify. He has certainly forfeited the moral high ground.

It has been reported that the US Government has cancelled Edward Snowden's passport, so that he cannot legally enter Russia, nor can he go anywhere else legally. Perhaps 10 years "incarceration" in the transit lounge of a Russian airport might give Snowden the opportunity to reflect on his treachery and deceit.