re: #114 Charles Johnson

Not just anyone reported that detail Charles. Greenwald reported that Snowden made roughly $200,000, and lived comfortably.

@Green_Footballs OFFS @ggreenwald, *you* reported that he made roughly $200k salary - http://t.co/AQB3HALHsA

— lawhawk (@lawhawk) March 13, 2014

He does not fear the consequences of going public, he said, only that doing so will distract attention from the issues raised by his disclosures. “I know the media likes to personalise political debates, and I know the government will demonise me.”

Despite these fears, he remained hopeful his outing will not divert attention from the substance of his disclosures. “I really want the focus to be on these documents and the debate which I hope this will trigger among citizens around the globe about what kind of world we want to live in.” He added: “My sole motive is to inform the public as to that which is done in their name and that which is done against them.”

He has had “a very comfortable life” that included a salary of roughly $200,000, a girlfriend with whom he shared a home in Hawaii, a stable career, and a family he loves. “I’m willing to sacrifice all of that because I can’t in good conscience allow the US government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they’re secretly building.”

Let’s see. Snowden fled to Russia because? He feared for his safety? Even though he claimed not to fear for the consequences of going public with his espionage.

He then claimed to have a comfortable life where he made roughly $200,000, had a GF, and a stable career.

But now? Greenwald’s got amnesia? Ignores the narrative that Greenwald himself put together?

Jeez. 200 grand is nothing to sneeze at. You’d do quite nicely pretty much anywhere in the world on that kind of money.