So, Sirota is calling on any criminal to flee the country, rather than stay in the States. Maybe that’s why Greenwald’s really staying in Brazil - it’s not just that he was waiting for gay marriage to become legal; he’s got outstanding tax liens with both NYS and the IRS.

NYS has a tax lien lookup, and anyone can look up the tax information on anyone, including Greenwald (want to see it yourself, just plug in his name and then click on the link provided there). That plus the IRS tally, and there’s reason enough to want to stay away.

But he fancies himself as bigger and over the government. He’s the decider who knows best what national security should be and how information should be released/uncontrolled.