October 1970, the airport of the Turkish city of Trabzon.He landed a Soviet passenger plane An-24, on board - 46 passengers, two pilots, one of them seriously injured, flight engineer, navigator and a flight attendant killed.Two perpetrators, one son, and the other - the father.They - fighters for freedom and strive for European values.On the way to the bright ideals was one obstacle: a young girl, a bride to get married in three months.Obstruction persists, stewardess Nadezhda Kurchenko killed.
Soviet Foreign Ministry demanded the extradition Brazinskas - such name was among the killers.The answer is negative.Moreover, fearing for the lives of champions of democracy, the US authorities to grant them asylum.What do
have Brazinskas and Edward Snowden?What did he do this, for which he requires the issuance of the country, which considers itself the main bulwark of democratic values?All three - the refugees, fearing for their lives.Only Edward did not kill anyone.
biography of a young man with looks studenta- "botany" not quite normal.He always loved his country was ready to fight for its interests in Iraq and has taken a proactive stance, enlisted in the US Army.Military career, he did not - damaged during exercises his feet, but the fuse of this is not lost.Another would simply be engaged in some kind of peace deal, but not Edward Snowden.What he did next, it does not fit into ordinary fate.He became a member of the US special services, first of the CIA, and then the NSA.
After a while, the young romantic convinced that the struggle for lofty ideals are not always carried out her hands in white gloves.Well, apparently, so be it, because terrorists are insidious enemies.Only trouble is: eavesdropping is not being where they may be (at least as far as he could judge that Edward Snowden).What did he do to make this final?Persuade their employees to provide him with usernames and passwords, and find out who controls the American intelligence.
So it is: do not listen to al-Qaeda, and not even an authoritarian Moscow Kremlin, and officials from the European democratic and friendly countries.And yet, and ordinary citizens, and on a scale never dreamed of any secret services of totalitarian states, including the Soviet KGB.Still, after all the technical capabilities allow the CIA ...
If Edward was a mercenary, he could easily make a fortune by selling secrets.And he could, and did not do anything, because he was a well-paid cushy job, Know yourself, work and live for fun.But not the kind of person Edward Snowden.What he did know the facts, it is extremely unpleasant for him as a staunch champion of freedom?I began to provide materials free press.This led to his persecution, which could well lead to the electric chair.
once walked the old anecdote about how a man, who called the head of state a fool, condemned at once on two counts, firstly, for the insult, and secondly, for the disclosure of state secrets.
That said Edward Snowden very offended many European leaders.It turns out they listened and then also commented on a speech, calling respected president and prime minister all sorts of bad words.Barack Obama was very uncomfortable.
Intelligence agencies have tried very hard to figure out where is Edward Snowden.Latest news on November 1, 2013 consisted in the fact that a former employee of ABN is located in the Russian Federation, where he was granted a residence permit.Apparently, it made public the information was not a big secret for Putin, but the Russian authorities to extradite Snowden did not intend.He is not a murderer ...
