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My intention is to ask the courts and people of Hong Kong to decide my fate.
Edward Snowden
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Edward Snowden
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: June 21
Computer Scientist
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System Administrator
Whistleblower
Elizabeth City
North Carolina
Edward Joseph Snowden
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I care more about the country than what happens to me. But we can't allow the law to become a political weapon or agree to scare people away from standing up for their rights, no matter how good the deal. I'm not going to be part of that.
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