Snowden Film “Citizen Four” Reveals How He Did It; Second Leaker Involved; Files on 1.2 Million People; Snowden Vindicated

Once again I salute Edwards Snowden as an all-American hero. On second thought, make that an all-world hero.
A movie on how and why Snowden revealed NSA wiretaps is about to be released.
Showbiz reports Edward Snowden Doc Premieres: Shocking Inside Look at How He Did It.
Citizen Four is the shocking doc about Edward Snowden made by Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras. Just screened tonight was the two hour film which will be released by the Weinstein Company this month. It doesn’t paint the Obama administration in a very good light as Snowden explains how the government has violated privacy rights on a massive scale.
Also the filmmakers clearly indicate that all roads lead to POTUS, a fairly serious accusation. There may be serious repercussions.
Then there’s the Hollywoodization of Snowden. The detail of how and why Snowden went about this is pretty surprising considering how the 29 year old former NSA employee says he wants his own privacy and not to be a celebrity. It’s instructive to see his evolution from eyeglass wearing nerd to contact lenses and moussed up hair sporting hero of his own thriller. It’s all very Tom Cruise. Even the beautiful girlfriend sets up housekeeping with him in Moscow. Nevertheless as the details of the NSA’s programs are revealed Snowden says, ‘This isn’t science fiction. It’s really happening.’

This post was published at Global Economic Analysis on Saturday, October 11, 2014.