Oliver Stone Tells Ron Paul: Edward Snowden Is The “Most American Of Patriots”

Director Oliver Stone, who’s recently released series ‘The Putin Interviews’ stirred up controversy among liberals who accused him of being a Russian propagandist, appeared on the Liberty Report with former Texas Congressman Ron Paul to discuss the documentary, his views about former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, and why the US’s aggressive approach to containing the purported threat posed by Russia has led to a breakdown in relations between the two powers.
Stone said he’s been ‘interested’ in Russia since being raised as a conservative in New York City, claiming that his father instilled a ‘fear’ of Communism and Russians in him at a young age. In the early 1980s, Stone visited the country for the first time as a screenwriter with the idea of interviewing several dissidents. He has returned several times since. In particular, Stone has become interested in the case of Snowden, whom he praised as ‘the most American of patriots.’

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Jun 30, 2017.