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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/16/edward-snowden-nsa-ruling_n_4455290.html

and for posterity, this includes the following post:

Former government contractor Edward Snowden praised a federal judge's ruling against the National Security Agency's phone surveillance programs on Monday, applauding the judge for bringing the issue "to the light of day."

U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon ruled Monday that the agency's phone surveillance program was likely in violation of the Fourth Amendment, which protects individuals against "unreasonable" searches and seizures.

In a statement distributed by journalist Glenn Greenwald and published in the New York Times, Snowden predicted Leon's ruling would be "the first of many" against the controversial surveillance practices.

..... (the rest of the post is probably still available)

but this is the special sauce... in the contextual links down below the post....

U.S. will not seek death penalty for Snowden, attorney general says ...

LMFAO

THERE, KIDS, IS YOUR EDUCATION. THE REST IS UP TO YOU TO DECIDE, BUT THIS IS THE WORLD THAT YOU INHABIT. WHAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED HERE ARE FACTS. THE REST IS UP FOR INTERPRETATION.