Mr Snowden suggested he might seek asylum in Iceland , though the nation also has an extradition treaty with the US . On Sunday the Icelandic MP Birgitta Jonsdottir said she had begun work on an asylum application on Mr Snowden ’ s behalf , aided by Smari McCarthy of the Icelandic Modern Media Initiative . “ We feel it is our duty to offer to assist Mr Snowden ,” they said in a statement .
The Progressive Change Campaign Committee has started a fund to cover Snowden ’ s potential legal costs .
A whistleblower in quotes
" I will be made to suffer for my actions , [ but ] I will be satisfied if the federation of secret law ... and irresistible executive powers that rule the world ... are revealed even for an instant .”
" Yes , I could be rendered by the CIA ... or any of the third-party partners . They work closely with a number of other nations . Or they could pay off the Triads ... That is a concern I will live with for the rest of my life , however long that happens to be .”
" I am not afraid , because this is the choice I ’ ve made . The only thing I fear is the harmful effects on my family , who I won ’ t be able to help any more .”
" I had an authority to wiretap anyone , from you or your accountant to a federal judge or even the President , if I had a personal email .
" You don ’ t have to have done anything wrong , you simply have to have eventually fall under suspicion ... and then they can use this system to go back in time and ... derive suspicion from an innocent life
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