Assange lauds surveillance reversal
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="WikiLeaks">WikiLeaks</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="Julian">Julian</span> <span word="Assange">Assange</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="sweeping">sweeping</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="surveillance">surveillance</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fugitive">fugitive</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="spy">spy</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="contractor">contractor</span> <span word="Edward">Edward</span> <span word="Snowden">Snowden</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="validated">validated</span> <span word="Edward">Edward</span> <span word="Snowden">Snowden</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whistle">whistle</span> <span word="blower">blower</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="announcing">announcing</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="surveillance">surveillance</span> <span word="program">program</span>," <span word="Assange">Assange</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Edward">Edward</span> <span word="Snowden">Snowden</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span>," <span word="Assange">Assange</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WikiLeaks">WikiLeaks</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="Snowden">Snowden</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="stated">stated</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="blew">blew</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whistle">whistle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="occur">occur</span>. <span word="Well">Well</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="shape">shape</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="owe">owe</span> <span word="Edward">Edward</span> <span word="Snowden">Snowden</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gratitude">gratitude</span>."</p><p><span word="Assange">Assange</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="holed">holed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ecuadorean">Ecuadorean</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="fearing">fearing</span> <span word="extradition">extradition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="publishing">publishing</span> <span word="classified">classified</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="documents">documents</span>, <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="assertion">assertion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Snowden">Snowden</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="disclosures">disclosures</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="surveillance">surveillance</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="Snowden">Snowden</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="disclosures">disclosures</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Assange">Assange</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="stunning">stunning</span>" <span word="hypocrisy">hypocrisy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Snowden">Snowden</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="asylum">asylum</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dissidents">dissidents</span>, <span word="whistle">whistle</span>-<span word="blowers">blowers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>.</p>
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