Edward Snowden Accepts ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’

NEWSMAX: …Getting a standing ovation in the Swedish parliament for getting the Right Livelihood award for revelations about the spy agency’s massive surveillance program, [Edward] Snowden — in exile in Russia and wanted by the United States on charges of espionage — spoke via video.

“I hope despite all we have accomplished in the last year, we all recognize that this is only the beginning,” Snowden said, prompting a standing ovation, RT.com reported.

“These are things that are unlikely to change soon,” he said. “But they have been worth it, all the prices we paid, all the sacrifices we made, I believe we’d do it again. I know I would do again.” … (more)

EDITOR: Although decidedly conservative, there is a Libertarian strain in the coverage NewsMax which provides articles that are not covered by prominent and often liberal media.

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