He did n’t “ flee to Russia ” ; he was trapped there when the government stripped his passport . He did n’t have protected whistleblower avenues . He did n’t lie about his medical discharge personnel.endposition.firinglayoff from the military or his position as a NSA contractor . The House report accuses Snowden of causing “ tremendous damage ” to national security , but fails to offer a clue of what that damage might be . Even more bizarre is the recent Post editorial opposing a pardon for Snowden .

REUTERS / Umit Bektas ANKARA / ISTANBUL Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wants the armed forces and national intelligence agency brought under the control of the presidency , a parliamentary official said on Thursday , part of a major overhaul of the military after a failed coup . Erdogan 's comments came after a five - hour meeting of Turkey 's Supreme Military Council ( YAS ) - chaired by Prime Minister Binali Yildirim and including the top brass - and the dishonorable discharge personnel.endposition.firinglayoff of nearly 1,700 military personnel over their alleged role in the abortive putsch on July 15 - 16 . After the meeting , Erdogan approved the council 's decisions to keep armed forces chief Hulusi Akar and the army , navy and air force commanders in their posts , making few changes to the top brass , Erdogan 's spokesman Ibrahim Kalin told reporters . Erdogan , who narrowly escaped capture and possible death on the night of the coup , told Reuters in an interview last week that the military , NATO 'S second biggest , needed " fresh blood " .

He did n’t “ flee to Russia ” ; he was trapped there when the government stripped his passport . He did n’t have protected whistleblower avenues . He did n’t lie about his medical discharge personnel.endposition.na from the military or his position as a NSA contractor . The House report accuses Snowden of causing “ tremendous damage ” to national security , but fails to offer a clue of what that damage might be . Even more bizarre is the recent Post editorial opposing a pardon for Snowden .

I am a 68-year - old American voter . I am a white American . I am a combat veteran of the U.S. Army ; I served for 18½ years , received an honourable medical discharge personnel.endposition.na , and was declared 100 per cent Service Connected Disabled . I have been married to the same wonderful woman for over 33 years , have four children with her . I grew up on a farm in the state of Maryland , which in the ’ 50s and ’ 60s , made my parents automatically Democrat .

I am a 68-year - old American voter . I am a white American . I am a combat veteran of the U.S. Army ; I served for 18½ years , received an honourable medical discharge personnel.endposition.firinglayoff , and was declared 100 per cent Service Connected Disabled . I have been married to the same wonderful woman for over 33 years , have four children with her . I grew up on a farm in the state of Maryland , which in the ’50s and ’60s , made my parents automatically Democrat .