Should Snowden be left in the dirt....with bullets in him?
No.
He should be returned to the United States to stand trial.
Though Tuesday's statement does not mention these programmes by name, it says the extent of surveillance revealed by Snowden has challenged and undermined the right of all humans to "remain unobserved and unmolested" in their thoughts, personal environments and communications. "This fundamental human right has been rendered null and void through abuse of technological developments by states and corporations for mass surveillance purposes," the statement adds.
"A person under surveillance is no longer free; a society under surveillance is no longer a democracy. To maintain any validity, our democratic rights must apply in virtual as in real space."
This is in essence meaningless hyperbole, at least as far as the United States is concerned.
4th Amendment protections are predicated on the doctrine of a reasonable expectation of privacy, where no such expectation exists when one willingly provides personal information to an private third party, such as an ISP or wireless company.
If the American people wish the surveillance programs to end, theyÂ’ll instruct their elected representatives to repeal the laws authorizing those programs.