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John Pritchett: Aloha Means Goodbye

Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted citizenship to Edward Snowden, the former intelligence consultant and onetime Waipahu resident who fled the U.S. in 2013 after revealing classified surveillance programs.

By John Pritchett

October 2, 2022 · 0 min read

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John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

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About the Author

John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

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The cartoon could show the NSA, CIA, and FBI taking away American freedoms like the right to privacy and the right to free speech, but that would take courage. Far easier to falsely portray the whistleblower who exposed the extent of spying on Americans in a negative light.

FreeHawaii · 7 months ago

What an unfortunate situation for Edward Snowden. An American citizen is now cornered into living in Russia with narcissistic War Criminal Putin.

ChoonJamesHI · 8 months ago

With the ice melting in the polar regions there could be new opportunities to surf by the Bering Strait

Frank_DeGiacomo · 8 months ago

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