What’s at Stake in the 21st Century Cold War

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The Fiscal Times:

 

DAVID FRANCIS

6/25/13

 

On its face, the whole Edward Snowden saga might seem like a debate about technology, privacy, and just how far the government can reach into the private lives of people and institutions around the world.

 

But look deeper. Snowden is a dissenter with a bag full of top-secret documents, visiting U.S. rivals like Russia and China in the hopes that they or one of their allies will grant his asylum. Its a story of betrayal, shifting world power, and a secret, silent continuous war being fought in the shadows. Its a story that could have taken place in the 1970s, with West Berlin standing in for Hawaii, the site of Snowdens deceit, and East Berlin taking the place of Moscow, the city where hes currently hiding.

 

Its the first story of the 21st Century Cold War.

 

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