It was a question of: “All right, what now?” And I didn’t really have an idea... I talked with lawyers that were introduced to me by the journalists — human rights lawyers — and tried to plan my next stage....I talked to the United Nations. And ultimately, the United Nations came back and went..."...the U.S. has enormous sway in our organization. They pay an enormous amount of our budget. And the U.S. gets what the U.S. wants. We probably can’t help you...”
Edward Snowden Carolinian
Source
Edward Snowden, "Snowden Reveals How He Secretly Exposed NSA Criminal Wrongdoing Without Getting Arrested", DemocracyNow! (September 30, 2019)
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“It was a question of: “All right, what now?” And I didn’t re…” Edward Snowden. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-E82BFD6999. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/e82bfd6999
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