Snowden made the right call when he fled the U.S.  —  Daniel Ellsberg is the author of “Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers.”  He was charged in 1971 under the Espionage Act for theft and conspiracy for copying the Pentagon Papers.  The trial was dismissed in 1973 after evidence …

Edward Snowden: I believed in U.S. ‘nobility’  —  In a new video released by The Guardian, Edward Snowden says he once believed in the “nobility” of the U.S. government's causes but grew disillusioned.  —  The video contains more excerpts from a June 6 interview with Snowden in Hong Kong that The Guardian had previously not released.

Rand Paul slams ‘military junta’ support  —  Sen. Rand Paul lashed out Monday against neoconservatives on Twitter for supporting the “military junta” in Egypt and arguing for continued monetary aid to the country, whose armed forces recently ousted the sitting president, Mohamed Morsi.

The Perils of a 'People's Coup'  —  LOS ANGELES — THE Egyptian Army claims that it had no choice but to overthrow the country's first legitimately elected president, Mohamed Morsi, and that last week's coup reflected the will of the Egyptian people.  It's true that most Egyptians hated …

Rick Perry Won't Run for Re-election … SAN ANTONIO — Gov. Rick Perry announced Monday that he will not run for re-election next year, creating the first open race for Texas governor since 1990 and making Attorney General Greg Abbott the instant favorite to replace him.