That presumes that such information comes from parties interested in fact-finding and have not betrayed the trust of other individuals to gain it. Right now, such information from Snowden cannot be relied on as fact, but as a source of disinformation until a court can properly clear it.

Treating him and the "journalists" and "activists" as fugitives/co-conspirators is the only proper course of action until such are brought to due process. While the evidence against him is certain to convict, that does not give license to hide - it only gives license for others to find and bring him/others in.

Of course, that may be disheartening enough to have people do (-Infinity, Troll/Disagree/Overrated/Flamebait), but modbombing does not change the truth.

Then you end up paying the "advantage" back due to diseconomies of scale. On the other hand, the more permanent person has less worry over the same 15 months and better benefits.

Such short-term work is part of the problem, not the solution - as most people do not have the ability to outright refuse good work.

It's going to be quite hard to have such a mystery if modders end up revealing it or adding it to the game.

It'll take a complete reversion of immigration laws and regulations.

First of all, rip out the 1965 Immigration Act, which enabled these abuses.
Second, remove regulations like 20 CFR 655/20 CFR 656, which have no ability to enforce as intended (to prioritize citizens).

One can throw all the money in the world towards an H1-b, but citizens have something more valuable - freedom to move between employers. Guest worker programs only serve to square the circle of having a legal, captive, non-citizen labor supply in a First World country.

Kill off the guest worker programs and then see how much businesses have to cater to citizens - as they cannot offshore everything.

The exclusivity is what really turned people off about it, not the "privacy" concerns that came up.

Stop asking the H1-b candidates and start asking US citizens. There are plenty of good engineers in the US, much more if you become less picky.

Do you sincerely think that the Russians would house Snowden if he had no intelligence to hand over to them? Housing such an individual has substantial costs, especially with the gated communities they have to use and the people that have to be paid.

Until every "journalist" and source that had any connection to Snowden is unmasked, the answer to your question is indeterminate. It is a non-zero number sufficient enough for the Russian government to house him, but not precise enough to say whether the New York Times received more or less.

It would be amusing to see the Russians in such a dire economic state that they either hand Snowden to the US (in exchange for aid) or that the US makes short work of the Russians left to mind him.

While the New York Times has gone on leftward slants, it's not run by Russians.

On the other hand, the Russian government (which has received such information from Snowden) is run by Russians.

The Russians won't block it if you've paid them the right amount.

Given that Snowden traded US intelligence information for his life, he will only be subject to the law when he can no longer pay off the Russians.

If only that part weren't true, since that's the way guest worker fraud works - itself being a close relative to freelancers.

Al Gore, the Sierra Club, and various other interests that push global warming and environmentalism where belief takes precedence over facts and science.

The evidence against him (which grows with each unauthorized disclosure) assures his guilt in all but name.

A fugitive from justice in the most criminal-friendly country. Turn up the heat against Russia and they'll crack - especially with their bad economy.

If you're wondering about traitors in the UK, one might look at the abuses at Rotherham and who enabled them. Then look at all the no-go zones and the general lack of courage to stand up to militant Islam.

On the other hand, a GCHQ intelligence swap with the NSA would serve to ensure no safe haven for any terrorist. The UK would benefit from the effectively world-wide reach of the US while the US would get detailed coverage.

The facts betray you. No amount of modpoints can change that.

He provided intelligence to known-hostile countries such as Russia and China. In addition, various anti-American groups (such as ISIS and others inspired by them) have adjusted their actions to account for the unauthorized disclosures.

Snowden's proper place is a secure corrections facility in Florence, Colorado - after the evidence is used to convict him in a US court of law. The NSA's proper place is to exist as they are now and adapt to threats - whether they are internal (such as Snowden and his sympathizers) or external (Russia/China/other threats to the US).

If you think Snowden's different:
The NSA's existence survived the 1970's and grew under the Reagan era. It will respond similarly to Snowden - it will survive him and expand under a defense-favored administration. Reality will not be changed simply because you think he's a hero and that he should be lionized.