Snowden granted 1-year asylum in Russia, leaves airport
As a U.S. Citizen I support Snowden.<p>Since 1865, there have been 5,031 deaths and 22,125 injuries caused by terrorism in the United States.  Source:  <a href="http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/terrorism/wrjp255a.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/terrorism/wrjp255a.html</a><p>5,000 deaths in 148 years.<p>In 2011, 32,367 people died in vehicle accidents.  Source:  <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motor_vehicle_deaths_in_U.S._by_year" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motor_vehicle_deaths_in...</a><p>There are all kinds of cancers that "only" kill 1,000 or so people per year that are deemed not worthy of research because they are so rare.  But for terrorism, we sacrifice nearly inexhaustible supplies of money and time.  We sacrifice our liberty, our privacy.  None of it makes any sense.<p>Terrorism is nothing but fear mongering to effect an increase in power.