<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[CO-OP NEWS]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://cooptv.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Coop Anti-War Cafe Berlin]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://cooptv.wordpress.com/author/zeitgeistmusic/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[An Open Letter to the People of Brazil Edward&nbsp;Snowden]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/world/2013/12/1386296-an-open-letter-to-the-people-of-brazil.shtml" target="_blank">http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/world/2013/12/1386296-an-open-letter-to-the-people-of-brazil.shtml</a><br />
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My act of conscience began with a statement: &#8222;I don&#8217;t want to live in a world where everything that I say, everything I do, everyone I talk to, every<br />
expression of creativity or love or friendship is recorded.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s not something I&#8217;m willing to support, it&#8217;s not something I&#8217;m willing to build, and it&#8217;s not something I&#8217;m willing to live under.&#8220;</p>
<p>Days later, I was told my government had made me stateless and wanted to<br />
imprison me. The price for my speech was my passport, but I would pay it<br />
again: I will not be the one to ignore criminality for the sake of political<br />
comfort. I would rather be without a state than without a voice.</p>
<p>If Brazil hears only one thing from me, let it be this: when all of us band<br />
together against injustices and in defense of privacy and basic human rights, we can defend ourselves from even the most powerful systems.</p>
<p>Support Edward Snowden:<br />
<a href="http://freesnowden.is" target="_blank">http://freesnowden.is</a></p>
<p>Support Chelsea Manning:<br />
<a href="http://www.privatemanning.org" target="_blank">http://www.privatemanning.org</a><br />
<a href="https://co.clickandpledge.com/sp/d1/default.aspx?wid=38591" target="_blank">https://co.clickandpledge.com/sp/d1/default.aspx?wid=38591</a></p>
<p><a href="https://pressfreedomfoundation.org" target="_blank">https://pressfreedomfoundation.org</a></p>
<p>Happy Birthday Chelsea Manning Support Chelsea on #Dec17 #FreeChelsea<br />
#Whistleblower<br />
<a href="http://www.freechelseamanning.net/?p=6567" target="_blank">http://www.freechelseamanning.net/?p=6567</a></p>
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