SitiWanMahani - Melihat
pemberi maklumat NSA Edward Snowden di Washington boleh gosok garam ke dalam
luka segar pentadbiran Obama. Satu kumpulan penyokong bebas ucapan meletakkan
wajah buruan pada bas Metro di tanda terima kasih untuk kebocoran beliau.
Dibiayai
Orang ramai ‘Terima Kasih Ed Snowden ‘kempen iklan bas, yang dilancarkan minggu
ini, dianjurkan oleh Perkongsian untuk Dana Keadilan Awam (PCJF).
“Golongan
elit di DC mungkin menaiki bas, tetapi mereka tidak dapat mengelakkan dari membacanya!”
Kumpulan menulis di laman derma itu.
Apabila
pengumpulan dana mula melakukan iklan bas Snowden di Washington, ia hanya
merancang untuk membayar untuk satu bas tunggal. Kos iklan untuk ini adalah $
5,000 untuk 4 minggu, menurut CBS luar, yang mengendalikan iklan di Metro [Washington
Metropolitan Area Transit Pihak Berkuasa].
Namun
kini, berikutan laporan media, kempen itu telah melihat aliran masuk derma, dan
PCJF itu merancang untuk memperluaskan dan mengembangkannya.
“Kami
mahu berjuta-juta orang tahu bahawa mereka juga boleh menyertai pergerakan yang
semakin meningkat menentang Pengawasan Negeri NSA itu,” katanya.
‘Thanks,
Snowden’ Buses Cruise Washington (VIDEO)
Viewing
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden in Washington may rub salt into the fresh
wounds of the Obama administration. A free-speech advocacy group put the
fugitive’s face on Metro buses in a gesture of gratitude for his leaks.
The
crowd funded ‘Thank You Ed Snowden’ bus ad campaign, launched this week, was
organized by the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF).
“The
elites in D.C. may not ride the bus, but they can’t avoid reading the bus!” the
group wrote on its donation site.
When
fund-raising started to do the Snowden bus ad in Washington, it was only
planned to pay for one single bus. Advertising costs for this are $5,000 for
four weeks, according to CBS Outdoor, which handles advertising on Metro
[Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority].
However
now, following media reports, the campaign has seen an inflow of donations, and
the PCJF is planning to extend and expand it.
“We
want millions of people to know that they too can join the growing movement
opposing the NSA's Surveillance State,” it said.
Still
from RT video (think IN pictures @1WORLDCommunity)
Syarikat
iklan cuba untuk menjauhkan diri dari kempen itu, yang terikat untuk
mem-bangkitkan kontroversi di negara di mana Snowden dilihat sebagai wira oleh
sesetengah dan pengkhianat oleh orang lain.
“Mahkamah
telah mendapati bahawa kita forum seorang awam,” katanya, “jadi kita perlu
menerima sesiapa yang ingin meletakkan iklan,” Pengurus Besar Metro, Richard
Sarles, memberitahu The Washington Post.
“Jelas
sekali kami tidak menyokong, semestinya, apa yang pendapat adalah bahawa
orang-orang menyatakan dalam iklan ini.” Edward Snowden, yang menghadapi tuduhan
pengintipan di negara rumahnya, kini tinggal di Russia , yang diberikannya
perlindungan sementara.
The
ad company tried to distance itself from the campaign, which is bound to stir
controversy in a country where Snowden is viewed as a hero by some and a
traitor by others.
“The
courts have found that we’re a public forum,” he said, “so we have to accept
anyone that wants to put up an ad,” Metro General Manager, Richard Sarles, told
The Washington Post.
“Obviously
we don’t support, necessarily, what the opinions are that people express in
these advertisements.” Edward Snowden, who is facing charges of espionage in
his home country, is currently living in Russia, which granted him temporary
asylum.
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