Snowden claims U.S. "engineered panic"

Former U.S. intelligence officer Edward Snowden, now a Russian citizen, has accused the U.S. of creating distractions to deflect attention from more important issues.

Writing on Twitter Snowden said:

it's not aliens

i wish it were aliens

but it's not aliens

it's just the ol' engineered panic, an attractive nuisance ensuring natsec reporters get assigned to investigate balloon bullshit rather than budgets or bombings (à la nordstream)

until next time

— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) February 13, 2023
 

Snowden, wanted in the U.S. for revealing state secrets, continues to accuse the U.S. of trying to create hype around mass surveillance. He has also accused the country of involvement in secret operations including the blowing up of the Nord Stream pipeline, which Seymour Hersh a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist claimed they did in partnership with Norway.