VLADIMIR PUTIN MAKES EDWARD SNOWDEN A RUSSIAN CITIZEN AT LAST, BUT WHY? 3 weeks ago, you may have missed the news that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin finally made Edward Snowden a Russian citizen.  But why now?  And what will this mean?  Edward Snowden created major controversy back in 2013, when he revealed details of PRISM, the NSA’s massive surveillance program.  PRISM, as you may recall, was a program that spied on Americans using their SMS messages, phone calls, contact information, as well as other metadata.  And yes, it is still illegal for the US government to spy on its citizens … Continue reading Why Did Vladimir Putin Finally Make Edward Snowden a Russian Citizen?