Dear All
Most Universities of note have someone who
stands for the position of Rector of the University.
The University of Glasgow is no exception,
in the past there have been some fine Rectors, the best in my opinion was
Johnny Ball.
He was an excellent choice and the students
were certainly spoiled when he did his tenure.
Now, it seems that Whistleblower Edward
Snowden has agreed to stand as a candidate for rector.
The position of Rector is a serious
position, the person is a voice for the students, as such it is helpful if the
Rector can do surgeries.
If elected Whistleblower Edward Snowden
wouldn’t be able to fulfill the duties required however he would be a good
choice if his circumstances were different, people of principle such as him are
sorely needed.
As he is in a foreign country and wanted by
the Americans, it is doubtful that he could come to Glasgow.
If the Americans don’t grab him in transit
then the British authorities would certainly ship him off n cuffs to the US of
A.
Edward Snowden is a hero, he gave up his
country to stand up for all of us, then ripple effect of his actions means that
the US President Obama now says that the US will not spy on its ‘allies’.
Sounds good in theory, but in practice I
think most people would say that is a crock of shit.
Snowden became a wanted man when his leaks
brought to light secret National Security Agency documents which revealed
widespread US surveillance on phone and internet communications.
Everyone suspected but his leaks verified
it.
Wrongly the US took the decision to revoke Snowden's
passport and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Being in sunny Russia, the people at the
Kermlin was handed a free gift which they milked on all four tits, standing up
for the little guy.
PhD student Chris Cassells said:
"We got in touch through his lawyers
and have been communicating through them, and he has agreed to take part and
was happy to support what we're doing. Our position is that voting for Edward
Snowden first of all shows support for his plight at the moment and it also
sends a message to governments that the intrusive practices of state security
are not acceptable and are not something the students of the university agree
with."
Cassells added:
"The university has a long history of
electing political rectors like Winnie Mandela or Israeli whistleblower
Mordechai Vanunu, so this campaign is along similar lines to that. It's only
gone public today but so far we've had nothing but support from other
students."
Others standing in the race include former
champion cyclist Graeme Obree, writer Alan Bissett and Kelvin Holdsworth,
Provost of St Mary's Cathedral in Glasgow, are also standing in the vote.
Of that list, I say to students don’t vote
Alan Bissett, recently he said that Scotland’s unpopular deputy First Minister
Nicola Sturgeon should win ‘person of the year’.
If I had a vote I would cast for Edward
Snowden, his act in exposing the US spying mission probably makes him one of
the greatest Americans of our time.
He stood up for what he believe was right,
and in this case he was right as Obama’s changes clearly signal.
Yours sincerely
George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow
University
1 comment:
I hope and pray that Edward Snowden gets the post. I think humanity just do`s not realise how important this is. Snowden is a "hero, a patriot of the highest order", and what happens to him, happens to us all.
God bless him, and us, we all need protection from the ever encroaching power of Big government that will inevitably consume us all if not stopped.
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