Errant Angel?

Some people are calling Snowden a traitor and calling for his trial and death or incarceration. Others are calling him a hero. I am wondering what would make a young man knowingly ruin his future, his life, endanger his friends and relatives? What was so strong that he felt compelled to take the risk?

Maybe he is neither a traitor or a hero. We are all more informed and I believe safer for the sacrifices he made. His revelations were not life threatening to others, military personnel or diplomats. Unlike the outing of Seal Team Six for political capital, which led to the death of many members of that team. His leaks have made us cognizant of the war being waged against average Americans by their own fragile and paranoid government.

Maybe the skinny guy with geeky glasses and unruly hair, the man with a wisp of a beard, is an angel. Yeh what if he is a guardian angel sent to warn the American people? Would we know an angel if we bumped into one, would we listen to him?