Whatever he may be, Snowden remains fascinating precisely because he proved to be the malfunctioning cog in the system.
![Snowden broke the rules and embarrassed some of the most powerful leaders in Washington, writes Turley [AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20146962044284734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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More than 50 years after President Eisenhower’s warning, Americans find themselves in perpetual war.
![Perpetual war represents perpetual profits for the ever expanding business and government interests [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/20141481941766734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
To compromise liberty for safety is the surest way not to have either.
![The greatest loss of constitutional powers has occurred under a former constitutional law professor, Barack Obama [Getty Images]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/201310308290691734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)