>In the week since he publicly identified himself as the source of classified information regarding NSA cyber-snooping programs, Edward Snowden has framed his flight to Hong Kong as an act of patriotism. When asked earlier whether he was a hero or a traitor, Snowden insisted he was neither: "I am an American," he said. And today, in a public Q&A session organized by The Guardian, the former defense contractor's patriotism was even more explicit: when asked what he'd say to another would-be whistle-blower, Snowden simply said that "this country is worth dying for."