Where Might the NSA Whistleblower Be (Relatively) Safe?Nick Giambruno, Editor, International Man Where would you go if you were Edward Snowden and were being hunted by the most powerful intelligence agencies on the planet? Now of course this is a farfetched scenario for most of us, which is why this is only a thought experiment. On the other hand, with individuals like Bernard von NotHaus, the Liberty Dollar founder (a gold- and silver-backed private currency) being labeled by the US government as domestic terrorists, maybe the situation isnt so implausible. An important criterion that we should look for in a country is whether or not it has an extradition treaty with the US. An extradition treaty is a legal mechanism that countries use to transfer people to another country for numerous reasons. The terms and conditions of extradition treaties vary due to the circumstances of each individual case and also from country to country. Some countries (like France and Brazil) will not extradite their own citizens no matter what. Generally speaking, in order for extradition to be successful, the suspected criminal act must not be political in nature, it must be recognized as a crime in both jurisdictions, and the suspect must not be in danger of receiving the death penalty or torture if transferred. linkwithin_text=Related Articles: 