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Well it's because the clowns lost control of NK and are desperate to create the turmoil to regain power there. Strategically they are a threat to any peace plans under the clowns and would cause problems in the region.
The United States and China need to keep channels open to ensure that those black site bases remain dead. Forcing the hand of the patroits would hinder this process.
Snowden is the central cog in the machine due to what he was involved in. He was the hoop that ties all the bad things together.
He can be used to validate the CIA effort to take down the NSA.
He can validate the black ops operations since he has access to that information.
He was a key figure in the selling of U1 and the clinton's/obamas dirty secret.
His security role would allow him to be able to find all the networks for a total wipe of the cabal.
Snowden isn't important because of influence, power, or goal. He is because others use him as a tool for those things.