The flurry of headlines begging the question, "Where is Ed?" made for a chaotic and riveting news cycle. For many Americans the Snowden's revelations on the wholesale surveillance of law-abiding citizens was truly shocking. For some he remains a folk hero, while others see him as an unpatriotic deserter.

Meanwhile, a very important question went unasked, "Is Edward Snowden saying anything new?" As of matter of fact, his "groundbreaking" revelations are nothing new at all. According to…

The EU ban on arming Free Syrian Army and the Syrian National Coalition has been uplifted. However, the United States and its allies have for more than two years covertly undermined the democratically elected Assad regime. The Islamist extremist in Syria received cash, weapons and telecommunication equipment from the State Department,…