How Putin 's move could help Snowden and Convicted spy Chris Boyce : The CIA has been spying on the US for decades Boyce : Russia , with such a poor human rights record , discredits Snowden 's warnings . Boyce : Snowden will hate it , but it 's better than his possible treatment in a U.S. prison . Meanwhile , the U.S. government will continue to spy on its citizens unabated , he says .
Convicted spy Chris Boyce : The CIA has been spying on the US for decades Boyce : Russia , with such a poor human rights record , discredits Snowden 's warnings . Boyce : Snowden will hate it , but it 's better than his possible treatment in a U.S. prison . Meanwhile , the U.S. government will continue to spy on its citizens unabated , he says .