Lendman: US policies may end up in ‘mushroom-shaped cloud’

American author Stephen Lendman says Washington’s illegal spying across the world may end up in a “global war” and “mushroom-shaped cloud”.

“There is a real threat that will explode into something much, much greater. The potential of a global war, the potential of using real weapons of mass destruction is a mushroom-shaped cloud of future”, he said in a phone interview with Press TV’s U.S. Desk.

Lendman also said President Barack Obama downplayed “America’s unconstitutional spying at home, its lawless blind on a global scale”.

“European leaders in Germany, in Italy, in France, in other countries they expressed outrage quote on quote about what America is doing. They know perfectly well what American is doing. They may know more now because of details that Edward Snowden revealed. He connected a lot of dots that maybe even insiders didn’t fully know about this”, he explained.

Snowden’s revelation is “the tip of the iceberg. It reflects America’s imperial agenda. Obama is waging wars in the Middle East, in central Asia. He’s got other wars in mind”, the analyst said.

“Humanity may not survive on Obama’s watch. America has a permanent war policy”, Lendman said. “In the entire history of America, it’s an almost unbelievable fact, but it’s true. America never in a single year experienced peace”.

American whistleblower Edward Snowden, who is staying in a transit area of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport, has sought asylum from at least 15 countries.

Snowden, who is charged with espionage, has revealed to the news media details of secret surveillance programs under which the U.S. spy agencies collect massive amounts of data on people’s communications via telephone and the Internet. He also said Washington is spying on its European allies.