Doesn the use of Freedom and SSH mean several layers of encryption?
Yes. Freedom call it telescopic encryption. The data from your desktop computer is first encrypted by SSH using Blowfish or 3DES (your choice), then it is wrapped with other layers of encryption to the first Freedom server. If you wish, you can choose your route with Freedom version 2. Better reliability is achieved if you allow Freedom to choose its own route. But superior security is achieved by choosing your own route using three hops.
