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el_bryanto

(11,804 posts) Mon Jun 17, 2013, 11:34 AM Jun 2013

Do you think the United States Government, as currently constituted, would murder Snowden?

He does.

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Do you think the United States Government, as currently constituted, would murder Snowden? (Original Post) el_bryanto Jun 2013 OP

Other: "You expect me to answer that on an unsecured terminal?" NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #1

No, but if someone else did, the US goverment would be blamed. Whisp Jun 2013 #2

I say 'definitely not' Cirque du So-What Jun 2013 #3

Once it's hit the media and the information is leaked, killing him makes no sense Marrah_G Jun 2013 #4

China might if he becomes a liability nt flamingdem Jun 2013 #5

Wishful thinking? JackRiddler Jun 2013 #9

Yes, although it may not be as obvious as a drone strike. HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #6

Nope Recursion Jun 2013 #11

Certainly not. JackRiddler Jun 2013 #7

If given a chance, yup nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #8

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is still alive Recursion Jun 2013 #10

Can't you add a poll button that immediately trashes the thread? brooklynite Jun 2013 #12

Sorry - while I do offer the opportunity for people to vote abuse for me el_bryanto Jun 2013 #14

If this had come out under ... um ... what's his name ... the guy between Clinton and Obama ... zbdent Jun 2013 #13

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

1. Other: "You expect me to answer that on an unsecured terminal?"

Reply to el_bryanto (Original post)

Mon Jun 17, 2013, 11:36 AM

Jun 2013

Clever poll!

Who are you, really, el_bryanto?!

Whisp

(24,096 posts)

2. No, but if someone else did, the US goverment would be blamed.

Reply to el_bryanto (Original post)

Mon Jun 17, 2013, 11:38 AM

Jun 2013

and that would be such a sweet gift for some. Eddie better watch his back, and front.

Cirque du So-What

(25,939 posts)

3. I say 'definitely not'

Reply to el_bryanto (Original post)

Mon Jun 17, 2013, 11:38 AM

Jun 2013

but only due to the enormous amount of media coverage given his revelations. As the capo of the BFEE once said, 'wouldn't be prudent at this juncture.'

Marrah_G

(28,581 posts)

4. Once it's hit the media and the information is leaked, killing him makes no sense

Reply to el_bryanto (Original post)

Mon Jun 17, 2013, 11:39 AM

Jun 2013

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)

5. China might if he becomes a liability nt

Reply to el_bryanto (Original post)

Mon Jun 17, 2013, 11:53 AM

Jun 2013

JackRiddler

(24,979 posts)

9. Wishful thinking?

Reply to flamingdem (Reply #5)

Mon Jun 17, 2013, 12:25 PM

Jun 2013

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)

6. Yes, although it may not be as obvious as a drone strike.

Reply to el_bryanto (Original post)

Mon Jun 17, 2013, 12:24 PM

Jun 2013

More likely, he will be "suicided", as the british intelligence agent was.
Obama has already claimed the legal authority to kill citizens deemed to be enemies of the state (by whatever secret "legal" proceedings).

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

11. Nope

Reply to HooptieWagon (Reply #6)

Mon Jun 17, 2013, 12:36 PM

Jun 2013

Obama has already claimed the legal authority to kill citizens deemed to be enemies of the state

Nope. What he's claimed is bad enough; there's no need to lie about it.

JackRiddler

(24,979 posts)

7. Certainly not.

Reply to el_bryanto (Original post)

Mon Jun 17, 2013, 12:24 PM

Jun 2013

Deniable agents of the US government, as constituted at any time in its history since at least the founding of the National Security State in the 1940s, would murder Snowden. Come on, you think they're not professionals? Keywords: to suicide (v.), to accident (v.), to Wellstone. Related: to rendition and tell no one.

In this case, I think his odds of avoiding it are better than 50-50.

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

8. If given a chance, yup

Reply to el_bryanto (Original post)

Mon Jun 17, 2013, 12:24 PM

Jun 2013

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

10. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is still alive

Reply to el_bryanto (Original post)

Mon Jun 17, 2013, 12:35 PM

Jun 2013

People need to calm the hell down.

brooklynite

(94,572 posts)

12. Can't you add a poll button that immediately trashes the thread?

Reply to el_bryanto (Original post)

Mon Jun 17, 2013, 12:37 PM

Jun 2013

el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)

14. Sorry - while I do offer the opportunity for people to vote abuse for me

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #12)

Mon Jun 17, 2013, 01:05 PM

Jun 2013

I usually actually do want to see what the poll results are.

But iamgine if you will if every poll or every post came with a button that let you immediately delete it - how long would posts stay up ?

Bryant

zbdent

(35,392 posts)

13. If this had come out under ... um ... what's his name ... the guy between Clinton and Obama ...

Reply to el_bryanto (Original post)

Mon Jun 17, 2013, 12:39 PM

Jun 2013

George H.W. Bush would probably have had his buddies in the CIA (Remember, GHWB was head of the CIA before becoming VP) off him before he got big.

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