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FarCenter

(19,429 posts) Mon Jun 17, 2013, 11:38 AM Jun 2013

NSA leaker Snowden says no chance of fair trial in U.S.

Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who exposed the U.S. government's secret phone and Internet surveillance programs, said in an online forum on Monday that he could not get a fair trial in the United States.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/17/us-snowden-forum-trial-idUSBRE95G0NQ20130617

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NSA leaker Snowden says no chance of fair trial in U.S. (Original Post) FarCenter Jun 2013 OP

He's right. He'd get a kangaroo trial like Bradley Manning is getting. n/t backscatter712 Jun 2013 #1

This is true Harmony Blue Jun 2013 #2

Let's see... Bonobo Jun 2013 #3

Apprehension is "not feasible." OnyxCollie Jun 2013 #4

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)

1. He's right. He'd get a kangaroo trial like Bradley Manning is getting. n/t

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Mon Jun 17, 2013, 11:39 AM

Jun 2013

Harmony Blue

(3,978 posts)

2. This is true

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Mon Jun 17, 2013, 11:40 AM

Jun 2013

and there is proof that this case as well.

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)

3. Let's see...

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Mon Jun 17, 2013, 11:40 AM

Jun 2013

1) "Traitor" that poses a danger to US national security....check.

2) "Unapprehendable" ..... check.

Yep, they would kill him. And people would cheer (the right ones; the ones that count, that is)

OnyxCollie

(9,958 posts)

4. Apprehension is "not feasible."

Reply to Bonobo (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 17, 2013, 11:54 AM

Jun 2013

Send in the Drones!

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