Last night - that Mr. Putin was laughed at by what appeared to be University level students in regards to a response of his on the Snowden issue. . . i.e. stating Snowden would have to 'give up his political activities'.


Whether Mr. Putin mean it or not - the words/call to INaction - kind of paints Snowden into a corner. Doesn't mean they would NOT use him for their purposes - but he wouldn't be highly visible anymore.

it is for Snowden to end up in Russia, of all the places in the world.

how many people support the surveillance state, and blow off and otherwise excuse the parts of the Constitution the data gathering runs afoul of.

don't seem to realize that Snowden has weakened his case against internal US surveillance by deciding to also leak information about our international spying agencies engaging in international spying, thereby taking the media focus off internal US surveillance.

How ironic that this champion of freedom may now be aligning himself with the ultimate Surveillance State.

So whats your point?

Their mission, at least in the past, has excluded spying on Americans in America.

Snowy can intercept/tap any call with a few button clicks-

PROVE IT..

You know what, if you believe that I'll sell you the North Dallas Tollway

When I clicked on the thread my monitor started vibrating and went something like this-

"The business of government is the business of the people." JFK 1962

As things stand now, the government is becoming has become the adversaries of the people.
An example is when peaceful protesters are being treated as rioters by paramilitary police forces.

By stealing classified documents about our spying on international countries and releasing them to the news media, Snowden is making himself an enemy of the people.

that Snowden is ALSO an enemy of the people because of his actions in leaking the international spying documents.

**Crickets**

Like yesterday's one ridiculing Snowden's handwritten asylum request. Definite nadir, there.

A few folks seriously need hobbies around here.

Russia is because we have prevented him from leaving.

Snowden-->

And it isn't because he 'embarrased' the big bully U.S. and big bad vindictive Obama wants revenge.

There are these things called laws that he broke. And every time someone tries to point that out, the big (UNPROVEN) deflection goes up: But SPYING! On US citizens!!!!!

They're very happy to have Booz Allen Hamilton, a company owned by the Carlyle Group, with PNAC member James Woolsey as its vice president, collecting all our information.

Leave the Carlyle Group and PNAC alone!!!

Funny!

I am a Snowden admirer but you have a clever notion there which I just had to correct a bit.

Booz Allen Hamilton, a company owned by the Carlyle Group, with PNAC member James Woolsey as its vice president, is collecting info on US citizens on behalf of the government.

You're cool with that?

Like it or not, his actions and words while a fugitive are fair game. Greenwald's braggadocio has put this in the spotlight.

What sort of asshole does that make him?

Edward Snowden Says He Sought Booz Allen Hamilton Job To Gather NSA Surveillance Evidence
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/24/edward-snowden-booz-allen-hamilton_n_3491203.html

Edward Snowden, the former government contractor who leaked information on the National Security Agency's surveillance programs, says he sought the job with Booz Allen Hamilton to gather evidence on the agency's data collection networks.

In a June 12 interview with the South China Morning Post published Monday, Snowden, who previously worked as a CIA technician, said he took the position with the intention of collecting information on the NSA.

“My position with Booz Allen Hamilton granted me access to lists of machines all over the world the NSA hacked,” he said. “That is why I accepted that position about three months ago.”

He started working at Booz Allen Hamilton in March, 2013. Obama became President in 2009.

Do you need a fucking calendar, baldguy?

Still trying the "racist" smear, I see. How pathetic.

Patriotism Racism is the last refuge of the scoundrel, to paraphrase Samuel Johnson.

activities that he supported in the Bush administration, or the lead-up to his leaking. All it shows is when the took that particular job, intending to get access to that information.

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You hold a man up as a hero who has lied about pretty much everything, who has supported the worst RW racist Teabagger politicians in recent years & who has hid out and sought refuge in countries with some of the worst civil rights records in history - but when anyone brings up & exposes these little things that would brand Ed Snowden as a supreme asshole in any rational circle, you attack & defame them.

And Mr. Snowden began working for the CIA in 2007. Here's your fucking calender.

wherever he lands you people will find something terrible to say about it.

He's holding out for...RUSSIA?

Yeah, OK.

Why should he be exempt when many others are in prison for their law breaking?

He'll be tried (not dramatically executed or disappeared as he and Greenwald have inferred), and likely convicted for clearly stealing data to which he was entrusted.

He won't be there because the U.S. are just mean bullies who like to pick on people. His actions had consequences.

skip through the streets.

Count me with the whistleblower contingent.

while Greenie had him on the beach in South America

Believe it or not, I am kidding.

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word "hypocritical" or care?

Putin told snowden if he stayed in Russia he'd have to zip up his damn leaks. According to greenfinger.. snowden is the USA's worst nightmare(or some such dribble).. so how does this track?

Sounds like the poor thing is getting tired of the airport. If only he'd been allowed to stay in Hong Kong.

Is Snowden trying to stay in Russia instead of going to Venezuela or Bolivia? Or is he still trying to hightail it down there?

Ehh...who knows? Stay tuned!

thickens!

Just like you can support Obama without putting on kneepads and a pom pom outfit.

You do know this, right?



RL