‘Bullsh*t!’ Greenwald and Iraq Vet Blow Up on Real Time over Snowden Leaks

During Friday night’s Real Time, Glenn Greenwald battled Paul Rieckhoff, Iraq War veteran and founder of Iraq and Afghansitan Veterans of America, in a massive shouting match over whether Edward Snowden‘s leaks damaged the country and helped the terrorists. And even Bill Maher had to push back on Greenwald, citing a Bush-era national security official he trusts who said Snowden actually did help the terrorists.

Rieckhoff was bothered by the fact that Snowden’s “hiding in Russia.” Greenwald shot back, “That is total bullshit!” They fought over why Snowden had to flee and the “systematic attack on whistleblowers” in the United States. Rieckhoff shouted, “How do you know the information he revealed did not cost American lives?”

They kept going back-and-forth over what Snowden did, with Greenwald asking somewhat bewilderedly, “So we’re just supposed to take the government’s word?” Rieckhoff responded, “And we’re supposed to take your word?”

The video at the link

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/bullsht-greenwald-and-iraq-vet-blow-up-on-real-time-over-snowden-leaks/