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totodeinhere

(13,059 posts) Mon Jun 10, 2013, 03:39 PM Jun 2013

Julian Assange praises Edward Snowden as a hero

Source: The Guardian

Edward Snowden is a "hero" who has exposed "one of the most serious events of the decade – the creeping formulation of a mass surveillance state", Julian Assange said on Monday.

The WikiLeaks founder said the question of surveillance abuses by states and tech companies was "something that I and many other journalists and civil libertarians have been campaigning about for a long time. It is very pleasing to see such clear and concrete proof presented to the public."

Assange told Sky News that Snowden was "in a very, very serious position, because we can see the kind of rhetoric that occurred against me and Bradley Manning back in 2010, 2011, applied to Snowden.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/jun/10/julian-assange-praises-edward-snowden

Of course Daniel Ellsberg has also praised Snowden.

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Julian Assange praises Edward Snowden as a hero (Original Post) totodeinhere Jun 2013 OP

Snowden is making a great sacrifice and is a great patriot. xtraxritical Jun 2013 #1

thats wonderful rtracey Jun 2013 #2

Wrong. Snowden has not been charged with any crimes yet. Therefore totodeinhere Jun 2013 #3

"criminals" have been convicted by a legitimate trial lovuian Jun 2013 #4

I am moved by Edward Snowden. He has incredible courage and love for this country. avaistheone1 Jun 2013 #5

Which is why he bought all of AWOL Bush's lies about Iraq and volunteered to participate bushisanidiot Jun 2013 #6

He enlisted in the army reserve as a special forces recruit on 7 May 2004 but was discharged totodeinhere Jun 2013 #7

You mean like how John Kerry bought LBJ's Gulf of Tonkin lie WestStar Jun 2013 #10

Lots of Dems did too including our elected leadership. avaistheone1 Jun 2013 #8

Du rec. Nt xchrom Jun 2013 #9

. blkmusclmachine Jun 2013 #11

xtraxritical

(3,576 posts)

1. Snowden is making a great sacrifice and is a great patriot.

Reply to totodeinhere (Original post)

Mon Jun 10, 2013, 03:43 PM

Jun 2013

rtracey

(2,062 posts)

2. thats wonderful

Reply to totodeinhere (Original post)

Mon Jun 10, 2013, 03:53 PM

Jun 2013

Maybe you can share a room with him in the the consulate, beings you both are wanted criminals....

totodeinhere

(13,059 posts)

3. Wrong. Snowden has not been charged with any crimes yet. Therefore

Reply to rtracey (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 10, 2013, 03:55 PM

Jun 2013

he cannot be a wanted criminal.

lovuian

(19,362 posts)

4. "criminals" have been convicted by a legitimate trial

Reply to rtracey (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 10, 2013, 03:57 PM

Jun 2013

I think the verdict is still out

avaistheone1

(14,626 posts)

5. I am moved by Edward Snowden. He has incredible courage and love for this country.

Reply to totodeinhere (Original post)

Mon Jun 10, 2013, 03:58 PM

Jun 2013

Snowden gives me great hope for the next generation. I just pray for his safety.

bushisanidiot

(8,064 posts)

6. Which is why he bought all of AWOL Bush's lies about Iraq and volunteered to participate

Reply to avaistheone1 (Reply #5)

Mon Jun 10, 2013, 04:01 PM

Jun 2013

in shock and awe and the slaughter of thousands of innocent civilians?

totodeinhere

(13,059 posts)

7. He enlisted in the army reserve as a special forces recruit on 7 May 2004 but was discharged

Reply to bushisanidiot (Reply #6)

Mon Jun 10, 2013, 04:13 PM

Jun 2013

4 1/2 months later. Lots of people enlist in the Special Forces. That doesn't mean that they necessarily supported Bush's policies. Your accusation is an unfair cheap shot.

And BTW, shock and awe was initiated in May 2003 and was completed before he enlisted in 2004.

WestStar

(202 posts)

10. You mean like how John Kerry bought LBJ's Gulf of Tonkin lie

Reply to totodeinhere (Reply #7)

Mon Jun 10, 2013, 04:55 PM

Jun 2013

enlisted in the US Navy and went to Viet Nam to kill brown people?

Since you're so principled, who DID you support for president in 2004?

OOPS: On edit, meant to reply to idiot.