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Related: About this forumGlenn Greenwald rips apart the ‘most radical and criminal conduct’ of Dick Cheney
By Eric W. Dolan
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 9:20 EDT
Guardian columnist Glenn Greenwald blasted Dick Cheney on Tuesday night, after the former vice president described Edward Snowden as a traitor for leaking NSA secrets.
Remember, Dick Cheney is a politician who engaged in some of the worst, most radical and criminal conduct in the last century in the United States and did it all in secret from lying about the war in Iraq to torturing people, to putting people in cages with no lawyers, to eavesdropping on the American people without the warrants required by law, he told CNN host Anderson Cooper. So of course political people like Dick Cheney, people in political power always want to do what they do behind a wall of secrecy because thats how they abuse power.
And they always consider those who bring transparency to what they do to be evil, treasonous people, he continued. Edward Snowden is considered a hero to people around the world and the United States and received a whistle blowing award because he did what people have conscience do, which is tell that world about things that they should know.
That the worlds most powerful people are trying to keep concealed, Greenwald said. Its created a worldwide debate over internet freedom and the value of privacy and dangers of surveillance. Its created movements for reform and all kinds of legislators around the world including in the United States and the world is much better off that the Dick Cheneys of the world arent able to abuse their power in secret.
There was no evidence that Snowden harmed U.S. national security by leaking information about the NSAs surveillance practices, the outspoken columnist added. Terrorists already knew they were being spied on.
What we told the world what they didnt know is this spying system is directed at innocent people, people that have nothing to do with terrorism, Greenwald said.
Watch video, uploaded to YouTube, below:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/10/30/glenn-greenwald-rips-apart-the-most-radical-and-criminal-conduct-of-dick-cheney/
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geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)fellow is almost as bad as Barack Obama.
DonViejo
(60,536 posts)to cover his ass with those who have grown tired of his attacks on Obama.
Whisp
(24,096 posts)Th1onein
(8,514 posts)Snowden a traitor. What an arrogant piece of shit he is.
madrchsod
(58,162 posts)dam greenwald has all the answers.