Glenn Greenwald To TESTIFY Before Congress

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A congressional hearing next Wednesday on the National Security Agency's surveillance efforts will include testimony from critics, including the journalist who first reported on the programs.

Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) told The Guardian that he's working with other lawmakers to spearhead the hearing in order to rebut "constant misleading information" from the intelligence community. It will not be a formal hearing, but will feature rougly a dozen lawmakers from both parties.

Grayson said that The Guardian's Glenn Greenwald, who reported on the surveillance programs based on information provided by NSA leaker Edward Snowden, has been invited to participate in the hearing via video conference from his home in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Greenwald indicated over Twitter on Friday that he will participate.


http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/glenn-greenwald-to-testify-before-congress

[think]

1. Thank you congressman Grayson

[forestpath]

23. +1

[bvar22]

47. YES! Thank You Congressman Grayson!!!

THIS ride is going to be FUN!!!
Everybody change you plugs and buckle your seat belts!!!





You will know them by their [font size=3]WORKS,[/font]
not by their promises or excuses.

[deutsey]

2. Brace Yourself, DU

Flame wars are coming next week.

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5. ..And pass the popcorn..

[Hydra]

17. Hey, pass me some of that!

I'm waiting for the shrill cries of "Traitor!" and "Don't let him speak!"

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20. Getting ready...LOL!

[Aerows]

31. Scooch over on the couch!

You are taking up all the room. Oh, and here's the butter if you want some on the popcorn

[Whisp]

56. I'm trying out a new brand. :)

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[Aerows]

64. That looks vaguely obscene

but definitely funny.

Sit down with the popcorn, girl, it's gonna be a long ride through this one.

[Mojorabbit]

57. Yes and cries of , "Ron Paul! Ron Paul! Alex Jones!LOL nt

[AllINeedIsCoffee]

3. No surprise. Congress has been a circus as of late. Why not bring in another clown? nt

[Wilms]

6. Is that all you've got?

Just askin'.

[AllINeedIsCoffee]

7. You don't need to bring much against Greenwald. He's his own worst enemy. nt

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8. Well, Rep. Alan Grayson doesn't agree with your assumption that "He's his own worst enemy"...

[AllINeedIsCoffee]

9. And? nt

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10. And what? It is what it is.

Let him testify....period!

[AllINeedIsCoffee]

11. Another waste of time and money, comparable to the Benghazi hearings. nt

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13. Well, you're comparing it to the Benghazi hearings,...nobody else is.

[nashville_brook]

21. please tell us more about how this compares to Benghazi in your mind.

[Rex]

26. .

Kewl story bro!

[Aerows]

34. Indeed

[Fantastic Anarchist]

38. I have a hat that says that.

It's one of those hillbilly trucker hats. Love it.



Love the avatar, by the way.

[chimpymustgo]

53. Do you have any interest in knowing HOW the surveillance programs work? Do you CARE about your

rights being violated?

[Whisp]

61. Grayson sure can use some of that education.

So there's that good thing. I'm sure he still doesn't understand that 'direct access' lie Snowden spewed at the very start.

[chimpymustgo]

65. How do you know anything Snowden said is not true?

[Fantastic Anarchist]

14. No, they didn't invite you to the hearing. nt

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15. BWHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[Fantastic Anarchist]

18. I have my moments.

[AllINeedIsCoffee]

22. Have fun with your juvenile political philosophy.

[Rex]

27. Gee you mean like calling Congress clowns?

I guess you have no mirrors in your house.

[AllINeedIsCoffee]

30. No one really invited you to put a dog in this fight,

but yes, have you seen Congress' approval rating lately?

Americans are sick of this kind of bickering.

Phony hearings for phony scandals are nothing but a waste of time and money; a disruption no better than the GOP's witch hunts.

[HangOnKids]

40. They Were Super Secret Invitations With Super Secret Dogs

Thanks for letting us know what Americans are sick of, nobody here would have ever known otherwise!

[AllINeedIsCoffee]

42. There's no doubt about that.

[Arctic Dave]

43. Congress' approval rating is in the toilet just they DON'T look into things like this.

I am hoping GG brings a couple more documents to the meeting. Just to show he means business and the NSA panty sniffers can suck it.

[Segami]

69. LOL!

[Fantastic Anarchist]

29. My political philosophy is hardly juvenile.

I mean, it's been around since the dawn of man.

[HangOnKids]

25. Shit, I Just Startled My Cat I Laughed So Hard

Keep going with your "juvenile political philosophy." Whatever the fuck that means! You rock!

[Rex]

28. Ya from the guy that called Congress a bunch of clowns.

There are no mirrors in that ones house me thinks.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

35. Thank you, thank you.

I'll be here all week. Don't forget to tip your waitresses.

[HangOnKids]

39. I'll Try The Veal

with a side of juvenile political philosophy and clown slaw!

[Fantastic Anarchist]

41. I just laughed out loud at work.

Now, my colleagues think I'm even more weird than imagined.

[SidDithers]

51. Twice banned zombies eat veal, Binka?...

Who knew?

Sid

[Fuddnik]

54. It beats moose and bald eagle.

[SidDithers]

33. Well said...

Sid

[Fantastic Anarchist]

36. Not well said...

Fantastic

[sabrina 1]

44. I think you need a cup of coffee.

How do I know that?

You seem a little grumpy for one thing.

And a little bird told me!

[bemildred]

4. Awesome. I'm going to be broke if he keeps doing this. nt

[carolinayellowdog]

12. the day of his testimony will be interesting to watch with DUers

but the ones with all ROFL emoticons will be on my ignore list; they might not be rolling on the floor laughing that day though

[Fantastic Anarchist]

16. How much you want to bet there's a national scandal next week.

You know, so that the media doesn't have to report about this hearing.

Who am I kidding - as if the media needed an excuse.

[kentuck]

19. That would be a great time for him to give Congress some of the information...

..he allegedly has.

I doubt that there will be any cameras there anyway so he should come clean with the information that Snowden has in his possession or in Russia's possession, whatever the case may be.

Since Congress can't seem to get the information from the NSA, maybe Greenwald will give it to them?

[1-Old-Man]

24. Thank goodness for those two men, Grayson and Greenwald

If we had half a Congress like Grayson and if even half of the world-wide Journalistic corps were of Greenwald's ilk this would be a a much better world.

[Whisp]

62. ...

surely, you jest?

shirley, you jest?

[Catherina]

32. This is great news! He's testifying to Brazil's congress too and on a list for the EU investigation

Thank you Glenn. Thank you Rep Grayson and all the other congresspeople who have your back on this.

Most of all, thank you Ed Snowden!

This hearing is a great start.

Edit: Thomas Drake? Binney? Sibel Edmunds? Kiriakou? Barrett Brown etc? They all need to be there.

[sabrina 1]

46. Things are happening in Germany also. They want to pass laws regarding reigning in all of ths

surveillance. And the EU I believe views in its charter, privacy as a human right.

There was talk this week of convening an International Conference to revise the old laws on the issue of privacy. Something like the Geneva Conventions. Apparently the old laws haven't kept up with the technology and now there are suggestions that it is time to bring them up to date.

I had a feeling this is what would happen as a result of all these revelations. And I hope it happens quickly.

[Catherina]

48. When are all these countries going to thank Snowden and at least help him get to a safe place?

The need to put some action behind their talk. I don't trust Germany's security apparatus to follow any laws unless Merkel's opponents throw her out on the streets and stick to their word.

We wouldn't respect any new Geneva Convention but I hope it happens quickly too and that people power here can bring about many, many changes we need.

[Fuddnik]

58. Maybe they'll call a few from the 1st Emoticon Brigade as rebuttal witnesses.

[SamKnause]

37. Informal Hearing

Does anyone know the time and if it will be televised, or streamed on the internet ?

I get C-SPAN one and two, but not three.

[Scurrilous]

45. "It's a trap!"

[ucrdem]

49. Greenwald will have an "informal" video chat with a House member from Florida

while tweeting from Rio? about Snowden? off the clock, as it were?





I don't see this ending well.

[Mojorabbit]

60. Fail nt

[ucrdem]

66. I didn't want to say it, but... exactly. nt

[olddots]

50. this OP should be changed

he is speaking not testifying , there is a big difference between those words .

[SidDithers]

52. Facts like that don't matter to the cult of Greenwald...nt

Sid

[Major Hogwash]

63. Well over a month ago I suggested that if Greenwald was serious about his position about . .

. . the NSA's activities, then he should testify under oath before Congress about it.

But, just talking to someone over the internet is not going to cut it.
I've been involved with many video conference calls for many, many years, and it is not the same thing as being there in person.

So, this is just more crapola coming from Greenwald.

[JoeyT]

67. Well, he could do what Clapper did,

and just lie through his fucking teeth under oath. I mean, clearly that's always an option. One that's supported by many on DU, at that.

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70. My, my, I didn't know Greenwald was so powerful

that he could set the Committee's agenda and demand to testify under oath.

[Thinkingabout]

55. Agreed, there is a differrnce, doubt GG would testify since it would require him to be inder oath.

[Cha]

73. Right. Is GG going to be under oath? If not, it doesn't mean shit..

That's assuming he'd be truthful if he were.

[Thinkingabout]

74. It will be like Hannity interviewing Bush.

[Cha]

75. Exactly.. utter bullshit. The grandstanding idiots.. "look at me"

Actually, I'd rather not. that pic of greenwald is fuggin' ugly.

[Cha]

71. Like that means a shit to GG regurgitators.. look at who they worship.

[Waiting For Everyman]

59. This should be one of the best hearings ever.

[struggle4progress]

68. We need a "What will Glenn say?" pool! My entry:

GREENWALD: I've always said that this isn't about Snowden. And I've been constantly attacked for saying it. But I think it's important for me to keep saying it: this isn't about Snowden, and I'll keep saying it isn't about Snowden, no matter how much I am attacked. I've been pointing out these issues since long before Snowden approached me for my help in getting the story out -- in fact, I started pointing out that Obama is even worse than Bush on civil liberties even before Obama took office -- and, of course, I've been attacked for it, just as Snowden is now under attack. But this isn't about Snowden, no matter how hard my critics try to reframe the narrative. Snowden handed me a bunch of eye-popping documents, and right now I am planning another eye-popping story based on what I have. It's a story Obama doesn't want me to tell, and I will certainly live in fear of being tortured or executed if I tell it, just as Assange and Manning and Snowden all live in fear of being tortured or executed, although, of course, this isn't about Snowden

GRAYSON: Thank you.

GREENWALD: Let me add that this isn't about Snowden.

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72. Okay..

"Memememe, Obama's BAD, memememe, USA BAD, memememe, Russia GOOD!, memememe, snowden, mememeeme.." ad nauseum.