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13. Not a whistle Blower.

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Tue Jun 11, 2013, 03:25 AM

Jun 2013

These were legally authorized programs; in the case of Verizon Business’s phone records, Snowden certainly knew this, because he leaked the very court order that approved the continuation of the project. So he wasn’t blowing the whistle on anything illegal; he was exposing something that failed to meet his own standards of propriety

Thanks, arely~ Speaking of Verizon..

http://theobamadiary.com/2013/06/10/tally/

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grandiose narcissist [View all] arely staircase Jun 2013 OP

nah sorry marions ghost Jun 2013 #1

That was seriously the worst place to flee to. Also, the article states he could get whistle-blower JaneyVee Jun 2013 #2

I have to question that choice as well davidpdx Jun 2013 #4

If you attack Snowden's credibility then they'll call you a traitor davidpdx Jun 2013 #3

just use a logic test RainDog Jun 2013 #6

Remind me: To which totalitarian country did Ellsberg flee, praising their freedom of speech? Hekate Jun 2013 #10

"our system offers legal options to disgruntled government employees and contractors"? 99th_Monkey Jun 2013 #5

Yeah, right. Any employee dumb enough to avail himself/herself of a "legal way" to Nay Jun 2013 #14

China is a stalwart adversary of the US in intelligence matters Fumesucker Jun 2013 #7

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2013 #8

Welcome to DU! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2013 #9

Welcome to DU Hekate Jun 2013 #11

That's one hell of a post! Number23 Jun 2013 #12

Not a whistle Blower. Cha Jun 2013 #13