Edward Snowden, my book with Scott Ritter, and the art of exploiting the messenger vs. the message

[Triana]

46. Spot on Mr. Pitt. I've said that I don't care about Greenwald or Snowden

I DO care about what they're saying is going on. I have since we learned about of a lot of it in 2001 after 9-11, and from 2002 to now - all the articles, PBS shows, etc. about it all. Anyone who "didn't know" was simply not paying any damn attention, that's all.

I distinctly remember stuff being posted about the extent of the surveillance here on DU years ago - from a year ago to over a decade ago. People mostly passed us off as DUmmy liberals, all up in a huff about nothing.

NOW -- these same people are learning - lo and behold - we were right to be pissed.

Greenwald or Snowden haven't told me anything I didn't already know or suspect was going on.

What they DID do is re-open the national and international conversation about it -- a conversation that sorely needs to be had -- and for that I'm happy.

I don't tolerate any bullshit that this is an "Obama" program. It's NOT. It was going on LONG before Obama even considered running for President. He simply continued the policies. And that, IMO, was his mistake, one he made with far too many bu$h-era policies.