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8. The plot thickens...

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LOL! Snowden's background check? Outsourced! Company that did it now under investigation. [View all] Poll_Blind Jun 2013 OP

lol Liberal_in_LA Jun 2013 #1

Note to Snowden debunkers: Gen. Alexander confirms the docs are genuine and Snowden was given access leveymg Jun 2013 #55

So Snowden was sticky-fingered from the getgo. aquart Jun 2013 #80

"USIS was formed through the privatization of the Office of Personnel Management�s... WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2013 #2

As soon as it was privatized it was bought by Carlyle Group NightWatcher Jun 2013 #6

The plot thickens... WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2013 #8

I am confused. DURHAM D Jun 2013 #10

Sold their interest in 07 or 08 I believe NightWatcher Jun 2013 #11

LOL Earlier tonight when I typed this - DURHAM D Jun 2013 #13

Winner winner chicken dinner NightWatcher Jun 2013 #14

Me too but I am afraid it is just not sexy enough for DU DURHAM D Jun 2013 #15

If it's not, it should be. This IS the problem. MADem Jun 2013 #21

Fuck that. This is the real deal! You are to be complimented - nt HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #32

Life imitates art, eh? I remember saying in 2002 that Bush and Cheney HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #26

Carlyle Group buys defense and intel contractors for the same reason Murdoch buys newspapers - leveymg Jun 2013 #49

The co Snowden worked for is also owned by Carlyle elehhhhna Jun 2013 #81

But it looks like they only did the last one. We need the FIRST one. DevonRex Jun 2013 #19

His VERY first job was with NSA as a janitor/guard. Then he slid into IT work at the same place. MADem Jun 2013 #25

Snowden fine-tuned the delicate dance of bullshitting his way past problems. randome Jun 2013 #39

Not surprising someone would raise an issue with his academic record, considering the GED and leveymg Jun 2013 #53

He DID fake his resume. He said he was getting a Master's degree from a UK university. MADem Jun 2013 #59

He was hired, anyway. An MS wasn't a job requirement. leveymg Jun 2013 #61

Hell no--if he were fake as all get-out, and telling lies a-plenty--particularly lies that MADem Jun 2013 #67

I don't think Snowden ever stated how long he'd worked at BAH Jarla Jun 2013 #83

You're right--if you read the initial Guardian report, it sounds like he is suggesting that he MADem Jun 2013 #85

He said right at the beginning of his video interview that he worked for BAH Jarla Jun 2013 #93

Did he say how long he'd worked there? nt MADem Jun 2013 #99

No nt Jarla Jun 2013 #100

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2013 #43

I giggled so much I peed a little. I used to work there NightWatcher Jun 2013 #3

Another good reason to trust one's instincts in certain situations... Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #40

good one flamingdem Jun 2013 #4

Scapegoat? n/t kentuck Jun 2013 #5

No. It is the real issue. DURHAM D Jun 2013 #7

+ struggle4progress Jun 2013 #9

So.... to recap Blasphemer Jun 2013 #12

I'm sorry, but I don't understand ... Coccydynia Jun 2013 #24

He was told by BHA--where he worked for only four weeks, not three months--that there were PROBLEMS MADem Jun 2013 #30

Thank you for that additional info. Coccydynia Jun 2013 #33

It's hard to know where this guy's lies end, though. And it might be in the best interest of USA MADem Jun 2013 #34

NO. This isn't the right background check. We need the first one. DevonRex Jun 2013 #16

There was only one check, I think--these guys did it. Snowden took it with him. MADem Jun 2013 #18

That's what I mean. CIA did the full original one. We need to know WHO DevonRex Jun 2013 #23

Maybe they didn't, though--maybe his first check was done when he was a guard/janitor at NSA. MADem Jun 2013 #27

No. He lied about that. It was a college security guard position. DevonRex Jun 2013 #28

Sweet Jesus--what didn't this guy lie about? nt MADem Jun 2013 #31

You found it! Greenwald's next 'blockbuster' story! randome Jun 2013 #38

and maybe you and the others are just making this up as you go along Monkie Jun 2013 #54

Touchie, touchie!!!! I don't have a problem if my speculations are proven to be incorrect. MADem Jun 2013 #56

but what HAS he actually lied about, you seem intelligent Monkie Jun 2013 #57

He lied about his work history and his salary to Greenwald. He lied about his time in the Army...to MADem Jun 2013 #58

maybe you convince yourself with this bullshit, still all 3rd hand information at best Monkie Jun 2013 #60

What makes the Third Hand Assertions of the US Army, the CIA, the NSA, the University of Maryland, MADem Jun 2013 #62

please show me the FOIA info? Monkie Jun 2013 #66

A FOIA was submitted. The info was withheld because they need the permission of the MADem Jun 2013 #69

What about the 'broke both my legs' claim. Hasn't that been refuted, too? randome Jun 2013 #70

The only one who is saying he broke both his legs is Ed, near as I can tell. MADem Jun 2013 #72

Someone at the Special Warfare Center & School also said so Jarla Jun 2013 #86

How could someone at the Special Warfare School say he broke his legs if he never attended the MADem Jun 2013 #96

True, she may have just been making the assumption about him breaking his legs Jarla Jun 2013 #97

its like birther hot air wack-a-mole with you is it not, you have no actual evidence Monkie Jun 2013 #74

so just weasel words and might of been's but again nothing concrete Monkie Jun 2013 #73

The Army wouldn't withhold the information if there weren't "privacy" issues. MADem Jun 2013 #75

as i have said to you and others, i dont care about the man, i hate the birther style tactics Monkie Jun 2013 #79

It's not birther style tactics, though--and your crass insinuations that they are is what is wrong MADem Jun 2013 #82

how does why he was discharged change the lies of obama and clapper and mueller? Monkie Jun 2013 #87

The only thing Snowden has shown evidence of is the collection of phone metadata. randome Jun 2013 #88

you are lying, you posted yesterday on the threads with the leaks, so its a willful lie Monkie Jun 2013 #92

Maybe you could find better 'quality' debaters at a Tourette's Syndrome Recovery organization? randome Jun 2013 #94

its good to agree with you on something n/t Monkie Jun 2013 #101

We don't know if what Snowden said is the "truth." We know he believes it is the truth--ardently. MADem Jun 2013 #91

you have the first ever document from inside the FISA process to be leaked Monkie Jun 2013 #95

You're like a broken record. Anytime you hear anything that causes you cognitive dissonance, MADem Jun 2013 #98

I'm glad this is being talk about davidpdx Jun 2013 #35

The CIA often had USIS do their SSBI's (orig inv) NightWatcher Jun 2013 #36

Who signed off on that, I wonder? I'll bet they're packing up cardboard boxes and taking their MADem Jun 2013 #17

Why would they fabricate information? Payoffs? randome Jun 2013 #37

Laziness. Prejudice. MADem Jun 2013 #64

I guess that's more likely. When the work gets too dull and routine, they take shortcuts. randome Jun 2013 #65

If I were still working, I'd be pre-emptively updating my SF 86. MADem Jun 2013 #76

When I worked for SSA back in '81, we filled out SSN request cards by pencil. randome Jun 2013 #77

this is the real scandal JI7 Jun 2013 #20

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2013 #44

Since the DU has tin-foiled itself, here's my 2 cents: railsback Jun 2013 #22

Price Gouging! n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #90

If you don't arrest scoundrels; kitt6 Jun 2013 #29

Thanks! Scurrilous Jun 2013 #41

K & R !!! WillyT Jun 2013 #42

How Did Snowden Land A Job At CIA? DallasNE Jun 2013 #45

That is the BIG QUESTION. And CIA cleared Snowden for TS/SCI material. DevonRex Jun 2013 #46

How do you know USIS never did the initial? NightWatcher Jun 2013 #47

It's what I have seen happen. And from the article: DevonRex Jun 2013 #50

I Read An Article That Said DallasNE Jun 2013 #63

You flunk background checks if you lie, of course. MADem Jun 2013 #71

?????????? DallasNE Jun 2013 #84

Excuse me, you just aren't talking from a place of knowledge, here. MADem Jun 2013 #89

You Just Like To Argue, Don't You DallasNE Jun 2013 #103

Look, the doggone SF-86 is the basis for the BC. MADem Jun 2013 #104

Wow we really are out of control Rex Jun 2013 #48

No, it's much more scary. DevonRex Jun 2013 #51

I agree with what you said last week Rex Jun 2013 #52

Lol, and they want us to trust these Mega Corporations with our privacy?? I am not in the least sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #68

Was it deliberate? malaise Jun 2013 #78

So? bowens43 Jun 2013 #102

background flt rsk Jun 2013 #105