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Larkspur

(12,804 posts) Mon Jun 24, 2013, 10:04 AM Jun 2013

Obama should treat Snowden the same way he treated Bush's torturers and Wall Street banksters [View all]

Obama claimed he could not prosecute them because their crimes were committed in the past.
Snowden's crime was committed in the past, so Obama should just leave him and all whistle blowers alone.

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Obama should treat Snowden the same way he treated Bush's torturers and Wall Street banksters [View all] Larkspur Jun 2013 OP

We need to look forward and move on, damage is done, no need to bring up the past The Straight Story Jun 2013 #1

Where did the President say he could not prosecute them. Link? I want the exact quote? still_one Jun 2013 #2

Here are a few links Larkspur Jun 2013 #3

Not quite as strong as you said, but thanks for the links still_one Jun 2013 #7

I think he meant "should not" as spoken by Rahm Emanuel: think Jun 2013 #5

Why don't we treat the torturers and bankers like Obama wants to treat Snowden? hack89 Jun 2013 #4

I'd agree with that but Obama changed precedent Larkspur Jun 2013 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Jun 2013 #8