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Showing Original Post only (View all)I wasn't against Snowden and was laughing when people called him a spy but... [View all]
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1268209/exclusive-snowden-sought-booz-allen-job-gather-evidence-nsaholy crap:
"Edward Snowden secured a job with a US government contractor for one reason alone to obtain evidence on Washingtons cyberspying networks, the South China Morning Post can reveal.
For the first time, Snowden has admitted he sought a position at Booz Allen Hamilton so he could collect proof about the US National Security Agencys secret surveillance programmes ahead of planned leaks to the media.
My position with Booz Allen Hamilton granted me access to lists of machines all over the world the NSA hacked, he told the Post on June 12. That is why I accepted that position about three months ago.
During a global online chat last week, Snowden also stated he took pay cuts in the course of pursuing specific work.
(just putting the info out there ya'll, don't kill the msger).
My *personal* opinion, if he had only outted the U.S. spying on Americans to us, i would say okay, but I wish he hadn'ta felt the need to out our activities regarding other countries to those other countries, ugh, like hacking into chinese computers, even though they did already know, still.
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I wasn't against Snowden and was laughing when people called him a spy but... [View all]
allin99
Jun 2013
OP
Predatorial...And now he's surprised his life has been turned upside down
BeyondGeography
Jun 2013
#1
I remember being drafted when I was 20 and had had to quit college because my father died
Glorfindel
Jun 2013
#53
Obviously because he also stole documents and apparently gave away secrets to China.
randome
Jun 2013
#11
And what Binney claims and what Drake claims and what other whistleblowers claims and
cali
Jun 2013
#36
Ah yes, and some people are fine with people betraying their oath, their country and
okaawhatever
Jun 2013
#74
Everytime I go to DU I see a version of this OP over and over by the same old people.
Peregrine Took
Jun 2013
#30
That would be like, 1 out of every 250 Americans! Wow. Guess I will be a little friendlier to the
silvershadow
Jun 2013
#13
Lol and that's just Top Secret. I don't know what the numbers for Secret are.
Catherina
Jun 2013
#16
F'Pete's sake. My dad was no spy, but he had a "Secret" clearance to work on a POTUS airplane
Hekate
Jun 2013
#68
About what you said about other countries. NSA was crashing critical systems in hospitals
Catherina
Jun 2013
#12
All internal office documents. He did not have the access of an Intelligence Analyst.
randome
Jun 2013
#44
I haven't seen verification of the US hacking China's hospitals. I have seen
okaawhatever
Jun 2013
#77
i never said it was right that 2 gov'ts spy on each other, i said i don't care...
allin99
Jun 2013
#70
Now you've done it. They have put you on ignore. No worries, I'll put you on a friends list nt
okaawhatever
Jun 2013
#76
It's your theory that the US system of government applies to everyone worldwide?
struggle4progress
Jun 2013
#79
This subthread seems to concern the US Constitution, which is the document
struggle4progress
Jun 2013
#87
You have way more faith in the kindness of foreign govts than I do. I cannot imagine
okaawhatever
Jun 2013
#78
Ultimately we don't know... that would require that they confiscate his laptops.
jimlup
Jun 2013
#88
What does it matter, none of it's true, or it's old news, whatever we're going with this week. n/t
hughee99
Jun 2013
#38
I told you guys he LIED about what be said about the collection of data on Americans.
DevonRex
Jun 2013
#52
Easy answer. The first was to get public opinion on his side. He'll need it. For the treason
DevonRex
Jun 2013
#63
You mean sweet kind heroic Snowden planned to release info about old programs of
okaawhatever
Jun 2013
#80