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75. Michael Tomasky agrees with you, allin..

Tue Jun 25, 2013, 02:25 AM

Jun 2013

"Snowden is a Spy"..

That's a spy. Period. True, he did not do the usual spy thing of selling the information. Lots of spies haven't been in it for the money. Start with Philby and his circle and go on from there. It seems quite obvious from his own words that Snowden is a sort of post-ideological Philby. If he's committed to an -ism, it's probably a vague kind of techno-post-nation-ism in which the nation state is perforce a tyrannical entity and must therefor become a thing of obsolesence. That, along with a healthy dose of me-ism.

A jerk. But more importantly, a run-of-the-mill lawbreaker. The "whistleblower" case was always a little bit dodgy. Whistleblowers expose criminal acts. He just didn't like his country's policy. That's fine. Millions agree with him. But we can't live in a world where citizens are allowed to do what he's done without repercussion.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/06/24/snowden-is-a-spy.html

And, John Aravois..

Snowden plans more leaks about US spying abroad, will let foreign press decide if leaks endanger Americans

I’m sorry, but it is incredibly dangerous what this man is now doing. This goes far beyond whistle-blowing. Edward Snowden has a vendetta against US intelligence operations overall, and has made it his one-man mission to expose classified US operations around the world without regard to the harm he may cause America or Americans.

Edward Snowden is no whistleblower, and he’s no hero either.

http://americablog.com/2013/06/snowden-plans-more-leaks-about-us-spying-abroad-will-let-local-press-decide-whether-to-publish.html

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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

The NYT article is a good one. longship Jun 2013 #5

I remember being 29 years old and not knowing what the hell I was doing BeyondGeography Jun 2013 #9

I remember being drafted when I was 20 and had had to quit college because my father died Glorfindel Jun 2013 #53

Not, apparently, if it means lack of access to a personal computer BeyondGeography Jun 2013 #55

I read it too. Worth the read! LeftInTX Jun 2013 #61

What does NSA do? Spy Downwinder Jun 2013 #2

And there you have it. Quantess Jun 2013 #90

And yet he still didn't have the access he claimed. randome Jun 2013 #3

serious question, then why is the u.s... allin99 Jun 2013 #6

Obviously because he also stole documents and apparently gave away secrets to China. randome Jun 2013 #11

at this point that's almost irrelevant` cali Jun 2013 #27

The only 'national security state' is what Snowden claims. randome Jun 2013 #33

And what Binney claims and what Drake claims and what other whistleblowers claims and cali Jun 2013 #36

More claims without evidence, though. randome Jun 2013 #41

There's an abundance of evidence but you're like the small child cali Jun 2013 #42

if he's so inconsequential, don't you feel kind of stupid... grasswire Jun 2013 #54

I don't consider myself 'stupid' for asking questions. randome Jun 2013 #56

I don't see you waiting for evidence. grasswire Jun 2013 #58

Ah yes, and some people are fine with people betraying their oath, their country and okaawhatever Jun 2013 #74

Why does this posting remind me of this guy? hedgehog Jun 2013 #4

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

oh, i didn't know it was out. i've been following the snowden... allin99 Jun 2013 #32

I thought that was obvious lol Catherina Jun 2013 #7

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

What do you think a Systems Administrator would have seen that horrified him? randome Jun 2013 #18

evidently he saw a great deal according to people like DiFi cali Jun 2013 #29

'Evidently'? Where is the evidence? randome Jun 2013 #39

"Huh. Greenwald said he's been working with Snowden since February..." ProSense Jun 2013 #8

Hoping to get a Greenwald indictment, are we? JackRiddler Jun 2013 #28

Snowden's actions were premeditated. ProSense Jun 2013 #34

So was the creation of a criminal government. JackRiddler Jun 2013 #45

There is always impeachment. n/t ProSense Jun 2013 #46

Cute, your limited view of the state. JackRiddler Jun 2013 #49

Highly transparent question. JackRiddler Jun 2013 #48

Agreed. Should we do a count of pro and anti posts? I see the same okaawhatever Jun 2013 #73

This is news? nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #10

the HK paper said it was the first time he... allin99 Jun 2013 #15

About what you said about other countries. NSA was crashing critical systems in hospitals Catherina Jun 2013 #12

Yeah, i hear you... allin99 Jun 2013 #17

Are you going by what Snowden said? randome Jun 2013 #20

squawk, squawk. he was a system administrator. he was a systems administrator cali Jun 2013 #31

A Systems Administrator is someone who manages the network. Fixes printers. randome Jun 2013 #37

oh fer fuck's sake. none of that means he didn't have access. cali Jun 2013 #40

All internal office documents. He did not have the access of an Intelligence Analyst. randome Jun 2013 #44

I'm damned glad he spilled the beans. backscatter712 Jun 2013 #21

I haven't seen verification of the US hacking China's hospitals. I have seen okaawhatever Jun 2013 #77

Apparently he was quite successful nt bemildred Jun 2013 #14

Let me ask you something...... Th1onein Jun 2013 #19

good question marions ghost Jun 2013 #22

my personal opinion... allin99 Jun 2013 #23

That's a very bad attitude to have. Th1onein Jun 2013 #64

why, cuz i don't care if we spy on someone who's spying on us? allin99 Jun 2013 #67

Your mama never taught you that two wrongs don't make a right? Th1onein Jun 2013 #69

i never said it was right that 2 gov'ts spy on each other, i said i don't care... allin99 Jun 2013 #70

Allin99, asking you if your mother taught you something is NOT personal Th1onein Jun 2013 #72

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

: ) allin99 Jun 2013 #85

"Unalienable rights" is not the Bill of Rights JackRiddler Jun 2013 #43

Thank you, Jack Riddler, for clearning that up for me, and for others. Th1onein Jun 2013 #65

Absolutely. JackRiddler Jun 2013 #71

The Consitution only applies to US persons jeff47 Jun 2013 #59

Bullshit. Th1onein Jun 2013 #66

It's your theory that the US system of government applies to everyone worldwide? struggle4progress Jun 2013 #79

Human rights are the same, the world over. Th1onein Jun 2013 #86

This subthread seems to concern the US Constitution, which is the document struggle4progress Jun 2013 #87

Human rights are human rights. Don't think you can take that one apart. Th1onein Jun 2013 #89

Because we don't believe in these rights "for human beings". jeff47 Jun 2013 #83

I've felt for awhile that he may be being manipulated jimlup Jun 2013 #24

i look forward to hearing from him why... allin99 Jun 2013 #25

I don't think he's actually "given the information up to countries that..." jimlup Jun 2013 #47

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

How is all that privatization of our national security working out for us? Cleita Jun 2013 #26

even without blame i'm glad it's out... allin99 Jun 2013 #35

I don't blame Obama either, yet. grasswire Jun 2013 #57

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

That's also where I drew the line. pnwmom Jun 2013 #50

And when did he take that earlier vacation to Hong Kong? pnwmom Jun 2013 #51

I told you guys he LIED about what be said about the collection of data on Americans. DevonRex Jun 2013 #52

" played everybody like a fucking fiddle" Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #60

so why are people believing that he gave no u.s. information away but did... allin99 Jun 2013 #62

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

He's a traitor of the worst kind. This could mean loss of life in Syria. DevonRex Jun 2013 #84

Michael Tomasky agrees with you, allin.. Cha Jun 2013 #75

Intent, no you can't touch him for that davidpdx Jun 2013 #81

I missed the memo ... GeorgeGist Jun 2013 #82