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I've heard talk that he was a spy Renew Deal Jul 2013 #1
Very naive NightWatcher Jul 2013 #2
IIUC, NYTimes article says part of his repertoire was hacking. KittyWampus Jul 2013 #3
I will take number 2 Andy823 Jul 2013 #5
I do as well and I think the hackers are Chinese and located in Hong Kong flamingdem Jul 2013 #17
or, 3, he criminally hacked the government and they flipped him and KurtNYC Jul 2013 #15
Darn, Kurt. I think you might have nailed it. Your post just sounds spot on. Yes, it's conjecture- KittyWampus Jul 2013 #30
Snowden SamKnause Jul 2013 #4
Any exposure malaise Jul 2013 #8
Yep..not all smart folks have common sense HipChick Jul 2013 #16
One might ask the same question ... Buzz Clik Jul 2013 #6
One might ask the same basic question ... RC Jul 2013 #7
Do any of us ever get answers? Buzz Clik Jul 2013 #10
That depends. RC Jul 2013 #19
Isn't this about Snowden? Where are you headed? Buzz Clik Jul 2013 #20
You can't see the connection? RC Jul 2013 #21
Of course. They are related, but Manning and Snowden's cases are quite different. Buzz Clik Jul 2013 #22
Maybe that is a clue? RC Jul 2013 #27
His distractors? Snowden is distracted? That might help explain things. KittyWampus Jul 2013 #12
Yeah...another genius operation by "Paulbots" and the Teabaggers DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2013 #9
Bingo. I can't think of one Tea Bagger capable of anything this extensive. Atman Jul 2013 #29
All he did was reveal some embarassing violations of the 4th Amendment. EdwardSmith74 Jul 2013 #11
People are still waiting for the "revealing" part. Not the "promise to reveal" part. nt BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #13
Fair call. What I don't get is why the US can cancel his passport when he hasn't even been charged. EdwardSmith74 Jul 2013 #18
Because he's been named in a federal warrant. JaneyVee Jul 2013 #24
But not an international one. They stole his identity without charges against him. EdwardSmith74 Jul 2013 #25
It doesn't matter, his passport can be revoked due to being named in a federal warrant: JaneyVee Jul 2013 #26
Most whistleblowers are naive Union Scribe Jul 2013 #14
Off the scale. nt hack89 Jul 2013 #23
He seems to have ripped the NSA off for everything they had to rip off. bemildred Jul 2013 #28
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