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12. what? Thomas Drake wasn't persecuted? He would beg to differ

Mon Jul 8, 2013, 11:42 AM

Jul 2013

Frankly, his word means more to me than yours. A lot more. Drake's persecution by the government extended until 2011- at least 2 years under the Obama administration's Justice Department. It's despicable to falsely claim he wasn't persecuted.

http://www.whistleblower.org/action-center/save-tom-drake

http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/whats-a-leak-the-art-of-whistleblowing-and-cyber-spying-moma

http://www.democracynow.org/2012/3/21/in_unprecedented_obama_admin_crackdown_nsa

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is Josh aware what they did to Bradley Manning? Enrique Jul 2013 #2

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you misunderstood my post n/t Enrique Jul 2013 #4

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My 'facts' are always subject to revision. randome Jul 2013 #32

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times have in fact, changed. galileoreloaded Jul 2013 #6

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Actually, ProSense Jul 2013 #18

not so much arely staircase Jul 2013 #27

Josh Marshall is being deliberately obtuse. Broward Jul 2013 #10

glad you straightened him out bigtree Jul 2013 #36

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t'was my pleasure bigtree Jul 2013 #49

Josh is pretending to be stupid. reusrename Jul 2013 #60

mebbe bigtree Jul 2013 #62

Josh Marsall is smart.. you're pretending otherwise. Cha Jul 2013 #69

Are you pretending to be stupid? reusrename Jul 2013 #70

what? Thomas Drake wasn't persecuted? He would beg to differ cali Jul 2013 #12

Silliness ProSense Jul 2013 #21

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And it was the current Administration that dropped charges to a misdemeanor. randome Jul 2013 #23

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Snowden has proven himself a flight risk arely staircase Jul 2013 #38

And Manning and the rest? Savannahmann Jul 2013 #46

Manning is being tried under a different system so I don't know what the standards for bail are. arely staircase Jul 2013 #47

Josh must hope to get invited to Meet the Press Octafish Jul 2013 #19

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It was pre-FISA! treestar Jul 2013 #24

Oh, yeah. That. randome Jul 2013 #25

Good point, and ProSense Jul 2013 #26

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The ProSense Jul 2013 #31

No, but he and his supporters think he is a whistleblower treestar Jul 2013 #59

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Here's ProSense Jul 2013 #37

Mr. Kim didn't embarass the same people that Mr. Snowden did, nor did Mr. Kim threaten their power. Romulus Quirinus Jul 2013 #39

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As Mr. Kim did? nt Romulus Quirinus Jul 2013 #41

What? n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #43

Is this what you mean? kentuck Jul 2013 #44

Yes, ProSense Jul 2013 #45

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That's a change? ProSense Jul 2013 #51

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I suppose ProSense Jul 2013 #55

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Thank goodness for Josh Marshall.. I was thinking Cha Jul 2013 #68

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Snowden claims are suspect. ProSense Jul 2013 #72