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nadinbrzezinski

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16. As a side note

Reply to Savannahmann (Reply #15)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 10:46 PM

Jul 2013

My description is a nod to the Church Committee.

It is ugly.

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What information does Snowden have that the NSA is so concerned about? [View all] kentuck Jul 2013 OP

The Obvious Would Be That The US Government Pays For The Data cantbeserious Jul 2013 #1

Ask Putin--he's already got all that info, and he doesn't want any other nation to have it. MADem Jul 2013 #2

+1 wandy Jul 2013 #3

If That Was The Case, Snowden Would Not Be Living In A Transit Hotel cantbeserious Jul 2013 #4

Not sure what that has to do with anything. MADem Jul 2013 #5

The Response Was To The Insinuation That He Sold Information cantbeserious Jul 2013 #7

He could be staying in a luxury dacha with super high speed internet. MADem Jul 2013 #20

Not Likely If The Russians Had Actually Paid For Information cantbeserious Jul 2013 #26

A nice dacha might be part of the package. Or, it's a private place for a debriefing. MADem Jul 2013 #27

I think it is reasonable to assume the Russians are sophisticated enough to drain those computers of arely staircase Jul 2013 #54

An Easy Presumption To Make - A Harder Presumption To Prove cantbeserious Jul 2013 #55

I can't even prove Snowden or Putin exist arely staircase Jul 2013 #56

One Probably Knows The Common Phrase An Assumption Makes An ...... cantbeserious Jul 2013 #57

yeah, it is a lazy saying because it implies one should never make assumptions arely staircase Jul 2013 #58

Absolutely Correct - And In This Case Where All Anyone Has Is Speculation - Assumptions Are A Slippery Slope cantbeserious Jul 2013 #60

But even if they haven't got more information...? kentuck Jul 2013 #62

US tech firms that send employees to China are concerned enough about intellectual property theft... Hekate Jul 2013 #77

With The Latest Revelations - Sounds Like Precautions We Need To Take To Thwart The NSA cantbeserious Jul 2013 #83

Oh sure...but they could be giving him "nice accommodations" to show him what swell guys they are... MADem Jul 2013 #82

That is just absurd. Are you trying to pre empt morningfog Jul 2013 #10

"Pre empt Snodwden's death charge?" Are you saying he is suicidal? MADem Jul 2013 #17

I don't see yours either. It seems to me you are predicting his murder morningfog Jul 2013 #18

I am saying IF he ends up dead (that is not a prediction, that is a conditional statement), MADem Jul 2013 #21

IF he is killed, suspect number one will be the US. morningfog Jul 2013 #22

That's rather counter-intuitive. According to GG, if he ends up dead, he's got some sort MADem Jul 2013 #25

Who knows if there is actually such an insurance release trigger. morningfog Jul 2013 #49

GG needs to stop saying there is--it will get his Hot Story killed. MADem Jul 2013 #50

Remember what happened on Friday flamingdem Jul 2013 #37

Maybe something like "We've got one of yours...a guy named Viktor... MADem Jul 2013 #41

Hubby and I have been going back and forth nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #6

I'm leaning towards your line of thought. Savannahmann Jul 2013 #15

As a side note nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #16

good point about his friends and the keys.. bobduca Jul 2013 #36

That might work, if they know who has the info, and who has the keys. Savannahmann Jul 2013 #39

Right bobduca Jul 2013 #47

Greenwald is washed up as a creditable journalist, probably part of a scheme who used Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #8

The daily nonsensical stir nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #9

Maybe the crown jewels will help somebody but the charges remain and somebidy forgot to beam me Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #12

More shit stirring nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #13

So you think your comments cures Greenwald's creditability, dont think so. Your type of answer is Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #19

As if Greenwald's credibility depends on a post deep in a thread on DU. ROFLMFAO Coyotl Jul 2013 #33

Yet more shit stirring nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #46

Yes and it is tiring. nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #70

It is time to call it what it is nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #71

Yes it is. nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #72

In an age when "creditable journalist" = "stenographer pool", I suppose you are correct MNBrewer Jul 2013 #42

NSA is concerned about every piece of information jmowreader Jul 2013 #11

I remember that. Remember the WALKER scandal? MADem Jul 2013 #24

Remember James Hall? jmowreader Jul 2013 #38

Busy little basstid, wasn't he? MADem Jul 2013 #40

He really was jmowreader Jul 2013 #53

HAHAHAHA!!! "The floor is not a refrigerator!" MADem Jul 2013 #59

We had metal detectors at the doors, and they were VERY sensitive jmowreader Jul 2013 #68

They'd have been better off to go for the "paper camera!" MADem Jul 2013 #79

That's the kind of thing you use when you're stealing the other guy's secrets jmowreader Jul 2013 #84

Crimes committed by our government. backscatter712 Jul 2013 #14

The depth of existing programs and the existence of more programs 1-Old-Man Jul 2013 #23

I don't believe it's this, but the top of my wish list would be Waiting For Everyman Jul 2013 #28

where all the cia are all around the world maybe allin99 Jul 2013 #29

Rosters, safe house locations, etc. hootinholler Jul 2013 #30

He claims to have had access to the names of US assets all over the world -- pnwmom Jul 2013 #31

The most obvious would be that Republicans are spying on Dems and altering the course of Democracy. Coyotl Jul 2013 #32

I think we'd all be surprised if they hadn't. Proof would be fascinating ... DirkGently Jul 2013 #88

I think they believe they MUST make an example of him Samantha Jul 2013 #34

false flag attacks committed in the Bush/Cheney era /nt temmer Jul 2013 #35

You fell for this schtick with Assange. Now you're going to fall for it again? randome Jul 2013 #43

What are you talking about?? kentuck Jul 2013 #44

Assange claimed to have secret banking documents. randome Jul 2013 #45

I had not read that? kentuck Jul 2013 #48

Google 'Assange poison pill'. randome Jul 2013 #51

What Greenwald has is a desire to be at the center of the story, even as he's being passed by. MADem Jul 2013 #52

And if Snowden had anything near the access he claims... randome Jul 2013 #64

Just so we keep things straight, I've looked up Greenwald's interview snappyturtle Jul 2013 #61

Somebody once said... kentuck Jul 2013 #63

It's not a question of "us" having him anywhere, with Greenwald encouraging ANYONE who has a beef MADem Jul 2013 #65

What should we do? kentuck Jul 2013 #66

If he really has some serious info, like names of contacts? MADem Jul 2013 #67

I don't think "Pootie" would do anything to look bad in front of his people.. kentuck Jul 2013 #73

Pootie Poot would be SURE to make it appear to be an unfortunate accident of fate. MADem Jul 2013 #76

Very well said. Do you think Snowden realizes he's been had yet? Hekate Jul 2013 #80

Maybe. I think he might have thought he was playing patriot games and helping the Paulbot cause, MADem Jul 2013 #81

Does Snowden read DU? RC Jul 2013 #85

Hard to know what he thinks, really...but the Russians are very good at psychological persuasions. MADem Jul 2013 #87

names of human intelligence assets? nuclear launch codes? arely staircase Jul 2013 #69

The NSA has nothing to do with anything like that 1-Old-Man Jul 2013 #75

dude says he could hack into anything arely staircase Jul 2013 #78

If we knew the answer to that, the stuff wouldn't be classified, would it? Hekate Jul 2013 #74

I'm interested to hear what they were doing in 2011 DirkGently Jul 2013 #86

No, he said the US government should be on its knees and praying, not the country. Zorra Jul 2013 #89