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In reply to the discussion: What information does Snowden have that the NSA is so concerned about? [View all]snappyturtle
(14,656 posts)61. Just so we keep things straight, I've looked up Greenwald's interview
with the Argentinean newspaper La Nacion where he made his on the knees remark. His remark says that the U.S. should be on its knees praying or begging (depending on the translation) but all agreed the reason to pray is for safe keeping of Snowden.
(Reuters) Fugitive former U.S. spy contractor Edward Snowden controls dangerous information that could become the United States worst nightmare if revealed, a journalist familiar with the data said in a newspaper interview.
Glenn Greenwald, the Guardian journalist who first published the documents Snowden leaked, said in a newspaper interview published on Saturday that the U.S. government should be careful in its pursuit of the former computer analyst.
Snowden has enough information to cause harm to the U.S. government in a single minute than any other person has ever had, Greenwald said in an interview in Rio de Janeiro with the Argentinean daily La Nacion.
The U.S. government should be on its knees every day begging that nothing happen to Snowden, because if something does happen to him, all the information will be revealed and it could be its worst nightmare.
Glenn Greenwald, the Guardian journalist who first published the documents Snowden leaked, said in a newspaper interview published on Saturday that the U.S. government should be careful in its pursuit of the former computer analyst.
Snowden has enough information to cause harm to the U.S. government in a single minute than any other person has ever had, Greenwald said in an interview in Rio de Janeiro with the Argentinean daily La Nacion.
The U.S. government should be on its knees every day begging that nothing happen to Snowden, because if something does happen to him, all the information will be revealed and it could be its worst nightmare.
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What information does Snowden have that the NSA is so concerned about? [View all]
kentuck
Jul 2013
OP
Ask Putin--he's already got all that info, and he doesn't want any other nation to have it.
MADem
Jul 2013
#2
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
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
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
I am saying IF he ends up dead (that is not a prediction, that is a conditional statement),
MADem
Jul 2013
#21
That's rather counter-intuitive. According to GG, if he ends up dead, he's got some sort
MADem
Jul 2013
#25
Greenwald is washed up as a creditable journalist, probably part of a scheme who used
Thinkingabout
Jul 2013
#8
Maybe the crown jewels will help somebody but the charges remain and somebidy forgot to beam me
Thinkingabout
Jul 2013
#12
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
In an age when "creditable journalist" = "stenographer pool", I suppose you are correct
MNBrewer
Jul 2013
#42
That's the kind of thing you use when you're stealing the other guy's secrets
jmowreader
Jul 2013
#84
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
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
It's not a question of "us" having him anywhere, with Greenwald encouraging ANYONE who has a beef
MADem
Jul 2013
#65
Pootie Poot would be SURE to make it appear to be an unfortunate accident of fate.
MADem
Jul 2013
#76
Maybe. I think he might have thought he was playing patriot games and helping the Paulbot cause,
MADem
Jul 2013
#81