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MineralMan

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20. Once Snowden finds a place to go, this story

Reply to Tierra_y_Libertad (Reply #17)

Mon Jul 15, 2013, 01:52 PM

Jul 2013

will fade quickly. Or, it will if Snowden keeps his head down. Greenwald is really the only beneficiary of keeping the story current and alive. The less publicity Snowden gets right now, the better for him. That's not Greenwald's goal, though, and he'll milk this until the cow stops producing.

Snowden is the loser in this, however it goes, but he can minimize his pain if he disappears from view for a couple of years.

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Has Glenn Greenwald written Snowden's Obituary? [View all] MineralMan Jul 2013 OP

No. This recent death watch is sick and morbid. morningfog Jul 2013 #1

"Death watch?" CakeGrrl Jul 2013 #24

Everyone is free to speculate. I'm free to call it creepy. morningfog Jul 2013 #25

GG is assuming that only the big evil Obama government would want to off Snowden Whisp Jul 2013 #2

I had that thought too. CakeGrrl Jul 2013 #22

No, but all those journalists who cherry-picked what he said out of context sure Cleita Jul 2013 #3

maybe some duers should tone down their bloodlust a bit quinnox Jul 2013 #4

Really creepy. I get the feeling they would cheer with joy if something happened to Snowden. morningfog Jul 2013 #9

yep, it is creepy. quinnox Jul 2013 #12

bloodlust is a perfect description. faoming at the mouth... allin99 Jul 2013 #14

He Put A HUGE Target On Snowden, Now Any Entity Wishing to do Serious Harm to the US Only Has to Skraxx Jul 2013 #5

That's what I was thinking, too. MineralMan Jul 2013 #8

He wants to avoid anyone writing his obituary as a journalist. randome Jul 2013 #6

Well, he's a JINO, anyhow. MineralMan Jul 2013 #11

i don't think he's capable of backing off... allin99 Jul 2013 #7

I'd be willing to bet that the NSA knows exactly what information MineralMan Jul 2013 #10

i think greenwald has enough... allin99 Jul 2013 #13

It's the government that needs to "back off" and stop pursuing Snowden. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #15

OK. But I'm not sure just how hard they MineralMan Jul 2013 #16

It's a lose/lose for the government. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #17

they can use gg statement... allin99 Jul 2013 #18

Yep. It's not going away despite their efforts. Nor, should it. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #19

Once Snowden finds a place to go, this story MineralMan Jul 2013 #20

Has Greenwald reported anything new at all? sofa king Jul 2013 #21

I have no idea what Snowden made away with. MineralMan Jul 2013 #23

"Does he have the will to do that?" Ruby the Liberal Jul 2013 #26