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Luminous Animal

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45. Oh I parsed alright and I disagree. Putin won't get his hands on any info because Snowden

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 06:24 PM

Jul 2013

doesn't have it anymore and neither does he have the encryption keys.

That is what Snowden meant by the torture remark. Snowden wasn't stating that he is capable of resisting torture. He was stating that torture won't work because he is incapable of retrieving the documents.

Your professor is clueless on many many things.

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Vladimir Putin Is Not an Altruist - streetwiseprofessor.com [View all] flamingdem Jul 2013 OP

"public disclosures about NSA operations reduce Putin�s power." napoleon_in_rags Jul 2013 #1

No, Putin is ex KGB and will do whatever it takes to give the US a black eye flamingdem Jul 2013 #2

So what's a black eye look like, flamingdem? napoleon_in_rags Jul 2013 #3

We don't know if it was intended for Snowden to be in Russia flamingdem Jul 2013 #4

Oh, it was intended by some one all right: napoleon_in_rags Jul 2013 #6

ha ha I'm not biting that bait flamingdem Jul 2013 #10

+100000 Remarkable, indeed. woo me with science Jul 2013 #5

Snowden floated the idea that he has names of agents flamingdem Jul 2013 #7

I'm certain he has a lot that he has chosen not to release. woo me with science Jul 2013 #11

They don't know what he knows, and if he had help obtaining information flamingdem Jul 2013 #14

It really does paint the picture of a complex, doesn't it? napoleon_in_rags Jul 2013 #12

It's very telling. woo me with science Jul 2013 #16

The point is that the USA wants him returned flamingdem Jul 2013 #17

You seem to rule out the possibility that Snowden gave Russia EVERYTHING he knows karynnj Jul 2013 #8

Yes, but does the US know EVERYTHING he knows? napoleon_in_rags Jul 2013 #15

Except in public disclosures - done piecemeal, they never know for sure karynnj Jul 2013 #59

Both China and Russia have almost certainly already gotten everything they need from Snowden pnwmom Jul 2013 #9

From another thread you probably read but adds to your point flamingdem Jul 2013 #13

That link doesn't work, but I'd be interested in reading more, if you can find another link. n/t pnwmom Jul 2013 #18

The article was moved but here it is on another site flamingdem Jul 2013 #19

From the Street Wise Professor Luminous Animal Jul 2013 #20

I disagree. A professor who knows about foreign affairs is a fine source flamingdem Jul 2013 #21

Here's more from your source (Psst. He thinks Obama is an idiot.) Luminous Animal Jul 2013 #22

Your "professor" and Obama's teleprompter Luminous Animal Jul 2013 #23

John Kerry is a "witless wonder" says your professor Luminous Animal Jul 2013 #24

Like I said I read all sources, at this rate he'd be at home on DU flamingdem Jul 2013 #25

Popcorn, get your popcorn! Pholus Jul 2013 #26

but only the Medea Benjamin-Stormfront-Latino-Russian axis believes Snowden! MisterP Jul 2013 #57

Obama is "a little man" says "your professor" Luminous Animal Jul 2013 #27

I'm reading a lot of sources to figure out the Russian connection flamingdem Jul 2013 #28

Limbaugh probably has something to say about the Russian connection too. Luminous Animal Jul 2013 #50

The foreign policy expert professor loves some Bengazi for sure.... Pholus Jul 2013 #29

Yeah I got bored with the guy when I fell into his Bengazi cesspool. Luminous Animal Jul 2013 #51

Another awesome quote from the perfesser... Pholus Jul 2013 #32

Putin loves American culture. Rex Jul 2013 #30

Your professor: That odious Obama and Benghazi! Luminous Animal Jul 2013 #31

Your focus on this guy shows that it's you that doesn't know how to parse information flamingdem Jul 2013 #38

Oh I parsed alright and I disagree. Putin won't get his hands on any info because Snowden Luminous Animal Jul 2013 #45

Well you seem to know more than many people who speculate flamingdem Jul 2013 #47

Lex parsimoniae, babeeee. Luminous Animal Jul 2013 #49

So you think Snowden deleted documents then stomped on all the hard drives... randome Jul 2013 #55

How do you know the documents were ever on his computers? You don't. Luminous Animal Jul 2013 #56

Your professor says that Obama is truly an ignorant man... Luminous Animal Jul 2013 #33

I would call Obama anything BUT ignorant. Rex Jul 2013 #34

You need to quote Greenwald who I also site in the OP flamingdem Jul 2013 #36

NSA Phone Snooping Cannot Be Challenged in Court, Feds Say Katashi_itto Jul 2013 #35

No, about Putin n/t flamingdem Jul 2013 #37

Which is why Snowden's name is used as often as Putin's Union Scribe Jul 2013 #41

I expect to see you post this same complaint flamingdem Jul 2013 #46

Moving Goal posts eh? Katashi_itto Jul 2013 #43

Vladimir is SoCalDem Jul 2013 #39

fantastic shot flamingdem Jul 2013 #60

Don't awaken the doe-eyed Snowden apologists while they sleep. bluestate10 Jul 2013 #40

They have to work extra hard knowing Snowden is under Russian control flamingdem Jul 2013 #42

Except in the professor's feverish imagination, the liberals that the professor reviles Luminous Animal Jul 2013 #48

Highly speculative. Suspect source. Not recommended. n/t Laelth Jul 2013 #44

the commentator presupposes that Snowden actually ever had data worth stealing. KittyWampus Jul 2013 #52

Valid point, one I hope we can confirm flamingdem Jul 2013 #53

And Greenwald's 'dead man's switch'? I think that's the same. randome Jul 2013 #54

That's right. It would be kind of Der Spiegel to let on the nature flamingdem Jul 2013 #58