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In reply to the discussion: I have been reading the praises of Edward Snowden [View all]leveymg
(36,418 posts)38. If you want to find terrorists inside the US, watch "our" terrorists the CIA lets in. Every major
attack going back to the '93 WTC bombing though the Boston Marathon bombing, with 9/11 and the Underwear Bomber in between, was the work of known terrorists the CIA or DoD had let in as part of a larger covert operation.
We could go back to the Pre-Patriot Act FISA regime and be far safer if we only insisted the CIA do its business differently and controlled its operatives. Terrorism against us is more often than not blowback from terrorism we commit against others.
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The definition of "terrorist" will expand to include all civil disobedience.
Warren Stupidity
Jul 2013
#1
I think most of us aren't just condemning Obama, but Bush and many other predecessors as well...
cascadiance
Jul 2013
#3
I am ok with the govt tracking me, as long as I can do the same with them
The Straight Story
Jul 2013
#4
You suck at this. The 'I came to characterize' agenda is far too clear, your lexicon
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2013
#10
If you want to find terrorists inside the US, watch "our" terrorists the CIA lets in. Every major
leveymg
Jul 2013
#38
Come on man..they are everywhere..he is a hero..to some and they have said it..
Vietnameravet
Jul 2013
#9
well I think if you check you will find Snowden refered to as a hero in several posts....
Vietnameravet
Jul 2013
#12
You got it...!!! now they just dont see what they were so full of last week..
Vietnameravet
Jul 2013
#26
Honestly if anyone on this thread cannot find others full of praise for Snowden then
Vietnameravet
Jul 2013
#32
Don't let people tell you the praise hasn't been strong. This is just scratching the surface:
AllINeedIsCoffee
Jul 2013
#43