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14. This is standard state relations

Thu Aug 1, 2013, 06:49 PM

Aug 2013

Are people that naive?

We have done this too...with Russian dissidents no less.

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Stipulated: Russia is letting Snowden stay to diminish America in some way [View all] cthulu2016 Aug 2013 OP

Yes they are and it is a given Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #1

(facepalm) Well... I tried. cthulu2016 Aug 2013 #3

We need whistle blowers. Otherwise we're simply serfs. StanGr Aug 2013 #5

If he was a Russian they would have considered it a crime. pnwmom Aug 2013 #7

Downloading classified documents and sharing them with others pnwmom Aug 2013 #9

The Prism program, contrary to initial reports, pnwmom Aug 2013 #15

actually, I'd say our government is doing a good job of diminishing us magical thyme Aug 2013 #4

Do we arrest and send defectors back? davidn3600 Aug 2013 #11

This is standard state relations nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #14

He's a bargaining chip for the Russians. roamer65 Aug 2013 #17