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33. Semantics. nt

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Imagine if Edward Snowden had revealed this: [View all] BlueStreak Aug 2013 OP

who would ever assume that the administration is being completely honest and forthright with us? ChairmanAgnostic Aug 2013 #1

The OP is just another conspiracy theory. McClatchy news service pnwmom Aug 2013 #62

Worse, it's an Issa like smear job from a hater. geek tragedy Aug 2013 #65

And unfortunately government lying wasn't invented by the previous administration marshall Aug 2013 #75

Very true ChairmanAgnostic Aug 2013 #84

Those are the reasons IMO this whole terror spiel is bullshit. Autumn Aug 2013 #2

We owned Al-Qaeda Hydra Aug 2013 #3

To be fair to Obama, it may be out of his hands BlueStreak Aug 2013 #4

He could always make the choice to do the right thing Hydra Aug 2013 #6

How would this go, exactly? BlueStreak Aug 2013 #7

Two words. Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #30

I didn't want to say that, you know, because the grassy knoll guys are listening in BlueStreak Aug 2013 #35

And it smells of Republicans Life Long Dem Aug 2013 #60

Al Qaeda is the boogey-man du jour, an invention of our government. nt valerief Aug 2013 #69

They had to be invented. There was no more Soviet Union......nt Enthusiast Aug 2013 #74

Exactly! And we're quickly becoming the crumbling, oppressive USSR our teevees (if you're old valerief Aug 2013 #83

Yes. I just asked No Elelephants, "When will they go FULL NAZI on us?" Enthusiast Aug 2013 #86

I'm sure the 3000 people who died at the WTC will be relieved to learn this nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #85

Unfortunately, they'll never know who's responsible for the bombing, valerief Aug 2013 #87

I think the government should inform the public more, not less Bacchus4.0 Aug 2013 #5

Ah, so if they have intelligence they shouldn't act on it to protect Americans & other foreign KittyWampus Aug 2013 #8

They shouldn't "act on it" by telling al Qaeda exactly what we know The point is BlueStreak Aug 2013 #10

derp. geek tragedy Aug 2013 #17

They made sure they briefed enough Senators that would all run out blabbing about it BlueStreak Aug 2013 #36

You've already shown that you are immune to facts and reason. geek tragedy Aug 2013 #73

Did they condemn Saxby Chambliss? BlueStreak Aug 2013 #76

Chambliss revealed no specifics or operational details. geek tragedy Aug 2013 #79

They do this to prevent attacks, if they know we know it may lessen the threat. JaneyVee Aug 2013 #46

And obviously it was some big secret that we make attempts to intercept treestar Aug 2013 #88

Far from the only possible conclusion. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #9

What would I rather do? BlueStreak Aug 2013 #11

You would still kill foreign nationals. I guess they don't count in your book. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #12

You can do this quietly without it having to be top secret BlueStreak Aug 2013 #38

Go ahead and run for President in 2016 if you think you can do better. randome Aug 2013 #13

On what basis did you conclude that it was the Obama administration geek tragedy Aug 2013 #15

What administration WOULD it have been? The bush administration? cherokeeprogressive Aug 2013 #41

McClatchy got it from someone in Yemen. Didn't even discuss it with the USG. nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #58

Why dont you just say, "It aint Obama's fault." and leave it at that? nm rhett o rick Aug 2013 #71

Facts matter. nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #72

Open-minded people are skeptical. People that are certain they know the rhett o rick Aug 2013 #77

No, people who know the facts know the facts. geek tragedy Aug 2013 #78

And only you know the REAL facts. Open-minded people realize that things are rarely rhett o rick Aug 2013 #80

There are certainly areas where fact and opinion blend together. geek tragedy Aug 2013 #81

Didnt you claim that Snowden gave secrets to China? nm rhett o rick Aug 2013 #82

Shorter BlueStreak: "I make shit up so that means Obama is the liar" geek tragedy Aug 2013 #14

Yes. The administration has been out there talking about it. They are clearly happy BlueStreak Aug 2013 #42

THEY ASKED CNN AND THE NY TIMES TO NOT PUBLISH IT. geek tragedy Aug 2013 #56

Nailed it...nt SidDithers Aug 2013 #70

McClatchy: "Our story was based on reporting in Yemen and we did not contact the administration geek tragedy Aug 2013 #16

Damn! You'd make a fine reporter, geek! randome Aug 2013 #18

It's amazing what happens when one uses Google instead of speculating blindly. nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #22

The power of logic woo me with science Aug 2013 #19

Obama Derangement Syndrome is not logic. geek tragedy Aug 2013 #20

Reading comprehension is important, too. pnwmom Aug 2013 #39

If legit, this alert has revealed "sources and methods" bigtime, flagrantly. Waiting For Everyman Aug 2013 #21

Leak did not come from Obama administration, came from Yemen. nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #23

That's where, not who. nt Waiting For Everyman Aug 2013 #24

Wasn't from Obama administration. Other sources sat on the information geek tragedy Aug 2013 #25

That still doesn't say who provided it to McClatchey. Waiting For Everyman Aug 2013 #29

The administration asked other news agencies to not report it. geek tragedy Aug 2013 #31

It's not a leak when the target already knows about it. It's reporting. leveymg Aug 2013 #32

Semantics. nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #33

A Yemeni official, according to McClatchy News Service. n/t pnwmom Aug 2013 #50

Show me one quote where anybody in this administration has condemned the leak BlueStreak Aug 2013 #43

It wasn't a "leak" so there is nothing to condemn. pnwmom Aug 2013 #49

The administration approves -- almost as if they put it out there themselves. BlueStreak Aug 2013 #52

They're not going to "condemn" a "leaker" in Yemen pnwmom Aug 2013 #54

It's not a leak. A foreign national told is the source. nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #66

The OP presupposes that al Qaeda (and other terrorists) are stupid. baldguy Aug 2013 #40

+1 million darkangel218 Aug 2013 #26

Or ... JoePhilly Aug 2013 #27

The US didn't release this info--they asked media outlets to not publish it nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #28

LOL. nt woo me with science Aug 2013 #34

Sorry reality contradicts your Glenn Beckian warped fantasies. nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #57

Show me a single quote where they condemned any news source for publishing BlueStreak Aug 2013 #44

The NY Times and CNN withheld the information at the government's request. geek tragedy Aug 2013 #55

This is garbage. The US didn't reveal this -- McClatchy news service did, after learning pnwmom Aug 2013 #37

Show me one citation where anybody in the administration has condemned this BlueStreak Aug 2013 #45

Why would they try MClatchy for treason? They didn't try even Manning for treason, and Manning, pnwmom Aug 2013 #48

OK. Show me one quote from any administration official that even vaguely expresses: BlueStreak Aug 2013 #51

What effect would such a quote have had? They spoke privately to the news media involved, pnwmom Aug 2013 #53

" Show me a quote that expressed any disapproval whatsoever with the release" geek tragedy Aug 2013 #61

BS. Where is the administration condeming this? BlueStreak Aug 2013 #63

Dishonest moving of the goalposts on your part. geek tragedy Aug 2013 #64

This is all a dance. The players know their roles BlueStreak Aug 2013 #67

No, I am just capable of basic logic. geek tragedy Aug 2013 #68

If they administration did so, you'd just say that was part of the plan treestar Aug 2013 #89

They got it from a foreign government/source. No one to prosecute. nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #59

'assuming they are actually telling us the truth', which I don't believe for a second they are. KG Aug 2013 #47