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41. Naive or not, they work for Putin now, and good luck with that!

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Dangeroulsy Naive, or Liar(s) -- SnowGlen. [View all] Whisp Aug 2013 OP

Further on in that piece is reference to a term called Graymail. Whisp Aug 2013 #1

Manning tried that in his defense, and the judge shut it down pretty quickly. I think msanthrope Aug 2013 #7

Yes, let's all giggle about torture! villager Aug 2013 #2

I agree, Glenn and Snow are torturing us Whisp Aug 2013 #3

I agree, you would be more bothered by that than by actual torture villager Aug 2013 #6

Clowns, you say? riqster Aug 2013 #30

IT Whisp Aug 2013 #35

Tim Curry plays great odd characters. riqster Aug 2013 #45

Apart for Jason Bourne-inspired fantasies, what 'torture' is Snowden facing from the msanthrope Aug 2013 #9

Because the U.S. would never, ever torture anyone! It's hilarious, I tell ya! villager Aug 2013 #11

The idea that Snowden would be 'tortured' by the US *is* laughable. msanthrope Aug 2013 #12

You keep right on laughing about the notion of "torture!" The yucks are tremendous! villager Aug 2013 #25

I am laughing at Mr. Snowden and his fantastical notions--I mean, who puts on a red hood msanthrope Aug 2013 #28

...because no one would ever spy on anyone's internet activity! villager Aug 2013 #29

And a red hood is gonna solve that? nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #31

No -- the MIC you so vigorously defend isn't so easily stymied. villager Aug 2013 #33

Yes--because GIGGLING at Snowden is support of the MIC!! Wait, I thought it wasn't about him? nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #40

And yet, that's who this whole thread -- and your responses! -- are about! villager Aug 2013 #46

Reining in the MIC isn't going to happen through a guy in a red hood. That's a super hero shortcut msanthrope Aug 2013 #49

So it doesn't matter who is in the Executive Branch, then villager Aug 2013 #51

Of course it does....but the Executive doesn't make the budget, and doesn't create law. Article 2 msanthrope Aug 2013 #52

And how has the Executive been "more limited" in recent administrations? villager Aug 2013 #53

This goes back to the Constitution--the Executive is limited because the Executive msanthrope Aug 2013 #54

Well if the Constitution says it, it must always be true! Why those silly worries about Bush, villager Aug 2013 #55

I'm sure posting about Bush on the Internet did a lot. nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #56

Does about as much as claiming we have nothing to worry about. nt villager Aug 2013 #57

Sounds like Joseph smith and the magic hat. bravenak Aug 2013 #32

Supermax, being naked and watched in a cell. tblue Aug 2013 #62

Unlike Manning, Snowden is considered a traitor Rex Aug 2013 #74

Maybe a side trip to Syria. Rex Aug 2013 #73

You can't trust people who lie to you, even if they're trying to give you the least untruthful hughee99 Aug 2013 #4

Yep, he is such a fool, how did he ever manage to pants the NSA in public like this? bemildred Aug 2013 #5

^^^This^^^ n/t ljm2002 Aug 2013 #17

because apparently the NSA got a little lax in the contractors they use snooper2 Aug 2013 #20

Using contractors is already quite lax. Naive, even stupid. nt bemildred Aug 2013 #23

I would tend to agree-- snooper2 Aug 2013 #24

Judgement is called for, lots of it, severe and stringent judgement, a bias towards doing NOTHING. bemildred Aug 2013 #27

+1 uponit7771 Aug 2013 #36

It will always be done by contractors. tblue Aug 2013 #58

Right, on this scale, they need lots of "analysts". bemildred Aug 2013 #64

Yeah. The dummy. tblue Aug 2013 #59

Must be another one of them "crazed loners". bemildred Aug 2013 #63

Why are you bothering posting this? Th1onein Aug 2013 #8

and from an obscure blogger, too... grasswire Aug 2013 #13

A guy who writes on intelligence for Reuters, the Atlantic, the NYT, is obscure to you? msanthrope Aug 2013 #19

Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V Capt. Obvious Aug 2013 #26

You might want to read up on his lobbying on behalf of torture states and the defense industry. DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2013 #68

I'm sure you have a cite? nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #70

"The U.S. government should be on your knees every day praying that nothing happens to Snowden..." ProSense Aug 2013 #10

GG tried that type of bravado against Patrick Fitzgerald when he was representing Matt Hale--and it msanthrope Aug 2013 #16

freakin wow!!! uponit7771 Aug 2013 #37

Oh yeah--anybody who thinks GG isn't going to screw over Snowden the way he screwed over Matt msanthrope Aug 2013 #42

GG is a slime ball, wtf...sounds like the "sell your soul" type of guy uponit7771 Aug 2013 #65

ProSense, when Greenwald said that my heart dropped Iliyah Aug 2013 #61

So one of them is LYING CakeGrrl Aug 2013 #67

A Catalogue of Journalistic Malfeasance Whisp Aug 2013 #14

"stop assuming the first version of the �facts� is correct". Good advice, but outrage junkies can't Tarheel_Dem Aug 2013 #72

More Propaganda from the NSA Surveillance Lovers AZ Progressive Aug 2013 #15

I'll help you out and give you the proper definiton of Propaganda: Whisp Aug 2013 #21

It's kind of like self-flagellation on their parts: "Spy on me! Spy on me! I deserve it!" villager Aug 2013 #47

You would think that at some point, bvar22 Aug 2013 #50

There's every reason to believe the NSA is here defending itself tblue Aug 2013 #60

"Freelance Journalist" Capt. Obvious Aug 2013 #18

Good enough for PBS, the BBC, Reuters, the Atlantic, plus having his own msanthrope Aug 2013 #22

I love them attacking the messenger. great white snark Aug 2013 #38

*snort* Capt. Obvious Aug 2013 #39

I do, too. Especially when the messenger in this case is a guy who had repeatedly gotten GG msanthrope Aug 2013 #44

****DER SPIEGEL IS WORKING WITH THE NSA!!!**** or...that's what SnowGlen said so it must uponit7771 Aug 2013 #34

Naive or not, they work for Putin now, and good luck with that! Tarheel_Dem Aug 2013 #41

WTF? Does he know the Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique too? CakeGrrl Aug 2013 #43

I highly suggest you see this! Puzzledtraveller Aug 2013 #48

Why are you posting material from a man who shills for Khazakstan's torture regime? DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2013 #66

and do you believe in the man, GG, who supported/s Citizen's United Whisp Aug 2013 #71

So, release it all and let us decide. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2013 #69