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last1standing

(11,709 posts)
Mon Aug 19, 2013, 05:16 AM Aug 2013

Detaining Miranda under the Terrorism Act is like arresting a pot smoker for murder. [View all]

Even if we find out he had a thumb drive on his person.

Even if we find out he had a thumb drive on his person that held documents.

Even if we find out he had a thumb drive on his person that held documents pertaining to Snowden.

Even if we find out he had a thumb drive on his person that held documents pertaining to Snowden that were classified.

Even if we find out he had a thumb drive on his person that actually held Snowden, himself.

It doesn't matter how many times we hear that Miranda "ABSOLUTELY" had classified documents on his person, he was never suspected of being a terrorist and there was no reason to detain him as one.

How many times will the countries of Europe be dragged into this personal vendetta only to find egg smeared on their faces?

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