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20. Furst* they came for my partner

Mon Aug 19, 2013, 12:43 PM

Aug 2013

after they came for me, and they harassed him for 9 hours for nothing, and he went on back to the home we share in Brazil.

Not a pretty picture of democracy.

* Babylon 5 quote I meant to post, but I won't because it would scare the dickens out of everyone on the board. It's the one between Morden and Vir, and I'm not promoting anything of the sort, it just has parallels.

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Greenwald VOWS Vengance: ENGLAND 'WILL BE SORRY' [View all] Segami Aug 2013 OP

Well, I guess that is unbiased reporting... EC Aug 2013 #1

Try looking at it as a change of timetable Segami Aug 2013 #2

That's why I prefer seeing everything at once instead of waiting on "timetables" Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #23

Well, damn if he does and damn if he doesn't. Segami Aug 2013 #57

I'd string it out as long as possible Aerows Aug 2013 #97

What about the public's right to know? Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #100

That's why I'm pleased with how they are releasing them Aerows Aug 2013 #102

+1 Segami Aug 2013 #103

So it would be like any other usual day on the Hill? Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #106

Well, it appears you are going to get it piece-meal Aerows Aug 2013 #107

The unintentional irony is that under slightly different circumstances Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #110

Playing coy are we? GeorgeGist Aug 2013 #121

What's coy about my desire to see the data? Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #125

But then Greenwald wouldn't have any leverage brush Aug 2013 #112

Good, the bullies should taste some of their own. n/t fasttense Aug 2013 #3

That sounds blackmail-ish. TwilightGardener Aug 2013 #4

Yeah Aerows Aug 2013 #108

And thus a super-villain is born! randome Aug 2013 #5

"First they exposed my boyfriend LearningCurve Aug 2013 #9

Furst* they came for my partner Aerows Aug 2013 #20

He was in possession of stolen classified documents. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #26

Ex post facto justifications are fun, aren't they? Scootaloo Aug 2013 #129

Grr, now I need to Google this LearningCurve Aug 2013 #27

Here you go. Aerows Aug 2013 #45

Fond memories LearningCurve Aug 2013 #46

No Problem Aerows Aug 2013 #47

Yeah, that's a great quote Babel_17 Aug 2013 #86

Thanks for that :) Aerows Aug 2013 #87

Go to youtube and watch the 20th anniversary/reunion video Babel_17 Aug 2013 #91

A sensationalist headline, taken out of context from what GG said... limpyhobbler Aug 2013 #6

I agree. This is sensationalist crap. n/t backscatter712 Aug 2013 #37

He refers to England's spy system Babel_17 Aug 2013 #66

BINGO! Little Star Aug 2013 #79

ROFL... SidDithers Aug 2013 #7

The best kind of clown LordGlenconner Aug 2013 #17

A clown that will not take any responsibility.. "It's all England's Cha Aug 2013 #96

I'll bet England is shaking in their boots...LOL..n/t monmouth3 Aug 2013 #8

why would you post this piece of dung? cali Aug 2013 #10

Indeed--posting Greenwald's own words could be taken as dung....nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #29

dung? trumad Aug 2013 #63

Threatening to use stolen info as a weapon in a personal vendetta? NightWatcher Aug 2013 #11

Headline does not match story nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #15

I'd say the headline pretty closely matches the story. Donald Ian Rankin Aug 2013 #18

Here, Reuters copy nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #21

OK, that's "story does not match Reuters", not "headline does not match story"... N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Aug 2013 #28

Sorry if it is complicated nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #30

Uh, no, actually it does. That's what he said LordGlenconner Aug 2013 #19

Speaking in Portugeuse Hissyspit Aug 2013 #32

Riiighhhhht. LordGlenconner Aug 2013 #36

Look, I don't really care what he said. I have no problem with it. Hissyspit Aug 2013 #55

Maybe more like, First translated from GG's native English Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #88

The headline is Huffington Post's. Segami Aug 2013 #60

Meh. We'd need to see his statement PRE-translation leftstreet Aug 2013 #12

he's pissed because they detained his partner for 9 hours Enrique Aug 2013 #13

Amen. Aerows Aug 2013 #14

Really? After setting your partner up as a mule to transport stolen classified documents you'd be KittyWampus Aug 2013 #24

"Mule" Hissyspit Aug 2013 #33

There are enough assumptions in this post Aerows Aug 2013 #39

HE set his partner as a mule with stolen classified documents- so whose honor is in question? KittyWampus Aug 2013 #22

? Aerows Aug 2013 #42

Miranda has calves the size of cantaloupes Capt. Obvious Aug 2013 #56

"set him up" Hissyspit Aug 2013 #70

He's very good at that. He lets others take the real risks. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2013 #74

Honorable, yes. Something a real journalist would say? never. nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #41

He shall bring England to its knees!!1! Scurrilous Aug 2013 #16

Germany couldn't take down England Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #50

Neither could the AsahinaKimi Aug 2013 #101

The guy is becoming unhinged Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #25

They should be on their knees, begging BeyondGeography Aug 2013 #31

Yeah, that's GG's(initials b/c I'm tired of writing his damn name all time) Cha Aug 2013 #95

I'll take 'punishment journalism' over 'punishment government' any day. nt EOTE Aug 2013 #128

- BumRushDaShow Aug 2013 #34

He's going to send sharks with frikkin' laser beams on their heads!!! msanthrope Aug 2013 #35

Why, I'll... MineralMan Aug 2013 #38

Even egomaniacal narcissists have a role to play. nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #40

Now Greenwald is making his partner a mule Aerows Aug 2013 #43

I hope he get them published soon, to keep this in the news cycle. Autumn Aug 2013 #44

The Redcoats are coming! nt. MrScorpio Aug 2013 #48

LOL Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #49

England has more of a police state than we do. I bet they have some pretty big secrets. liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #51

What the little putz failed to mention is that his partner was transporting stolen classified OregonBlue Aug 2013 #52

SPEAKING IN PORTUGUESE = lost in translation. dkf Aug 2013 #53

England's spy system will regret Babel_17 Aug 2013 #71

That isn't Greenwald's first language either. dkf Aug 2013 #85

Good. Flush out all the vermin. n/t Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 #54

You tell 'em GG! Tarheel_Dem Aug 2013 #58

He's been misquoted again, apparently. Hissyspit Aug 2013 #61

Delete your homophobic bullshit DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2013 #62

What's homophobic about my post? Tarheel_Dem Aug 2013 #67

The GeeGee shit. Hissyspit Aug 2013 #69

Apparently, unlike you, I have a real job. So, yes, I missed it, but my sentiment remains the same. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2013 #72

Why is that your sentiment? Hissyspit Aug 2013 #77

You know what, I believe I missed the argument about 'GG' being homophobic Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #81

If "GG" has been used by homophobes then I disassociate myself from that Babel_17 Aug 2013 #90

I saw a thread on the subject for the first time today. I had no idea GG was gay, much less married. Hekate Aug 2013 #104

You only just now found he is gay? Hissyspit Aug 2013 #113

Yes, that is right, Hissyspit. I did not know he was gay. Hekate Aug 2013 #117

I didn't type "GG" now did I? Hissyspit Aug 2013 #114

I actually didn't mean to reply to you Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #115

Poster changed her reference from GeeGee to GG in her original post. Hissyspit Aug 2013 #116

Actually, apparently *I* missed it. Le Taz Hot Aug 2013 #124

I already explained in the other posts. Hissyspit Aug 2013 #127

Which I didn't see either Le Taz Hot Aug 2013 #130

Unfortunately narcissists tend to fool lots of people for a long time. tridim Aug 2013 #126

I hope they crush that little smug ass weasel. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2013 #131

I don't necessarily want him crushed... tridim Aug 2013 #133

There's a very good & insightful article on him from a few years back. If I can locate it, I'll.... Tarheel_Dem Aug 2013 #134

This guy's a jackass. Releasing intel as REVENGE? CakeGrrl Aug 2013 #59

He says that's not what he said. Hissyspit Aug 2013 #64

The header to my post is taken directly from the Huffington Post. Segami Aug 2013 #65

The Huffington Post doesn't sensationalize? Hissyspit Aug 2013 #68

Oh no,...thats NOT my position... Segami Aug 2013 #73

Greenwald says both Reuters and HP are quoting him wrong Hissyspit Aug 2013 #75

You really need to get new heroes. The current ones are turning you into a..... Tarheel_Dem Aug 2013 #132

Seriously? Hissyspit Aug 2013 #135

You're quibbling about the difference between "regret" and "revenge"? No matter how you slice-n-dice Tarheel_Dem Aug 2013 #136

Greenwald is the one who sensationalizes Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #76

What the hell is the difference between threatening that someone will "regret" something BumRushDaShow Aug 2013 #82

Right. And Mitt Robme didn't make the 47% comment ecstatic Aug 2013 #120

Aww..his personal revolutionary war SummerSnow Aug 2013 #78

They already are. MPs, civil libertarians, the UK press, Brazil, are going after the government. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2013 #80

NOW he is starting to sound like a terrorist. Rex Aug 2013 #83

@ggreenwald: Thank you, @kansasalps - great job, Reuters and HuffPost http://t.co/CMRniGPOSR - Re Hissyspit Aug 2013 #94

Thanks! Rex Aug 2013 #118

"The personal ... is political" Babel_17 Aug 2013 #84

Interesting book Aerows Aug 2013 #89

@ggreenwald: Reuters told me they're correcting all the things they got wrong in reporting my commen Hissyspit Aug 2013 #92

I am not surprised... nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #105

@ggreenwald: Thank you, @kansasalps - great job, Reuters and HuffPost http://t.co/CMRniGPOSR - Re Hissyspit Aug 2013 #93

Thanks Hissyspit! Segami Aug 2013 #99

Maybe you should not use your partner as a mule krawhitham Aug 2013 #98

Maybe you shouldn't have a partner that talks to the other people you talk to Aerows Aug 2013 #109

Somewhere, Greenwald Sits in a Comfy Chair, Stroking a White Cat Skraxx Aug 2013 #111

So... his plan was to sit on secret intel involving the UK, but now ecstatic Aug 2013 #119

He sounds more and more like a Bond villian. One of the 99 Aug 2013 #122

This frame is sensationalist spew. Taking quotes out of context. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #123