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48. Kudos to those journalists who realize what's at stake

Mon Aug 19, 2013, 10:01 PM

Aug 2013

The writing on the wall seems clear as many more stories in the future will have international implications and thus be seen as relating to National Security.

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Regarding the person Laura Poitras we hear mention of in regards Glenn Greenwald [View all] Babel_17 Aug 2013 OP

du rec. xchrom Aug 2013 #1

Jacob Appelbaum gets the same treatment Catherina Aug 2013 #2

Now he is one INTERESTING dude! snooper2 Aug 2013 #5

Freedumb ain't free!!1! progressoid Aug 2013 #3

Fascinating. That woman is amazing. Autumn Aug 2013 #4

Thankfully the New York Times ran her story Babel_17 Aug 2013 #6

Yes it is. I had no idea. I've heard her name in this story but had Autumn Aug 2013 #7

I found a youtube video where she speaks of the treatment she received Babel_17 Aug 2013 #8

I can't come up with words to describe how I feel about this. Autumn Aug 2013 #9

This interview should be required viewing... ljm2002 Aug 2013 #10

I think I'll be posting it elsewhere, as appropriate. Babel_17 Aug 2013 #12

Thank you for posting that. Awful n/t Catherina Aug 2013 #18

Brave woman. kentuck Aug 2013 #23

New York Times article says that she's communicating with Greenwald Babel_17 Aug 2013 #11

The window is quickly closing. n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #13

The purpose of the NSA program and the harassment of Laura Poitras is to prevent the exercise of JDPriestly Aug 2013 #14

I just started watching Babel_17 Aug 2013 #17

a very important background story Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #15

But that was back in the old Bush days, right? Remember how they used to put people like sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #16

Kudos to those journalists who realize what's at stake Babel_17 Aug 2013 #48

Absolutely. They are definitely very courageous people. sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #51

Pretty standard for authoritarian regimes. blackspade Aug 2013 #19

It IS athoritarian. East Coast Pirate Aug 2013 #21

That's what I said! blackspade Aug 2013 #25

The War on Terror is over. Terrorists already won. Let's stop pretending. 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #20

Our party, our nation, will need spokespeople with the courage of their convictions Babel_17 Aug 2013 #22

I think many Republicans can be brought along actually 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #33

I hope you're right Babel_17 Aug 2013 #47

I would say the corporate authoritarians won. nt woo me with science Aug 2013 #26

Well, there is that unpleasant fact as well 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #29

Yes, the War on Terror is over. Now it is War on the People. avaistheone1 Aug 2013 #37

Yep. Terry Gilliam had it about right 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #41

Damn this is getting ridiculously real. avaistheone1 Aug 2013 #44

And our usual band of suspects is silent on this. GoneOffShore Aug 2013 #24

Is Greenwlad Cryptoad Aug 2013 #27

No, so far just you Autumn Aug 2013 #31

Paul would be Proud,,,,,,,,, Cryptoad Aug 2013 #35

So would OFA Autumn Aug 2013 #36

Which stance is that,,, Cryptoad Aug 2013 #38

So far OFA has been consistant, they helped us elect Obama. You will have to read to Autumn Aug 2013 #39

Its not OFA that I talking about changing its positon Cryptoad Aug 2013 #43

I don't understand your question (nt) Babel_17 Aug 2013 #46

This is the behavior of a totalitarian state. woo me with science Aug 2013 #28

I had no idea it was this bad. neverforget Aug 2013 #30

The Bush-Cheney administration couldn't have done it better. MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #32

Well, they started it though it's continuance is on our current security apparatus Babel_17 Aug 2013 #49

K&R chervilant Aug 2013 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author KittyWampus Aug 2013 #40

Amazing info Oilwellian Aug 2013 #42

Imagine when things like this are more common AZ Progressive Aug 2013 #45

"heightened circumstances" Babel_17 Aug 2013 #50

K&R idwiyo Aug 2013 #52

I don't understand why she didn't just mail the drives to the UK. dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #53

I think it was intended for Greenwald who lives in Brazil Babel_17 Aug 2013 #54

I hadn't picked up it was just a stopover. dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #55

Rachel Maddow did a segment about Poitras last night. It was informative...... Little Star Aug 2013 #56

Huh, thanks for that! The bigger picture is coming into focus Babel_17 Aug 2013 #57