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14. Perhaps I missed the sarcasm icon in your post. Care to expound on your post? Why would you imply

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Tue Aug 20, 2013, 11:18 PM

Aug 2013

such a thing about Will? I am baffled, so obviously I missed your sarcasm.

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So, if I understand some people correctly -- if Bush detained Mr. Pitt's family that's be OK. [View all] Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2013 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author JaneyVee Aug 2013 #1

What a colorful imagination you have, vile, but colorful Dragonfli Aug 2013 #19

Greenwald admitted to the NY Times that Miranda was in possession of JaneyVee Aug 2013 #23

Go call your partner a mule and let us know how that works out for you! Vinnie From Indy Aug 2013 #27

Why would I call anyone not engaging in that activity a mule? It's just a term. JaneyVee Aug 2013 #30

Encrypted data surreptitiously transported is often said to use "couriers" Babel_17 Aug 2013 #40

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Every courier is carrying for someone else, and it can be contraband Babel_17 Aug 2013 #44

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You're missing my point Babel_17 Aug 2013 #61

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Uh, no, wikipedia doesn't say that Babel_17 Aug 2013 #66

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Wikipedia doesn't say the terms are interchangeable Babel_17 Aug 2013 #72

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"There are better and more accurate terms for lots of words" Babel_17 Aug 2013 #80

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Except other people deny your point Babel_17 Aug 2013 #84

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Snowden has not defected Babel_17 Aug 2013 #92

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That describes an attribute ("a manner"), it doesn't define it Babel_17 Aug 2013 #98

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Ok, your opinion counts of course but let's look at the wikipedia page you quoted from before Babel_17 Aug 2013 #100

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I'm listening Babel_17 Aug 2013 #103

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What happened to the poster I was replying to? Babel_17 Aug 2013 #121

Actually Snowden did not betray his country. His and our country, betrayed its citizens, namely us. RC Aug 2013 #109

Courier for a journalist employed by the newspaper that paid the courier's expenses. deurbano Aug 2013 #56

I'd forgotten about that, thanks! Babel_17 Aug 2013 #89

Ah, I see. So recording devices and encryption are now illegal to posses Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #29

No he did not and you will not find a single quote from him saying so. Luminous Animal Aug 2013 #75

I know Luminous Animal they just keep spreading these f**k*ing lies. ugh! Little Star Aug 2013 #117

Your last paragraph is the first hint of homophobia in this thread CBGLuthier Aug 2013 #26

Until it became a convienient smear against someone's husband. It was only ever used Dragonfli Aug 2013 #41

Google the phrase "money mule". It will be an education. nt hack89 Aug 2013 #45

So,... in addition to drugs... Miranda was likely also a smuggler of cash to be laundered for Dragonfli Aug 2013 #49

Mule is a generic term in the context of smuggling - stop being obtuse hack89 Aug 2013 #51

Your entire premise is that journalism is a crime and the act of using a courier to transport Dragonfli Aug 2013 #57

My only premise is that mule applies to all smuggling, not just drugs. hack89 Aug 2013 #58

One does not "smuggle" what is legal, so no, the premise was far broader and your use of words like Dragonfli Aug 2013 #70

ok nt hack89 Aug 2013 #87

You do realize the word for the guy that sneaks people across the border is called Coyote right? VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #52

Yes, and because no one is calling Miranda a Coyote, I assume even those that think him a drug mule Dragonfli Aug 2013 #59

That's what I thought, too. nt MADem Aug 2013 #77

The art was not stolen, it was not classified property of the US government either. MADem Aug 2013 #53

Tell me, should the NYT have been prosecuted as a "mule" for receiving stolen "Pentagon Papers"? Dragonfli Aug 2013 #67

They didn't carry the papers anywhere, and at the time they received them, there MADem Aug 2013 #71

Read up on the Pentagon Papers, you suffer from poor education if you do not know how Dragonfli Aug 2013 #78

You keep going on about "read up"--I got news for you, I "read up" on it while it was happening. MADem Aug 2013 #82

Huh, nice coincidence Babel_17 Aug 2013 #86

Mr Greenwald did not say� Luminous Animal Aug 2013 #79

Every time a paper states an error of fact about Greenwald, he takes to Twitter to blast them. MADem Aug 2013 #81

He did deny it via twitter. Luminous Animal Aug 2013 #96

That falls a bit short of a denial--that sounds like a refusal to confirm, but NOT a denial. MADem Aug 2013 #104

So? Is that terrorism? Get a fucking warrant. morningfog Aug 2013 #20

Pretty good. Three mistruths in one short sentence cthulu2016 Aug 2013 #24

I didn't use quotation marks, I paraphrased. JaneyVee Aug 2013 #25

Classic troll thread-pounce. n/t backscatter712 Aug 2013 #47

Actually, Greenwald flat out denies that Miranda was carrying Snowden docs. Luminous Animal Aug 2013 #74

Source? Citation? This we'll need to see. nt MADem Aug 2013 #91

No he doesn't--and the link you provided upthread is not a denial. MADem Aug 2013 #106

"The NYT got that wrong" And what did they get wrong? Luminous Animal Aug 2013 #113

Sorry, no sale--the salient portion is this: MADem Aug 2013 #119

Greenwald has no obligation to inform the New York Times of what Poitras might have sent him Babel_17 Aug 2013 #120

That is a crock of shit! He was carrying Poitras's Journalistic material when the detained him.... Little Star Aug 2013 #105

No, he didn't MNBrewer Aug 2013 #112

Yeah. I'm sure he called his husband a 'mule'. Matariki Aug 2013 #118

And it certainly would have nothing to do with our government. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #2

Who is Mr. Pitt? one_voice Aug 2013 #3

William Pitt. Long time DU poster. Wrote a book exposing the fraudulent intel used to justify Iraq. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2013 #5

Oh, D'oh... one_voice Aug 2013 #9

FUCK YES! I wouldnt care if pits or whomever was far left either. Break the law like Snowden et al uponit7771 Aug 2013 #4

Bravo your law and order stance! LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #60

how silly. n/t Whisp Aug 2013 #6

fuck yeah it would be ok... trumad Aug 2013 #7

lol... I mean if he was a Steeler fan that would be different! n/t 1awake Aug 2013 #10

Turns out the baby's mom is a Steelers fan. KamaAina Aug 2013 #88

At least he's not a Jets fan. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2013 #11

Couple less bruins (aka SCUM) fans to worry about, too Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #48

You won the thread. nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #94

Given his posts, he (and those associated with him) should be considered a possible terrorist burnodo Aug 2013 #8

What is wrong with you? nt Mnemosyne Aug 2013 #12

Oh, all kinds of things burnodo Aug 2013 #13

Perhaps I missed the sarcasm icon in your post. Care to expound on your post? Why would you imply Mnemosyne Aug 2013 #14

I based my statement on arguments made by others burnodo Aug 2013 #15

I must be too tired, usually catch the snark. nt Mnemosyne Aug 2013 #16

SNARK-NADO! Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2013 #18

A terrifying thought! Mnemosyne Aug 2013 #21

Pffth! Dr. Strange Aug 2013 #31

Think you're tired? I thought it was Brad and couldn't figure out why we had Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #32

Would Mr. Pitt have given his spouse TS/SCI information DevonRex Aug 2013 #17

Much less to Snowden! It's not as if that was a surprise! VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #54

The cognitive dissonance here Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #22

Yes! Thinking that this morning! It's everywhere. snappyturtle Aug 2013 #33

It is demeaning. earthside Aug 2013 #28

^^^^^^^1,000! nt snappyturtle Aug 2013 #34

"I thought maybe we had progressed further along than those kinds of old fashioned stereotypes." Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #35

So you admit...its not about Greenwald, its not about Snowden...its about Miranda! VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #55

Apparently you've never had a strong partner ... earthside Aug 2013 #102

ok so you agree...now Miranda has made himself complicit and deserves whatever he gets! VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #108

What crimes? earthside Aug 2013 #111

So far Snowden has been charged with crimes has he not? VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #115

Greenwald has not committed any crimes!!! Little Star Aug 2013 #114

Of course not. Marr Aug 2013 #36

Why is DU getting so dumb? treestar Aug 2013 #37

$200 to the charity of your choice if you can prove your statement DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2013 #85

He had some of the documents. treestar Aug 2013 #122

Of course he was involved--his plane tickets were paid for by the Guardian. MADem Aug 2013 #93

Well, is he a mule? Capt. Obvious Aug 2013 #38

No, he was not charged with carrying drugs within his body. At least such was not reported... Dragonfli Aug 2013 #43

Good point. We see the homophobic undercurrents of the Miranda-mule talking points. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #50

Errrr....that's not how it's done. MADem Aug 2013 #65

That is such a disgusting term, they seem to be enjoying the usage of it. Autumn Aug 2013 #62

It is obvious, the same posters using this used the effeminate GiGi for as much mileage as they Dragonfli Aug 2013 #73

Courier for a journalist employed by the newspaper that paid the courier's expenses. deurbano Aug 2013 #68

Greenwald called him an "in between" to Anderson Cooper. MADem Aug 2013 #110

If Will had given his spouse stolen, classified documents whilst she was traveling internationally KittyWampus Aug 2013 #39

Once those stolen Documents that whistle blower Snowden turned over to... Little Star Aug 2013 #116

They had to detain Mr. Pitt's family to ensure he would go looking for the zombie virus cure. Liberal Veteran Aug 2013 #63

They should have been detained for Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Horrible movie. nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #97