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80. What better way? The way Drake and Binney did it? Go to Congress etc etc? Do you know what

Thu Aug 22, 2013, 09:04 PM

Aug 2013

happened to them? Whistle Blowers can no longer remain in this country when they discover wrong doing and corruption and report it to the people due the draconian treatment of people who tell the truth. This has been proven beyond a doubt now. Binney and Drake who did everything by the book. Yes, 'a better way of doing it'! Not according to those who chose that 'better way'.

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How do you we know Snowden is NOT trying to help some terrorist organization? He's a theif and stole uponit7771 Aug 2013 #35

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IF... IF you're willing to give Snowden the benefit of the doubt. I don't, he's a thief and stole... uponit7771 Aug 2013 #67

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You = United States of America?! Quite lofty no? tai uponit7771 Aug 2013 #73

He did exactly what we all wanted SOMEONE to do before it is too late. A majority of Americans sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #77

WE?!!?!? Nope we all didn't want someone to break the law when there was a better way of going uponit7771 Aug 2013 #78

What better way? The way Drake and Binney did it? Go to Congress etc etc? Do you know what sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #80

how do we know he is not sent to earth by space aliens who are planning to conquer our planet and Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #57

Plan 9 from Outer Space? Ocelot Aug 2013 #58

remember that Heaven's Gate religious "cult" out in San Diego - Remember how 39 member committed Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #60

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Well, if you have anything to back that up, post it. We can all speculate, about anyone. But without sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #76

The breadth to be able to suppose has been set by Snowdens actions not by mine... uponit7771 Aug 2013 #87

That information belongs to the people. We pay for it, we have a right to know what our government sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #91

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