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mick063

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4. Oh the suspense is killing me.

Reply to michigandem58 (Original post)

Tue Aug 27, 2013, 07:02 PM

Aug 2013

Tell me more. I must know more.

About the NSA, not Snowden.

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The Plot Thickens on Edward Snowden's Sino-Russian Love Affair [View all] michigandem58 Aug 2013 OP

"anti-security libertarians?" mike_c Aug 2013 #1

And "Snowden-worshippers" too. Who knew? 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #22

I know right! I read these posts for entertainment these days. Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #35

awww, you don't like being called a worshipper? Whisp Aug 2013 #37

And don't forget "peace purists"... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2013 #54

No doubt these terms will soon find their way into the DSM 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #68

I don't care about the Messenger, I care about the Message AverageMe Aug 2013 #23

yep riverbendviewgal Aug 2013 #27

I guess there's never a shortage of threats to fear jberryhill Aug 2013 #80

So, was that "romantic getaway" he took his girlfriend on to Hong Kong a "dry run," I wonder? MADem Aug 2013 #2

Miley twirgled right on stage. Or something. DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2013 #3

Yeah, because Snowden didn't go to Hong Kong.....TWICE. MADem Aug 2013 #26

I wonder if she's with Snowjob right now, slugging back wodkas. n/t Whisp Aug 2013 #84

His father was supposed to go for a 'wisit!' MADem Aug 2013 #87

Oh the suspense is killing me. mick063 Aug 2013 #4

pfft, NSA, who cares? nilram Aug 2013 #33

What if the person you helped with a prescription cost the other day loved Eddie? HangOnKids Aug 2013 #5

Why would ANYONE love Eddie? tridim Aug 2013 #8

Why does the BOG love the President? OnyxCollie Aug 2013 #31

The President was at least elected treestar Aug 2013 #69

No, but I've heard the claim made about other DUers HangOnKids Aug 2013 #38

I bought the "peoplesview" blogger a prescription Union Scribe Aug 2013 #58

That Is Too Sad HangOnKids Aug 2013 #60

It is rather curious, Cha Aug 2013 #6

We are going to find out this dude was a Russian agent before we ever heard his name. arely staircase Aug 2013 #9

+1 JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #11

And he took his girfriend on holiday there, when he worked in Japan. MADem Aug 2013 #29

+1 uponit7771 Aug 2013 #62

I'm wonder if GG knew that Snowden was not in the Transit zone Whisp Aug 2013 #86

I've read greenwald Cha Aug 2013 #88

and of course, GG being who he is, will have solid proof of what he said... Whisp Aug 2013 #89

Julian would never lie, he is all about transparency treestar Aug 2013 #97

You spelled 'ego' wrong. Ikonoklast Aug 2013 #103

Snowden seems to have been bought and paid for railsback Aug 2013 #7

If what I suspect is true, Putin is brilliant arely staircase Aug 2013 #10

He IS the master spy railsback Aug 2013 #12

pure genius nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #19

I agree iwith you--he is the best at the game. MADem Aug 2013 #78

No, I think if he was brilliant, Mr.Bill Aug 2013 #20

Yep. zeemike Aug 2013 #43

We can speculate about details we will never know about in our lifetimes, Mr.Bill Aug 2013 #45

In this case he is trying to regain relevance treestar Aug 2013 #72

Not if he wanted to stop some crap from happening. If he wanted to stop some events from uponit7771 Aug 2013 #63

No, if this is true, its better than that. He got the information and humiliated the US at the same stevenleser Aug 2013 #82

no, that was part of the point. Adrahil Aug 2013 #83

And it appears the Russians are desperate to regain superpower status treestar Aug 2013 #70

And Daniel Ellsberg was then bought and paid for by those then problematic newspapers... cascadiance Aug 2013 #16

The horror of thinking of the stark possibility that Snowden twerked you all must suck bad railsback Aug 2013 #25

False equivalencies that came from false dichotomy. zeemike Aug 2013 #46

Oh my goodness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MADem Aug 2013 #79

Daniel Ellsberg didn't run away to "Newspaperlandia." MADem Aug 2013 #77

Ellsberg didn't run. nt hack89 Aug 2013 #108

I think you've sketched it out succinctly. MADem Aug 2013 #39

well, well. Maybe Snowden snowed GG Whisp Aug 2013 #40

Go figure, huh? railsback Aug 2013 #44

oooo, to be a fly on some walls right now! Whisp Aug 2013 #49

Why are so many here obsessed by this man? salib Aug 2013 #13

You want to stop his fans ftom posting love letters to him every day? baldguy Aug 2013 #14

You don't want him talked about? treestar Aug 2013 #73

I dunno, but I find more people defending assad than snowden at times The Straight Story Aug 2013 #102

'anti-security libertarians' FAIL leftstreet Aug 2013 #15

More from "the peoples view?" AgingAmerican Aug 2013 #17

It looks like a middle school civics project leftstreet Aug 2013 #21

Ah great! Was wondering when the next update from the people's spew was coming NuclearDem Aug 2013 #18

The peoples spew Autumn Aug 2013 #28

These comments are simply avoiding the issues treestar Aug 2013 #74

Post removed Post removed Aug 2013 #24

Shouldn't you be eavesdropping on people talking with pharmacists and then posting it online, OnyxCollie Aug 2013 #30

How's that compare with Bush and Cheney lying America into two illegal, immoral and disastrous wars? Octafish Aug 2013 #32

Post removed Post removed Aug 2013 #34

Why are YOU making this personal instead of disputing the actual post? pnwmom Aug 2013 #36

blah blah blah blah blah blah etc..... bowens43 Aug 2013 #41

Your point being? Jakes Progress Aug 2013 #42

getting a bit nervous? Whisp Aug 2013 #50

Getting a bit weird? Jakes Progress Aug 2013 #56

It is a jr high school tactic HangOnKids Aug 2013 #59

Or Putin organized the whole thing in order to get valuable information from Snowden pnwmom Aug 2013 #52

Goody. Let's play '50s. Jakes Progress Aug 2013 #55

Snowden decided to take the focus off internal US surveillance by bragging pnwmom Aug 2013 #57

Debated? Just how was that supposed to take place without Snowden? Jakes Progress Aug 2013 #90

You're misunderstanding me. I'm not blaming him for releasing pnwmom Aug 2013 #93

Stop deluding yourself. Jakes Progress Aug 2013 #94

yep, preparing for the walkback... Whisp Aug 2013 #61

You really think Putin isn't crafty? treestar Aug 2013 #75

Yep this is the same Putin that wants to arrest gay people davidpdx Aug 2013 #81

Wow. How far do you walk a subject trying to kill it? Jakes Progress Aug 2013 #91

I'm just agreeing with the poster above davidpdx Aug 2013 #95

You're just agreeing with what? Jakes Progress Aug 2013 #100

You believe what you want to davidpdx Aug 2013 #104

Golly. Thank you for allowing me my beliefs. Jakes Progress Aug 2013 #105

For the irony impaired. Jakes Progress Aug 2013 #92

The subject, which you started, was whether Putin could treestar Aug 2013 #96

Hence my irony reference. Jakes Progress Aug 2013 #99

Yep shenmue Aug 2013 #47

.... DeSwiss Aug 2013 #48

I really don't give a damn how he stayed out of US hands. Good for him for trying to stay safe.... Little Star Aug 2013 #51

...and putting peoples lives at great risk as Der Spiegel revealed a couple of weeks ago? uponit7771 Aug 2013 #64

Looks like Snowed-in, sheshe2 Aug 2013 #53

The plot only thickens because the story is completely made up. caduceus111 Aug 2013 #65

OK.�We could pursue that thesis. But a number of media outlets struggle4progress Aug 2013 #98

Greenwald's a liar. Snowden worshp at its most rabid. Cha Aug 2013 #66

Well, well. More of the story unfolds. nt Hekate Aug 2013 #67

Round 364 of the same old. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #71

LOL Capt. Obvious Aug 2013 #76

K & R Scurrilous Aug 2013 #85

I know who I don't believe, Detractors of Democracy, see ya. orpupilofnature57 Aug 2013 #101

DU rec...nt SidDithers Aug 2013 #106

Ahhh... the authoritarian... 99Forever Aug 2013 #107