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randome

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19. From our standpoint, no, Snowden told us nothing substantially new.

Reply to rgbecker (Reply #18)

Sun Jan 19, 2014, 12:47 PM

Jan 2014

But from the standpoint of international relations, he revealed how the NSA goes about its spying mandate, likely putting agents' lives at risk and roiling international relations.

What was the point of that? He thinks he's smart enough to decide diplomacy on our behalf?

It works both ways, you know. If Snowden was only trying to 'save us', what is the point of handing over tens of thousands of documents to multiple news organizations? It's not like he read them all or has any idea of the repercussions they might contain.
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The new talking point about the NSA and Snowden made its appearance today on Press the Meat [View all] hootinholler Jan 2014 OP

"Billions" of TAXPAYER money to "fix it up" for our global corporate economic imperialists riderinthestorm Jan 2014 #1

The thing that gets me is hootinholler Jan 2014 #3

It's going to cost us billions to fix what Ted Cruz did. DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2014 #2

I missed this. What did Cruz do wrt to NSA? 2banon Jan 2014 #10

I wasn't referring specifically to Cruz and NSA, just Cruz on his own. DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2014 #13

Ted Cruz and the Rethugs government shut-down stunt is estimated to have cost $24billion riderinthestorm Jan 2014 #14

Ah.. Yes THAT... notice how it's all but a dim memory in the minds of the Public thanks to the M$M? 2banon Jan 2014 #17

To be fair, Snowden supporters often make money a salient point. randome Jan 2014 #4

What do you expect from corporate autobots? Rex Jan 2014 #5

I love the contradiction: rgbecker Jan 2014 #6

Snowden wasn't able to steal any personal data. Only internal NSA documents. randome Jan 2014 #9

I guess you know for sure he didn't get any personal info because....? rgbecker Jan 2014 #12

I don't 'know' anything. Except that Snowden has not proved his claims. randome Jan 2014 #15

So basically you're saying Snowden didn't leak anything we didn't know and hasn't given us rgbecker Jan 2014 #18

From our standpoint, no, Snowden told us nothing substantially new. randome Jan 2014 #19

That we had heard rumors about since 2007ish hootinholler Jan 2014 #21

Just like climate change. Problems that cost the wrong people money can't exist! n/t DirkGently Jan 2014 #7

It was just phone numbers, nt Progressive dog Jan 2014 #8

Anyone on the Panel talk about the cost for the facility in Utah? 2banon Jan 2014 #11

For the first time on NPR this morning a reporter referenced the "Libertarian Left" : ACLU 2banon Jan 2014 #16

Calling us Reds and Commies is sooooo 1950's. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2014 #22

Wrong verb. We can fix that. 'It's going to cost us billions to fix what Snowden EXPOSED'. sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #20

What happens if we don't "fix it"? Do we become like the rest of the world? Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2014 #23

I guess destroying evidence is expensive. nt woo me with science Jan 2014 #24

What was Ollie North's secretary's name? hootinholler Jan 2014 #25