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stillcool

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5. I agree...

Wed Feb 26, 2014, 04:31 PM

Feb 2014

I think his motives were good. I don't know if he understood the consequences, but he should have. I don't think anything in this is black and white. There are no heroes vs. villains. There are both, and neither. I know for sure that I am totally ignorant about what those 200,000 people in our intelligence agencies do on a daily basis.http://askville.amazon.com/people-analysts-intelligence-community/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=5894012 I would suspect I'm not alone.

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Ladies And Gentleman... Chris Hedges - 'Edward Snowden's Moral Courage' [View all] WillyT Feb 2014 OP

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abandoned NARCISSISTICALLY, to boot. sibelian Feb 2014 #12

Paul fucking Revere... SidDithers Feb 2014 #2

SidDithers! sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #20

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Well, load up on the popcorn Armstead Feb 2014 #4

I agree... stillcool Feb 2014 #5

Which consequences? The consequences of remaining silent, which would have affected ALL of us, or sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #24

Very nicely put, indeed! Purveyor Feb 2014 #27

the consequences of.. stillcool Feb 2014 #34

I believe he did. And it must have been a very difficult decision to make. sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #38

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Thanks Everybody... WillyT Feb 2014 #9

Willy T...I'm an American Patriot, Too! Kick and Recommend! KoKo Feb 2014 #10

I Know You Are KoKo... I Know You Are... WillyT Feb 2014 #11

Kick !!! WillyT Feb 2014 #13

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Chris Hedges is an American treasure. He KNOWS what he is talking about. sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #26

It certainly would be nice to see the bad guys held accountable ... slipslidingaway Feb 2014 #31

Huge, huge K&R. This belongs on the Greatest Page. woo me with science Feb 2014 #25

You Are Quite Welcome, woo me with science !!! WillyT Feb 2014 #29

Yes it does, Chris Hedges speaks for Progressive Democrats. n/t sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #30

+100000 And in the interest of all Americans. woo me with science Feb 2014 #36

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I always k and r Hedges. bbgrunt Feb 2014 #33

I'm so glad they conducted this debate. Hopefully it's a start of more to come... KoKo Feb 2014 #35

There is not much in the way of intelligent debate in this country. There are two sides, theirs and sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #41

Chris Hedges is so brutally honest that it sometimes scares me to read what he says. vanlassie Feb 2014 #37

DURec for the Whistle Blowers! bvar22 Feb 2014 #39

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This still belongs on top. woo me with science Mar 2014 #42