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cui bono

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40. Now you're playing word games really.

Reply to Historic NY (Reply #34)

Fri Mar 7, 2014, 08:11 PM

Mar 2014

Other Snowden swiftboaters are claiming he did have whistleblower protection. It's hard to keep up with all the smears.

I guess no one cares about the actual spying as long as they can keep smearing Snowden in an attempt to change the conversation away from the unconstitutional spying being done by the Obama administration.

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Snowden: I raised NSA concerns internally over 10 times before going rogue [View all] Ichingcarpenter Mar 2014 OP

k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Mar 2014 #1

Then why didn't you do it 10 more times... MattSh Mar 2014 #2

Heck--I just want proof he did it, once. msanthrope Mar 2014 #12

I agree -- I want to see evidence first perdita9 Mar 2014 #14

Complete testimony in PDF from The EU parliament. Ichingcarpenter Mar 2014 #3

Aha! So we can add perjurer to the list of adjectives. cui bono Mar 2014 #4

It's too bad you put up the sarcasm smiley Jack Rabbit Mar 2014 #7

Agree with Jack Rabbit. I was so ready to jump on you! n/t Catherina Mar 2014 #8

I find it interesting that so many people will refuse to believe that Clapper lied to Congress, Maedhros Mar 2014 #15

exactly..clapper lied and we're still here defending snowden..something wrong with this picture..nt xiamiam Mar 2014 #20

The misbehavior of an individual is an outrage and must be punished. Maedhros Mar 2014 #33

Divert and smear. woo me with science Mar 2014 #21

Thank you - I hadn't seen the "Seventeen techniques" post. Maedhros Mar 2014 #32

It's on target, for sure. woo me with science Mar 2014 #36

The introduction Ichingcarpenter Mar 2014 #5

Oops!... There goes another irrelevant Talking Point. bvar22 Mar 2014 #6

+1000! n/t Catherina Mar 2014 #9

+1000 DeSwiss Mar 2014 #38

Oh...puleaze. SoapBox Mar 2014 #10

The other thread where it was pointed out that Snowden provided no proof wasn't going so well msanthrope Mar 2014 #11

Certainly appears that way itsrobert Mar 2014 #13

So do you think he committed perjury then? n/t cui bono Mar 2014 #16

That "other thread" "wasn't going so well" ??? bvar22 Mar 2014 #17

Well you know there's never more than one thread on any given topic at any given time cui bono Mar 2014 #19

I posted this 4 minutes before willy Ichingcarpenter Mar 2014 #23

I'm not complaining. I was being sarcastic. It's telling that someone would bring that up cui bono Mar 2014 #29

They literally have NOTHING, bvar22 Mar 2014 #31

So you think he committed perjury then? n/t cui bono Mar 2014 #18

What 10 officials did he report this to? nt SunSeeker Mar 2014 #22

Address your question to the EU parliament Ichingcarpenter Mar 2014 #24

So you don't know? nt SunSeeker Mar 2014 #25

You want him to name names? Ichingcarpenter Mar 2014 #27

Why is that a "breach"? Under what law? nt SunSeeker Mar 2014 #28

Well at least he finally admits he wasn't a whistleblower... Historic NY Mar 2014 #26

How so? cui bono Mar 2014 #30

"as a contractor he had no legal avenue to pursue further whistleblowing". Historic NY Mar 2014 #34

Now you're playing word games really. cui bono Mar 2014 #40

"Snowden Swiftboaters" bvar22 Mar 2014 #41

Yeah, you're right. DeSwiss Mar 2014 #37

+ a million nt laundry_queen Mar 2014 #39

K&R DeSwiss Mar 2014 #35