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Jesus Malverde

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20. Its a side show and a distraction to keep us looking forward.

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Thu Apr 17, 2014, 10:32 AM

Apr 2014

Lest we look back and see all we've lost.

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Can anyone tell me what Snowden is trying to accomplish? [View all] babylonsister Apr 2014 OP

Justice... leeroysphitz Apr 2014 #1

Embarrassing our country...you call it justice? babylonsister Apr 2014 #2

In order for our country to be embarrassed, we had to have done something wrong. So, ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2014 #8

By this action he's shown that he is Russia's puppet. And that's despicable. n/t pnwmom Apr 2014 #33

Sometimes the country needs to be embarrassed sister. Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #11

^^ Agree. TBF Apr 2014 #19

Its a side show and a distraction to keep us looking forward. Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #20

I hear ya. TBF Apr 2014 #23

this country has plenty to be embarrassed about. RandoLoodie Apr 2014 #51

Our country deserves to be embarrassed. Vashta Nerada Apr 2014 #63

Snap! L0oniX Apr 2014 #3

How could that embarrass anyone but Eddie and Vlad? treestar Apr 2014 #4

Asking the question was not theatre any more than call-in shows are theatre here. JimDandy Apr 2014 #70

He's probably trying to keep the Russians happy given his precarious position el_bryanto Apr 2014 #5

+1. bemildred Apr 2014 #17

Or maybe he's been a Russian spy all along. n/t pnwmom Apr 2014 #34

I think he ended up being a cog in someone else's wheel from the very beginning. KittyWampus Apr 2014 #6

I agree with you. leftyladyfrommo Apr 2014 #24

Yep, he's now a cog, and probably a cog with limited options, so it would appear either RKP5637 Apr 2014 #58

put down the spy novels....nt grasswire Apr 2014 #28

We don't need them when they're going on in real life right in front of us. n/t pnwmom Apr 2014 #36

Your knee-jerk reflex is one of the goals. GeorgeGist Apr 2014 #7

stop projecting. KittyWampus Apr 2014 #10

He flipped, and given Russia's stranglehold, it JaneyVee Apr 2014 #9

you mean....Obama forced him to stay in Russia... grasswire Apr 2014 #31

He is at Putin's mercy - Snowden has to perform when ordered to. nt hack89 Apr 2014 #12

Someone should have asked what law is that? randome Apr 2014 #13

(Yakov Smirnof accent): In Russia whistle blows YOU. KurtNYC Apr 2014 #14

earning his pay nt arely staircase Apr 2014 #15

Who is paying him? Polito Vega Apr 2014 #16

use your inferencing skills nt arely staircase Apr 2014 #18

"piece of theater crafted by the Kremlin" Orangepeel Apr 2014 #21

Putin is the Shitz: Whisp Apr 2014 #22

Im curious to know what Snowden thought of being called a spy. bunnies Apr 2014 #25

I wondered about that, too. n/t leftyladyfrommo Apr 2014 #67

I think he wants to destroy this nation. MohRokTah Apr 2014 #26

"people like him"? grasswire Apr 2014 #30

Spies. eom MohRokTah Apr 2014 #32

I know this probably never crossed your mind nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #27

I don't think he had much of a choice LittleBlue Apr 2014 #29

+1, n/t RKP5637 Apr 2014 #59

Putin said essentially the same thing that Obama and the NSA said. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2014 #35

It may be his way of pointing out that all nations say (and therefore do) the same things. GliderGuider Apr 2014 #37

Exactly! Any nation that does not, does not have long term survival in mind. It's been RKP5637 Apr 2014 #60

To me it is pretty obvious. Putin is now on the record, once anything else documented comes out Jefferson23 Apr 2014 #38

When someone with the intellect of Snowden is put up against Putin and his people... NCTraveler Apr 2014 #39

I really am laughing out loud. grasswire Apr 2014 #40

Yes, and if he had done this in the Bush administration, he would be universally lauded here. alarimer Apr 2014 #41

Way too much of it is about the man. NCTraveler Apr 2014 #43

KnR to read thread later. >shaking my head< Hekate Apr 2014 #42

In his own words: muriel_volestrangler Apr 2014 #44

Snowden, yawn. . B Calm Apr 2014 #45

Three words: EARNING HIS KEEP stevenleser Apr 2014 #46

Snowden got stranded in.. sendero Apr 2014 #47

So you think this is acceptable. I don't. nt babylonsister Apr 2014 #48

I think.. sendero Apr 2014 #49

Putin could fly him anywhere his itty bitty heart desired. randome Apr 2014 #50

He's a smart one all right...smarted himself right into a corner BeyondGeography Apr 2014 #53

As soon as you have the guts. sendero Apr 2014 #54

Haha, yeah...guts BeyondGeography Apr 2014 #57

spot-on n/t ProdigalJunkMail Apr 2014 #68

You don't have to be so insulting to get your opinion across, ya know. babylonsister Apr 2014 #65

He's smart like this guy. randome Apr 2014 #55

I think that is unfair to Wile E. stevenleser Apr 2014 #69

Have to disagree. He got "stranded" because of his stupidity. What an intelligent person would lostincalifornia Apr 2014 #56

He is trying to accomplish something he could never do before. randome Apr 2014 #52

Sounds like he is pissing people off that already hated his guts for exposing the NSA. Rex Apr 2014 #61

Not even god knows... Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #62

He's the 'Carl Sagan' of intelligence matters. randome Apr 2014 #64

Hey sister, If exposing the largest most comprehensive surveillance state Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #66