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billhicks76

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Mon Jun 9, 2014, 03:48 AM

Jun 2014

Some in the establishment benefit from this corrupt system especially when outsourced big money contracts are involved. This includes some high profile democrats. I do believe some support is also due to misplaced allegiance because the current administration is democrat. I believe others are "leveraged" into support due to things gleaned from wiretaps of high profile figures. I think here on DU it's a mix of die-hard defenders who feel the need to excuse the crimes as they reflect poorly on an administration we support coupled with obvious paid sock-puppet profiles that shill for NSA as they have in the past for certain corporations pushing products or for military contractors interested in "managing" public opinion for their own selfish goals. It will be VERY interesting to see the list of names of those targeted by domestic surveillance that Glenn has promised. Someone is going to be very pissed off about that.

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I just ordered Glenn Greenwald's book, No Place To Hide. [View all] BlueCheese Jun 2014 OP

Check out Luke Harding's boock next. joshcryer Jun 2014 #1

I didn't. Harding's book was written as a "thriller". Greenwald's book has a purpose beyond Luminous Animal Jun 2014 #2

Yeah, "No Place To Hide" wasn't a thriller. joshcryer Jun 2014 #9

Have you already read Snowden's book? n/t Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #3

Has Snowden written a book? joshcryer Jun 2014 #10

My mistake, I meant Greenwald's book. n/t Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #12

Read 'em both. joshcryer Jun 2014 #13

Have you seen this interview of Wiebe And Binney? They do confirm much of what Snowden contends. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #16

Reading now. joshcryer Jun 2014 #17

I remember when the Republicans Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #20

Al Gore's cap and trade is a failure. joshcryer Jun 2014 #22

Cap and trade is only a transition and Gore was sounding the alarm long before Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #25

Cap and trade doesn't work. joshcryer Jun 2014 #28

I agree it is a mixed bag, I never implied it was any silver bullet Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #33

Irrelevant, even if true... Helen Borg Jun 2014 #23

Money is nothing. joshcryer Jun 2014 #29

Greenwald has been doing more than his share on this matter. Helen Borg Jun 2014 #34

Disagree. joshcryer Jun 2014 #36

The book has received excellent reviews. I intend to order it as I believe it is a very important sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #14

I plan on reading it as well. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #18

Thank you Uncle Joe. No Whistle Blower can receive a fair trial in this country. Manning's torture sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #21

Read both... Helen Borg Jun 2014 #6

As did I. joshcryer Jun 2014 #11

Awesome Post 100% Agreed billhicks76 Jun 2014 #4

+1 Enthusiast Jun 2014 #5

Something else that stood out to me... BlueCheese Jun 2014 #7

Bamboozlement billhicks76 Jun 2014 #8

Our government has been exposed as corrupt so often now that few have any faith in anything they sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #15

That's what they did to Dan Rather with the Bush AWOL story. Maedhros Jun 2014 #32

No place to hide from the humiliation, LOL ucrdem Jun 2014 #19

lol! neverforget Jun 2014 #30

Dankesch�n ucrdem Jun 2014 #31

I remember Greenwald when he was just another writer on Daily Kos. But he stood out to Democrats sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #24

It is pretty clear why some on the "left" now agree with the right wing... grasswire Jun 2014 #27

I'm not entirely sure, to be honest. I'm going with the Third Way infiltration of the Dem Party for sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #35

There are no diaries by Glenn Greenwald on Daily KOS. ucrdem Jun 2014 #40

Perhaps SunsetDreams Jun 2014 #48

The comparison to Charles de Gaulle is ludicrous goldent Jun 2014 #26

Cryptome "freed" it (i.e. they published it on the internet for anyone to read). MADem Jun 2014 #37

Thanks MADem, just skimmed it and reached this horrifying conclusion: ucrdem Jun 2014 #42

I have to agree with Crytome's point. MADem Jun 2014 #43

Cryptome rocks. ucrdem Jun 2014 #44

Dayum--that's news to me!! And boy oh boy, you are quite correct-- were they RIGHT!!!! nt MADem Jun 2014 #45

The Youngs had Assange's number from the start. Further, they called bullshit on GG and ES a long msanthrope Jun 2014 #47

K&R woo me with science Jun 2014 #38

It's free on Cryptome. nt msanthrope Jun 2014 #39

Here's a link that worked for me: ucrdem Jun 2014 #41

Kick for the hilarity ucrdem Jun 2014 #46