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In reply to the discussion: So Greenwald weighs in...telling us to read Kennedy's concurrence, noting that Ginsburg is incorrect [View all]Vattel
(9,289 posts)Just for fun, here are just two of many, many examples:
Example 1: Edward Snowden sure seems to have a problem with the truth. Summer 2013: Im not a spy. May 2014: I was trained as a spy . . .
Notice that the first quote is from the Summer of 2013. That was when some were accusing Snowden of spying for China. He said Im not a spy for China, abbreviated in the post as Im not a spy. In May of 2014 Snowden told Brian Williams that he was trained as a spy (in the sense of working undercover) for the CIA. Could anyone really think that there was an inconsistency here between his remarks in 2013 and his remarks in 2014? Of course not, but nevertheless the two remarks were offered as evidence that Snowden is dishonest.
Example 2: Did Snowden offer proof that he could see every purchase crossing his computer screen? This is a pretty explosive accusation in my opinion. Everybody makes purchases: When you make a purchase, when you buy a book. All of that is collected, Snowden said. I could see it at my desk, crossing my screen. . . . Could somebody please provide me a link to the evidence that every purchase crossed his screen? And remember folks, it's not about Snowden. It's about the information he is disclosing. That's why it's important to understand exactly how he was able to see every purchase cross his screen as he sat at his desk.
No one could really be moronic enough to think Snowden was claiming that he saw every purchase made by every person cross his screen. Or could they?