This Is How A Police State Protects “Secrets” - Marcy Wheeler/Salon

[Aerows]

153. Let me see if I can figure out what you are saying here.

You have consistently been the champion of the idea that if Edward Snowden knew something, he should have taken it to Congress.

Sterling went to Congress and Congress blew him off (no surprises there).

I think everybody that doesn't march in lockstep protecting war criminals, the CIA and doesn't assist in covering up horrible and ILLEGAL things that have been done in our name is pretty much damned if they do and damned if they don't with you.

I've yet to see you ever condemn torturers, because obviously, the CIA did it. And before you leap into "we didn't commit torture" mode, you had better explain to me how rectal feeding is justifiable and not illegal and not torture.

Since I already know you can't say that nor justify it, you just plain don't have a credible argument, Randome in all of your relentless defense of CIA agents that committed crimes. You don't have a credible argument, either, other than venomous condemnation that this information became known to the public.

But hey, go ahead, dear, leap into "we didn't commit torture" "no crimes were committed" and "it's nothing we didn't know before" mode. Make sure you stay in protection mode, too, because those sweet little darlings at the CIA can do no wrong as long as they keep atrocities committed in our name hidden from the American people.