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cstanleytech

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30. More like rivals.

Fri Jul 26, 2013, 08:36 PM

Jul 2013

Because lets face it that is what they are.

But lets discuss whistleblowers.
A real whistleblower for example in Mannings case would have just released the records over the helicopter attack and the video he wouldnt have shared hundreds of thousands of classified documents unrelated to said incident.
A real whistleblower would in Snowdens case would have just revealed that the NSA was recording metadata of peoples phone records they would not have revealed to China details on US intelligence efforts.
Of course I am not saying Snowden or even Manning should face the death penalty because I dont think they should but people need to wake up and realize that both of them crossed the line from what whistleblowing is about and that they cannot hide behind the fig leaf of being whistleblowers legitimately.

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Obama has been a major disapoointment cosmicone Jul 2013 #1

He's like a fried apple pie Android3.14 Jul 2013 #12

See thread here > lamp_shade Jul 2013 #2

Reply #8 provides a back door link into the missing information dipsydoodle Jul 2013 #5

Forgotten but not lost ... GeorgeGist Jul 2013 #3

Gold! n/t L0oniX Jul 2013 #10

What is the word I'm looking for...? Android3.14 Jul 2013 #11

Good old WayBack Machine panzerfaust Jul 2013 #44

Somebody needs to get the NSA to sanitize that damn wayback site! didact Jul 2013 #68

K&R'd & bookmarked. snot Jul 2013 #4

Supraase, supraase, supraase! nt GliderGuider Jul 2013 #6

Duplicate faux outrage thread. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #7

Nothing faux about it. truebluegreen Jul 2013 #16

At some point, you should consider to stop doubling down. Ash_F Jul 2013 #21

LOL Scurrilous Jul 2013 #69

Now whats the word I am looking for when you reveal to another country cstanleytech Jul 2013 #8

If you're trying to say "treason" skepticscott Jul 2013 #15

Unless, Americans have become the enemy. /nt Ash_F Jul 2013 #20

Oh, yes thats the word thanks. cstanleytech Jul 2013 #26

China is an important trade partner. Ash_F Jul 2013 #28

More like rivals. cstanleytech Jul 2013 #30

Also would have released info on the sexual enslavement of children by Dyncorp Ash_F Jul 2013 #32

Oh I am not cherrypicking, those ignoring *all* of the facts are. cstanleytech Jul 2013 #33

I am curious what your stance on the Pentagon Papers was Ash_F Jul 2013 #42

Thats a very complicated issue. cstanleytech Jul 2013 #43

Did I say I thought he was a hero? skepticscott Jul 2013 #31

No you didnt nor did I claim you did. cstanleytech Jul 2013 #34

If you want to play word games, fine skepticscott Jul 2013 #39

"Check that definition of "treason" yet?" Hey, I'm game. Now lets see.......... cstanleytech Jul 2013 #41

Nice try skepticscott Jul 2013 #50

You asked for the "definition" and I provided it. cstanleytech Jul 2013 #51

As expected...blatant intellectual dishonesty skepticscott Jul 2013 #53

Ya know you win. Happy? cstanleytech Jul 2013 #54

And so the backpedaling begins..what a shock. skepticscott Jul 2013 #56

No, not backpeddling just dont see any point in wasting our time cstanleytech Jul 2013 #57

Wasting "our" time? enlightenment Jul 2013 #60

This message was self-deleted by its author hughee99 Jul 2013 #52

ich bin ein enemies of the state frylock Jul 2013 #22

German: Ein can't precede a plural. Pterodactyl Jul 2013 #36

Ich bin ein Feind des Staates - weil der Staat ist der Feind des Volkes. panzerfaust Jul 2013 #45

Whoa, whoa, whoa! You actually think Barack Obama is a totalitarian "Big Brother"? Pterodactyl Aug 2013 #70

...and the window shades are pulled down. Real journalism is in trouble. n/t L0oniX Jul 2013 #9

I noticed that "embarrassing" YouTube clips ... bvar22 Jul 2013 #13

Don't worry... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #23

! FiveGoodMen Jul 2013 #24

That IS something we never have to worry about. bvar22 Jul 2013 #25

Aren't you then aiding the enemy? Bragi Jul 2013 #61

Nothing surprises me anymore. bvar22 Jul 2013 #63

Obama's campaign promises aid Al Quaeda!??!!!!!???? Vanje Jul 2013 #66

�The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. FiveGoodMen Jul 2013 #14

1984: The Memory Hole bananas Jul 2013 #17

No, it's not out of 1984 Jack Rabbit Jul 2013 #18

Please re-read both: Winston's job at the Ministry of Truth was to drop things into the memory hole panzerfaust Jul 2013 #46

Oh, THAT's the change we could believe in. Ash_F Jul 2013 #19

/\ Vanje Jul 2013 #62

As I was observing the Thunder Moon, I notices a couple of drones with whistle blower sites attached Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #27

Simultaneously, the administration said cprise Jul 2013 #29

The US would have little choice actually but to do so. cstanleytech Jul 2013 #35

In custody of US authority........ Vanje Jul 2013 #64

Pretty much but keep in mind cstanleytech Jul 2013 #65

Campaign Obama was nothing but a pitch, a sales gimmick, a slick illusion. blkmusclmachine Jul 2013 #37

here's the actual recorded Policy "protecting whistleblower"2012 (not the text from old 2008 elect) Sunlei Jul 2013 #38

Thanks. Sadly, the last section is the only one our Leader is enforcing panzerfaust Jul 2013 #47

he should have reported by policy, THEN run to the press 4 the security of the knowledge out public. Sunlei Jul 2013 #49

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! OnyxCollie Jul 2013 #40

the policy was written and entered in the 2012 federal register. Sunlei Jul 2013 #48

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #55

K&R woo me with science Jul 2013 #58

AND LOOK WHAT IS BEING DONE NOW: woo me with science Jul 2013 #59

"They are dismantling the Constitution." Vanje Jul 2013 #67