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AP: Journalist Glenn Greenwald to Investigate the NSA's Role in Washington's Assassination Program [View all] Hissyspit Sep 2013 OP

Two great tastes that go great together starroute Sep 2013 #1

no doubt! Scahill and Greenwald... dream team, much? nashville_brook Sep 2013 #38

U know what! I'm putting this turkey on ignore. TheDebbieDee Sep 2013 #105

LOL! nashville_brook Sep 2013 #119

Setec Astronomy? NealK Sep 2013 #120

Looks like I'll have to print up a whole new Apologists' Bingo Card Newsjock Sep 2013 #2

LOL. You're probably right. PSPS Sep 2013 #12

Interesting, now the anti spy bunch is spying now, what is wrong with this picture? Don't Thinkingabout Sep 2013 #3

How does a reporter get the story christx30 Sep 2013 #14

It is spying, bet they did not get a warrant, makes it illegal. Thinkingabout Sep 2013 #16

Are you seriously telling us you christx30 Sep 2013 #34

This is the responses I see here, it is illegal to check into my private life. Yes I know about Thinkingabout Sep 2013 #36

I think it's ok christx30 Sep 2013 #37

Did you hear Bush in 2005 press conference telling about phone records being obtained? Thinkingabout Sep 2013 #62

This story isn't about the spying on phone records. christx30 Sep 2013 #94

Nope, NSA obtains the warrants necessary, what excuse does Snowden have or is he just a thief. Thinkingabout Sep 2013 #96

They obtain the warrants from christx30 Sep 2013 #103

Call it whatever you want, they are following protocol. Thinkingabout Sep 2013 #106

So you're cool with christx30 Sep 2013 #109

Reporters report. As in, to the public. DirkGently Sep 2013 #42

LOL inch4progress Sep 2013 #22

Investigative reporting is not spying. JDPriestly Sep 2013 #25

and in this case the spying is being done for control rather than security nashville_brook Sep 2013 #68

So the fourth estate should be eliminated? Celefin Sep 2013 #53

our education system is clearly failing us when people can't discern journalism from spying nashville_brook Sep 2013 #75

The last two paragrapghs were interesting. Wilms Sep 2013 #4

Oh, wow. So other countries spy, too? Not just evil America? pnwmom Sep 2013 #23

"gentlemen don't read each other’s mail" Kolesar Sep 2013 #87

"(He later reversed this attitude.)" pnwmom Sep 2013 #90

this is something the apologists fail to understand...just b/c it's "working" for us at the moment nashville_brook Sep 2013 #39

We don't have control over it as it is. Wilms Sep 2013 #45

that's his critique as i understand it. nashville_brook Sep 2013 #47

If I was Scahill, I would probably opt to drive a 1963 Ford Galaxy 500 or something like that. silvershadow Sep 2013 #5

excellent choice reddread Sep 2013 #9

Very good choice. That thing would walk away from a Bell Ranger if set up right. leveymg Sep 2013 #19

anything with an FE beats walking in a big way reddread Sep 2013 #32

Coroner Releases Michael Hasting's Autopsy, Death Ruled Accidental struggle4progress Sep 2013 #100

Recommend jsr Sep 2013 #6

Scahill does top-notch work. Maedhros Sep 2013 #7

Yes. And he knows his way around. vanlassie Sep 2013 #15

Calling Robert Ludlum... Ellipsis Sep 2013 #8

Saw the series since McCain was so kind as to compare Snowden to Jason Bourne. dkf Sep 2013 #28

McCain Did WHAT??? LOL! I missed that! 2banon Sep 2013 #65

Edward Snowden Is Viewed As 'Some Kind Of Jason Bourne,' John McCain Says. :) dkf Sep 2013 #78

ROFL! There's a Group of Americans 2banon Sep 2013 #79

K&R I'm glad these two are collaborating, & have each others back. nt 99th_Monkey Sep 2013 #10

xing fingers... 2banon Sep 2013 #66

Washington's Assassination Program? DeSwiss Sep 2013 #11

All the investigation on THAT has been done... Peace Patriot Sep 2013 #30

that book is amazing -- cogent, precise and sensible. nashville_brook Sep 2013 #41

The phenomenon of crazy, random shooters = MK-Ultra :-| n/t DeSwiss Sep 2013 #85

K & R Lonr Sep 2013 #13

You mean Greenwald that Brazilian guy? SoapBox Sep 2013 #17

Bin Laden and his associates deserved what they got. pnwmom Sep 2013 #18

Bin Laden deserved to ROT IN PRISON, nontheless Obama did the right thing. inch4progress Sep 2013 #21

and his victims deserved no answers reddread Sep 2013 #33

Bin Laden's death was the answer. n/t pnwmom Sep 2013 #40

your answer reddread Sep 2013 #43

This bad guy didn't deserve "a pretty public farewell." pnwmom Sep 2013 #44

Did you know bin Laden was wanted by the FBI? Wilms Sep 2013 #46

Are you talking about the US Embassy bombings in 1998? pnwmom Sep 2013 #48

Yes. Wilms Sep 2013 #82

That's because that list is only for people who have been indicted, pnwmom Sep 2013 #84

Not sure where you got that. Wilms Sep 2013 #88

There is no inconsistency. This was never an open FBI case, so the FBI never collected evidence. pnwmom Sep 2013 #89

And this is from the FBI's site: Wilms Sep 2013 #91

Thank you for the link. Obviously, I was wrong about when they decided to make it not an FBI case. pnwmom Sep 2013 #102

I figure they pile up the charges. We can check with a lawyer Wilms Sep 2013 #107

Apparently, they don't think bin Laden's own video claiming responsibility constitutes evidence. pnwmom Sep 2013 #111

bin Laden said he didn't do it. Wilms Sep 2013 #115

This link seems more reliable to me. pnwmom Sep 2013 #121

I provided government links for your consideration. Wilms Sep 2013 #124

Did the government links dispute this account of the bin Laden videos? n/t pnwmom Sep 2013 #125

We're wasting bandwidth. Wilms Sep 2013 #127

I'm not going to tiptoe through your tulips without a map. pnwmom Sep 2013 #130

Be brave. Wilms Sep 2013 #131

Did you ever see this vid of Benazir Bhutto interview? 2banon Sep 2013 #104

I had not. Wilms Sep 2013 #110

yep.. 2banon Sep 2013 #126

I did. Wilms Sep 2013 #128

Yeah.. 2banon Sep 2013 #129

Wow.. FBI never had evidence of his guilt wrt to 9/11 2banon Sep 2013 #99

FBI willingly turned a blind eye reddread Sep 2013 #50

If you're pushing a conspiracy theory, there's a place for them and it's not here. n/t pnwmom Sep 2013 #52

a google search? reddread Sep 2013 #54

Your google link led me nowhere. pnwmom Sep 2013 #57

New York Times? reddread Sep 2013 #64

why censor this site. olddad56 Sep 2013 #67

for the same reason reddread Sep 2013 #70

why such disregard for his victims? reddread Sep 2013 #49

Do you know any of his victims? pnwmom Sep 2013 #51

personally? reddread Sep 2013 #55

Then you should be speaking out publicly, if you are who you claim. n/t pnwmom Sep 2013 #56

??? reddread Sep 2013 #58

This is where conspiracy theories are supposed to be debated, not here. pnwmom Sep 2013 #60

denier reddread Sep 2013 #63

"speak out publically" in the basement? reddread Sep 2013 #132

I would rather my country stick to the rule of law. I am so glad most Mojorabbit Sep 2013 #112

Where is the evidence pnwmom Sep 2013 #113

I think most people on this list have some moral standards. Some do not. Mojorabbit Sep 2013 #114

ROFL alcibiades_mystery Sep 2013 #20

so many stories polynomial Sep 2013 #24

recomment skying05 Sep 2013 #26

. blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #27

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #29

k&r - This could get really interesting. nt bananas Sep 2013 #31

Wow. Glenn's going to have trouble buying life insurance Doctor_J Sep 2013 #35

K&R 2banon Sep 2013 #59

Detractors who are NOT interested in this story.. 2banon Sep 2013 #61

:) they may kick it all they want...and all the better to see nashville_brook Sep 2013 #69

You have a point.. 2banon Sep 2013 #71

i created a twitter list for "NSA spying" -- lots of interesting stuff falls thru the cracks nashville_brook Sep 2013 #73

Stasi History is still quite fresh, and not too long ago... 2banon Sep 2013 #80

The Lives of Others -- what a stark, strange movie nashville_brook Sep 2013 #116

That's The Title! I thought it was a good film.. 2banon Sep 2013 #123

Good article, jammed pack with a lot of info.. 2banon Sep 2013 #92

you're welcome! nashville_brook Sep 2013 #117

They're going to "investigate" but they've already decided what they are going to find? treestar Sep 2013 #72

no one disputes that there's a U.S. assassinations program -- they're simply connecting the dots nashville_brook Sep 2013 #74

I think a willful cognitive dissonence might be at work 2banon Sep 2013 #81

Quit talking about posters treestar Sep 2013 #86

What, you're trashing Scahill now? Maedhros Sep 2013 #93

They have gone from crying about anything reflects bad on the president Doctor_J Sep 2013 #95

ROFL! 2banon Sep 2013 #101

Not what the article says, silly. DirkGently Sep 2013 #76

+1 NealK Sep 2013 #122

Jeremy Scahill working with Glenn Greenwald???? bvar22 Sep 2013 #77

i'm sure they're on her public enemy #1 list. nashville_brook Sep 2013 #118

Greenwald is not a journalist. I do not trust him to tell the truth if appacom Sep 2013 #83

This ^^^^^ treestar Sep 2013 #97

Is this the same Greenwald who thinks the US government is persecuting poor Barrett Brown? struggle4progress Sep 2013 #98

Thanks for the link, Hissyspit. Recommended. madfloridian Sep 2013 #108