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In reply to the discussion: Julie Bishop lashes Snowden on US visit [View all]Theyletmeeatcake2
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Snowden will be looking over his shoulder for life, he has managed to piss off
Thinkingabout
Jan 2014
#1
I didn't notice rude. I noticed right. Heaven forfend the sanctimonious be contradicted.
aquart
Jan 2014
#76
Since when does Snowden owe any loyalty to Australia? He witnessed treachery and
1monster
Jan 2014
#5
The NSA apologists on DU repeat over and over that "they all do it" meaning the surveillance.
JDPriestly
Jan 2014
#14
"The NSA is in my opinion violating .. our guaranteed rights," you say, in a thread
struggle4progress
Jan 2014
#16
Do you think that the Indonesian government did not already know that it was under surveillance?
JDPriestly
Jan 2014
#28
What has your rights in America, got to do with what Australia is doing with another country?
Demenace
Jan 2014
#17
In my view, some of the surveillance is illegal. The Fourth Amendment and several other amendments
JDPriestly
Jan 2014
#26
It is this self affirming attitude among Republicans that has bought them the label...
Demenace
Jan 2014
#27
You aren't actually reading the history carefully IMO: continued cracking of Japanese naval codes
struggle4progress
Jan 2014
#37
I thought his entire motive was to expose US spying on Americans??? Guess he lied!!
George II
Jan 2014
#9
Maybe if he came out ONCE and said EVERYTHING that he thinks, and tell us EVERYTHING...
George II
Jan 2014
#18
Reread what I said, I said that he WON'T tell us everything he knows all at once because...
George II
Jan 2014
#59
It's not a syntax issue, it's the fact that you totally turned what I said around.
George II
Jan 2014
#74
Snowden obtained his documents prior to June 2013, but the Australian federal elections
struggle4progress
Jan 2014
#23
So the Australian government says human freedom needs protecting from the Indonesian president?
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2014
#11
She didn't say "we all do it", or "we don't trust one another"; she said:
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2014
#22
And in your simple nature, you believe the Australian government will personally fax you a reason..
Demenace
Jan 2014
#30
No, it's the fault of their idiotic foreign minister, who doesn't understand what treachery is
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2014
#43
I can't see how that particular approach gets you very far: Indonesia is, to my view,
struggle4progress
Jan 2014
#32
The conversation might be more interesting and more productive, were you able to refrain
struggle4progress
Jan 2014
#51
Agreed. And Snowden took 1.7 million documents. How many of those had to do with
okaawhatever
Jan 2014
#62
First the Israelis, now Julie Bishop's under attack over faked passport scandal
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2014
#41
I missed the part where she next, in a fit of pique, collected a million or so documents
struggle4progress
Jan 2014
#64
If only she had, she'd not be a ridiculous Orwellian hypocrite now, would she?
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2014
#66
Or maybe, like many politicians, she's often just something of a blowhard and a hack, and
struggle4progress
Jan 2014
#67
Snowden seems to think only certain countries like China, Russia should be able to spy
JI7
Jan 2014
#61