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57. Mr. Harding was denied entry to Russia, and later harassed, along with his family, by the FSB.....

Sat Feb 15, 2014, 12:27 PM

Feb 2014

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Did you really think the FSB is going to allow Comrade Eddie to be interviewed by a dissident journalist?

FYI...expain to me how the former Moscow correspondent for the Guardian is somehow less equipped to write about Snowden then a pundit living in Brazil?

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Glenn Greenwald Calls Guardian Book On Snowden 'Bullshit' [View all] DonViejo Feb 2014 OP

He is Greenwald BeyondGeography Feb 2014 #1

Then , reads the book... pkdu Feb 2014 #2

Follow the link to TPM... DonViejo Feb 2014 #3

"New" Journalism OilemFirchen Feb 2014 #10

Correct. FSogol Feb 2014 #11

A knee-jerk reaction from someone who suffers from delusions of ownership BeyondGeography Feb 2014 #17

Oh god. joshcryer Feb 2014 #42

I disagree... Helen Borg Feb 2014 #46

Who, or what, are you disagreeing with? eom DonViejo Feb 2014 #54

This Helen Borg Feb 2014 #55

There are two distinctly different trains of thought contained in that paragraph... DonViejo Feb 2014 #56

Yes, #1 Helen Borg Feb 2014 #67

GG's pissed, cuz he has exclusive rights to Snowie's story! "Don't step on my book sales, Geoff". Tarheel_Dem Feb 2014 #4

He's pissed because Harding scooped him...and Harding is hated by the FSB and Wikileaks.... msanthrope Feb 2014 #59

Oh well, if he has pissed off the FSB, he' my new hero. Tarheel_Dem Feb 2014 #60

He wrote a book about that provides excellent insight into the FSB's criminality.... msanthrope Feb 2014 #62

Bookmarking. I'll definitely have to check that out. Thanks. Tarheel_Dem Feb 2014 #66

Glenn wants leftynyc Feb 2014 #5

It's his cash cow Renew Deal Feb 2014 #6

Yup leftynyc Feb 2014 #12

Greeny Greeny Greeny, snooper2 Feb 2014 #7

Wait a sec... Helen Borg Feb 2014 #8

Yes. Greenwald is all about the dolla dolla bill $$$$$$$$. nt Cali_Democrat Feb 2014 #13

You don't have to meet a person to write a book about them. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #9

Greenwald is also implying with that statement Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #15

I understand he feels like this is his story but he doesn't own it and he should accept others hrmjustin Feb 2014 #16

At least Greenwald met Snowden. Apparently the author of the book did not. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #22

I've seen nothing gossip-y in the excerpt nor in Harding's previous work, Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #23

Books that are written about contemporaneous figures without ever talking to the subject of the JDPriestly Feb 2014 #24

Either way, unless Greenwald says something in the book is WRONG Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #26

Did you miss this, Blue_Tires?... DonViejo Feb 2014 #27

Even worse...So Greenwald shoots off the mouth without having fully read it Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #28

Snowden's own posts on the internet are first hand sources. KittyWampus Feb 2014 #41

"It shouldn't be all that difficult to call Snowden or somehow arrange to contact him." George II Feb 2014 #50

I think that a biographical study of a living person should be based on some direct contact with tha JDPriestly Feb 2014 #31

If that's the type of thing that makes you suspicious Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #32

Greenwald helped Snowden. I am more interested in what Snowden had to say than I am in JDPriestly Feb 2014 #33

Agreed... Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #85

Mr. Harding was denied entry to Russia, and later harassed, along with his family, by the FSB..... msanthrope Feb 2014 #57

There were alternatives. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #68

Right...because the FSB is going to allow Snowden to talk to Harding. msanthrope Feb 2014 #69

Sorry. He visited Greenwald in Brazil. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #70

The FSB threw Harding out of the country after he exposed FSB collusion with organized crime, and yo msanthrope Feb 2014 #71

Did the author of the book even try? JDPriestly Feb 2014 #72

Who, precisely, is Mr. Snowden's British attorney? You've made this claim, and you refuse to msanthrope Feb 2014 #73

I have assumed she is British because of her accent. He now has a Russian attorney. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #81

Jennifer Robinson is not Snowden's attorney. Sarah Harrison is not an attorney, at all. msanthrope Feb 2014 #82

I corrected my error on Chile. He is in Brazil. I watched a great video on Chile very JDPriestly Feb 2014 #83

Seriously? You are going down even more of a rabbit hole. Are you suggesting that the attorney who msanthrope Feb 2014 #84

"At least Greenwald met Snowden. Apparently the author of the book did not." George II Feb 2014 #38

You should hear what Sibel Edmonds has to say about GG's "Checkbook Journalism". Tarheel_Dem Feb 2014 #61

I've always wondered if the Guardian management had any regrets Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #14

The Guardian has taken some justified hits because of Greenwald. OilemFirchen Feb 2014 #25

Indeed...they made an economic decision to get the online clicks that Greenwald generated, but msanthrope Feb 2014 #29

Luke Harding is an EXCELLENT journalist. MinneapolisMatt Feb 2014 #18

And people here leftynyc Feb 2014 #19

And Greenwald STILL didn't hesitate a second before Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #20

Now if Snowden returns to the U.S. to face trial... randome Feb 2014 #21

I have two predictions for this year... msanthrope Feb 2014 #49

He's already come up with a phony excuse for being in Brazil instead of the US George II Feb 2014 #51

I trust your predictions more than anything Greenwald or Snowden have to say! randome Feb 2014 #63

Well, we should not get too upset sadoldgirl Feb 2014 #30

Why is this in LBN? Hissyspit Feb 2014 #34

Why not? nt msanthrope Feb 2014 #47

Why not? It fully meets the requirements of posting in the LBN area: DonViejo Feb 2014 #53

Weighing the truthes exposed debunkthis Feb 2014 #35

Really? OilemFirchen Feb 2014 #36

The man has the balls to take on the NSA's illegal spying activities. debunkthis Feb 2014 #39

More accurately he protects Bush-Cheney by pinning their crimes on Obama. ucrdem Feb 2014 #43

Who gives a flying F? Maybe he should go back to the UK and dispute it? George II Feb 2014 #37

In other words, it's the same gossip-mongering horseshit JoeyT Feb 2014 #40

So, you disagree with Greenwald?... DonViejo Feb 2014 #52

Hey Glenn davidpdx Feb 2014 #44

So, specifically... Helen Borg Feb 2014 #45

The part on the cover that doesn't say 'By Glenn Greenwald'. randome Feb 2014 #48

The OP is nothing more than an excuse for Greenwald-haters to wank off. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #58

I have a question for you..and it's a serious one. Luke Harding was expelled by the FSB msanthrope Feb 2014 #64

+10000 This is the correct answer. The smear machine must smear. woo me with science Feb 2014 #65

How is it gossip Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #86

Says the kneejerking, bullshiting, lying, ratfucker. Cha Feb 2014 #74

Would you tell me how you really feel!? sheshe2 Feb 2014 #77

That's about it, Cha Feb 2014 #78

P.S. Cha Feb 2014 #79

Well~ sheshe2 Feb 2014 #80

I wonder how Truthout will weigh in on this. Whisp Feb 2014 #75

Go fuck yourself, GG, you scamming friggen weasel. n/t Whisp Feb 2014 #76