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1. Guess he wants more attention. He's not doing this to help bring about peace. n/t

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Edward Snowden set to leak secrets about Arab leaders - report [View all] cqo_000 Apr 2014 OP

Guess he wants more attention. He's not doing this to help bring about peace. n/t pnwmom Apr 2014 #1

Agreed +1000 rpannier Apr 2014 #2

While the rest of the world is fighting, his buddy Putin can put the old gang back together... MADem Apr 2014 #3

I agree perdita9 Apr 2014 #44

BINGO! dawn frenzy adams Apr 2014 #115

He's a ratfucker with delusions of grandeur. Cha Apr 2014 #8

Nicely put... Vietnameravet Apr 2014 #46

You might be going against the grain, here on DU. Oh, well, who cares. demosincebirth Apr 2014 #85

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2014 #155

Yeah, and that peace thing was going so well, too. merrily Apr 2014 #11

That isn't a justification for making it worse. n/t pnwmom Apr 2014 #12

We don't yet what will happen after the disclosures, but the info belongs to the 100%, not only merrily Apr 2014 #14

Perhaps Snowden should put that theory to the test and release something about Bolivia... brooklynite Apr 2014 #33

What a peculiar reply to my post. merrily Apr 2014 #35

Never mind Bolivia, how about Russia? Of course, he wouldn't dare! MADem Apr 2014 #66

This has gone too far . . . brush Apr 2014 #60

At this juncture, we don't know if the OP story is true, let alone what Snowden will merrily Apr 2014 #68

Below is a link from a recent DU post . . . brush Apr 2014 #91

Whether someone takes that story at face value probably depends on what they already merrily May 2014 #135

So you actually don't think the international disclosures . . . brush May 2014 #143

I didn't say that, now, did I? merrily May 2014 #149

Well pls explain what your post meant . . . brush May 2014 #167

I have no idea what you did not understand or why you don't understand it. merrily May 2014 #168

Bullshit. gcomeau May 2014 #154

Actually, it isn't always. Wikileaks proved that. merrily May 2014 #157

That private diplomatic correspondence... gcomeau May 2014 #160

I said US information belongs to the 100%, not ONLY to the plutocrats. merrily May 2014 #161

In response to this thread... gcomeau May 2014 #163

I have addressed several things. merrily May 2014 #164

Sigh... gcomeau May 2014 #165

The US did not disclose it, though. merrily May 2014 #166

They failed to keep it secret. It doesn't matter why. gcomeau May 2014 #169

As I said, I'm off to other threads, but Snowden is irrelevant to me. merrily May 2014 #170

well played...nt Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #29

Thanks. merrily Apr 2014 #36

Back Atcha Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #41

the information is so important we have to wait for it. stonecutter357 Apr 2014 #27

Apparently, Assad (wait for it) Arkana Apr 2014 #109

BAAAH-HA-HA dawn frenzy adams Apr 2014 #117

oh crap so do i. stonecutter357 Apr 2014 #133

Snowden is Putins mouthpiece now, because in August? his Putin invite expires! Sunlei Apr 2014 #47

He sings for his supper!! Maybe the devil, maybe the lord, but he's gotta serve somebody! MADem Apr 2014 #67

Thank you for the awesome music, we listen while we 'work'! Sunlei Apr 2014 #70

I don't care if he's in Putin's back pocket or someone else's aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2014 #69

We already know, /w old saudi oil family Bush "shenanigans" & Cheney a citizen of Dubai ;) Sunlei Apr 2014 #72

Would you like to know the truth if revealing diplomatic efforts endangers allies pnwmom Apr 2014 #99

I doubt people would be so concerned if it was about Israeli leaders. former9thward Apr 2014 #134

But you won't be hearing all of the information. Just like you haven't seen anything revealed okaawhatever Apr 2014 #107

+1 treestar Apr 2014 #58

I suspect ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #98

So, less information is better than more information. Psephos Apr 2014 #110

Well, no. Lotta deadly hand-forcing, though. aquart May 2014 #156

I am my own nation, and that's the one I care about. Psephos May 2014 #162

No man is an island (and it's bloody silly to think so). aquart May 2014 #173

I expect better from you, Aquart. n/t Psephos May 2014 #174

.... DeSwiss Apr 2014 #129

The Arab world has been hiding behind the Bush Family too long. I want their secrets revealed. McCamy Taylor Apr 2014 #4

Most government secrets should be revealed. merrily Apr 2014 #9

Revealing our allies and their secrets damages our ability to carry out sensitive diplomatic pnwmom Apr 2014 #13

You keep saying things like that, but that does not make them true. merrily Apr 2014 #15

No, logic and common sense makes them true. We have agents working undercover in countries pnwmom Apr 2014 #16

Iran probably knows who they are better than our bureacrats so and certainly better than we do. merrily Apr 2014 #17

You have no basis for thinking that's "probably" true -- just wishful thinking. n/t pnwmom Apr 2014 #18

I have more basis than you do. merrily Apr 2014 #19

thank you... druidity33 Apr 2014 #28

You're welcome. Full disclosure, though: I am less concerned with Snowden as an individual than I merrily Apr 2014 #30

precisely why i'm thanking you. nt. druidity33 Apr 2014 #34

LOL! Fair enough. merrily Apr 2014 #37

He has already exposed at least one NSA agent in the field, through poorly redacted pnwmom Apr 2014 #97

It is public property Ash_F Apr 2014 #108

So is the White House but that doesn't mean everyone can live in it. pnwmom May 2014 #140

Oh, come on... nikto May 2014 #139

Right. So we should be as hypocritical as they were. pnwmom May 2014 #141

. nikto May 2014 #178

I doubt that the names of agents will be revealed. I don't think that Snowden himself JDPriestly Apr 2014 #39

This is the sort of thing that can happen. Snowden doesn't care but we should. pnwmom Apr 2014 #96

The tension arose because Australia was snooping on the president of Indonesia. JDPriestly Apr 2014 #111

Allies have always shared information with each other. But Snowden is making that much harder. pnwmom Apr 2014 #112

We really can't condemn the Russians for their heavy-handed Putin government if we allow JDPriestly Apr 2014 #126

Oh, please. You think we have secret agents in Iran to "maintain peace in the region"? Comrade Grumpy Apr 2014 #106

yes, yes, yes! nt. druidity33 Apr 2014 #120

+1 no message laurent Apr 2014 #77

If it's about Syria, no doubt it will boost Putin's ally...Assad. nt msanthrope Apr 2014 #25

You only get one grave. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2014 #51

our allies?! frylock Apr 2014 #76

Oh, BOY! OnyxCollie Apr 2014 #5

Arab leaders, or the billionaires that run the U.S. tofuandbeer Apr 2014 #6

The SCOTUS orchestrated through the last century, a government....... nolabels May 2014 #150

+1 tofuandbeer May 2014 #159

Hey!!! What about the SAUDIS??? Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2014 #7

Wait merrily Apr 2014 #20

That is where the dirt is buried, miles deep. JDPriestly Apr 2014 #40

What's sad is when someone exposes they're playboys.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2014 #92

I hope this report is correct. The fewer secrets from the 99%, the better. merrily Apr 2014 #10

Truth is better than lies and obfuscation nikto Apr 2014 #21

Not always. It's a bit simplistic to think that truth is what is called for msanthrope Apr 2014 #24

Defending government and taking everything it says at face value (or pretending to) is NOT merrily Apr 2014 #31

That's a rather broad jump you are making. nt msanthrope Apr 2014 #48

Not really. merrily Apr 2014 #49

This message was self-deleted by its author msanthrope Apr 2014 #53

Sorry, I just don't do that kind of thing. merrily Apr 2014 #54

Post removed Post removed Apr 2014 #55

As I had posted to you on that thread, that was not why I welcomed her. merrily Apr 2014 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author msanthrope Apr 2014 #62

Of course, it does. I noticed her name and others on the new poster list and merrily Apr 2014 #63

This message was self-deleted by its author msanthrope Apr 2014 #64

Also untrue. I already told you the truth. Happy Truth Day. merrily Apr 2014 #65

incredible statement, if coming from a lawyer grasswire Apr 2014 #90

The statement is actually true though Bodhi BloodWave Apr 2014 #95

but the poster's statement is not about someone "looking fat in a dress." grasswire Apr 2014 #118

which my latter part of the post agreed with Bodhi BloodWave Apr 2014 #124

Trivial, weak example nikto May 2014 #137

So, Lies will set you free? nikto May 2014 #136

Is this your favorite song? nikto May 2014 #138

+1 nt laurent Apr 2014 #89

There's a limit to how many powerful people you can piss off Flying Squirrel Apr 2014 #22

It seems he's known that from the start. merrily Apr 2014 #32

No other mainstream source reporting this OKNancy Apr 2014 #23

libertarians strike me as very odd. stonecutter357 Apr 2014 #26

How is this possible? hardcover Apr 2014 #38

I think that is just some anti-Snowden take on the matter. JDPriestly Apr 2014 #42

If it is about the Saudis' want to keep out of their country any protest for democracy & hiring Sunlei Apr 2014 #43

His "team?" you mean like a team of terrorists? Vietnameravet Apr 2014 #45

are you people real? reddread Apr 2014 #50

Rec aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2014 #74

+1 no message laurent Apr 2014 #79

word up frylock Apr 2014 #80

How about the agents we have whose lives may be in danger? How about Vietnameravet May 2014 #177

i take it your a big fan of the sauds? frylock Apr 2014 #81

Or even the Assad family in Syria aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2014 #84

HE'S A GREAT HERO!!!!!! DeSwiss Apr 2014 #130

Good, bring it. K&R Jefferson23 Apr 2014 #52

I wonder what his haters would say if he talked about a missile hitting TWA Flight 800 Reter Apr 2014 #57

Go, Eddie!!! snot Apr 2014 #59

Yes!!! Helen Borg Apr 2014 #86

Good post. No text. hsueh-li Apr 2014 #123

I know what the secret is! Sunlei Apr 2014 #61

That is some insane "death wish" driving.... MADem Apr 2014 #71

a common pass time of the children of the Lords or 'boys will be boys'! Sunlei Apr 2014 #75

Heaven help anyone who brakes and is hit by one of those assclowns...it'll be his fault if anyone MADem Apr 2014 #82

The other drivers just keep driving. hsueh-li Apr 2014 #125

They put their faith in divine providence. MADem Apr 2014 #131

Snowden has an Arabic translation team? Who knew. karynnj Apr 2014 #73

who knows how many RW people have access to those files & will be sure to use them for politicals? Sunlei Apr 2014 #78

There is something very "off" about this entire tale. I'm not sure it's even for real. MADem Apr 2014 #83

Probably not, but he has a following here. JackRiddler Apr 2014 #103

it's fun to watch people's all-consuming hatred for snowden.. frylock Apr 2014 #87

They must have a secret desire... nikto May 2014 #142

Good Call... Jesus Malverde May 2014 #146

FUCK COMRADE SNOWDEN! Tarheel_Dem Apr 2014 #88

"Arabian Business" grasswire Apr 2014 #93

I could not find much about it. Jefferson23 Apr 2014 #114

perhaps it's a CIA front grasswire Apr 2014 #116

Who knows, likely someones propaganda..but I am trying to find out more about Jefferson23 Apr 2014 #119

always good to have another "digger" around here grasswire Apr 2014 #121

Absolutely. Jefferson23 Apr 2014 #122

notice the name of the author? grasswire Apr 2014 #94

Also, the sources? JackRiddler Apr 2014 #101

The hate in this thread is hilarious. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2014 #100

You get used to it, though. JackRiddler Apr 2014 #104

Reading through this thread ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #102

Right. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2014 #105

Of course you can point to a modern era war ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #113

I can point to a major war that started based on a false premise. ForgoTheConsequence May 2014 #158

+1 bravenak May 2014 #152

No need to leak them all... KansDem Apr 2014 #127

I think everything Snowden leaked prior was to establish credibility on that yurbud May 2014 #148

You have a point... KansDem May 2014 #153

just like OJ was looking for the real killer yurbud May 2014 #171

You shall know the truth...... DeSwiss Apr 2014 #128

k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Apr 2014 #132

Just as anonymous was convenient to blame for leaked info during the Jesus Malverde May 2014 #144

I'm guessing Eddie would never.... Adrahil May 2014 #145

I sincerely hope he connects the dots on Bandar bin Bush & 9/11 as Congressional Inquiry likely did yurbud May 2014 #147

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2014 #151

he is our foreign policy stripped of propaganda and patriotic bullshit--a thug hitman making sure yurbud May 2014 #172

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2014 #175

Bathroom etiquette... Historic NY May 2014 #176