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gvstn

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16. When the full force of the US government tells you not to report a story
Tue Jul 1, 2014, 08:17 PM
Jul 2014

And you are multibillion dollar companies which fear regulation then you don't report it. MSM will only report stories that are already out there and after they get the proper spin that doesn't address the core accusation against government malfeasance but revolves around discussing whether or not a whistleblower is a traitor or not.

Ask Verizon, Comcast, Google or Yahoo which secretly gave the NSA access to or internet activity. You could ask Qwest but they didn't listen and now they don't exist.

Maybe someone can remind me but was WAPO given access early on? I know The Guardian took the lead but think WAPO might have either done a vague article or turned down the story all together.

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Give him 24 business hours. nt msanthrope Jul 2014 #1
ouch. herding cats Jul 2014 #15
you beat me to it bluestateguy Jul 2014 #19
Are they trying to stall the story? Dopers_Greed Jul 2014 #2
Greenwald is a drama queen He staged this for attention. Jackpine Radical Jul 2014 #3
Greenwald's been talking about this bombshell for months jmowreader Jul 2014 #5
What good iamthebandfanman Jul 2014 #10
Oh for the love of Mike.. Peacetrain Jul 2014 #4
Yes, I for one admire (and even love) Agent Mike... Pholus Jul 2014 #6
Mike.Mike.Mike.Mike.Mike. ReRe Jul 2014 #11
mike-check? UpInArms Jul 2014 #17
LOL DCBob Jul 2014 #7
So he's doing his due diligance before releasing what could possibly be damaging info? Good. Electric Monk Jul 2014 #8
Claims of what? ReRe Jul 2014 #9
There's no evidence that the government did anything at all. OilemFirchen Jul 2014 #12
Is this going to be one of these? BumRushDaShow Jul 2014 #13
Wouldn't the MSM media gotten this bombshell... Historic NY Jul 2014 #14
When the full force of the US government tells you not to report a story gvstn Jul 2014 #16
The same MSM that never got the "bombshell" about no WMD in Iraq? KurtNYC Jul 2014 #22
It's getting to smell a lot like ... GeorgeGist Jul 2014 #18
The Clifford Irving of the 21st century bluestateguy Jul 2014 #20
sounds like Donald Trump's Hawaiian investigators Adenoid_Hynkel Jul 2014 #21
Sounds like responsible journalism. CanSocDem Jul 2014 #23
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