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atreides1

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2. Why not?

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Tue Jun 11, 2013, 01:13 PM

Jun 2013

Pollard worked for the US Navy, Robert Haas was an FBI agent, and didn't the CIA have a few people sell information to a foreign power, and what about Daniel Ellsberg...all were federal employees!

And let's not forget those in uniform like the the Walker family or Bradley Manning.

I would say that we've had more leaks from federal government employees then from contractors doing national security work!

Snowden is about as representative of all contractors as the Walker family is of all US military personnel!!!

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Should contractors do national security work? [View all] struggle4progress Jun 2013 OP

No. They don't take an oath. DURHAM D Jun 2013 #1

Like an Oath means anything atreides1 Jun 2013 #3

Define "government". DURHAM D Jun 2013 #4

Why not? atreides1 Jun 2013 #2

Why not indeed. bluedeathray Jun 2013 #5

No pscot Jun 2013 #6