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In reply to the discussion: Here Comes the Glenn Greenwald Hit Piece [View all]caseymoz
(5,763 posts)30. Well, didn't I just predict this?
Last edited Thu Jun 27, 2013, 02:50 PM - Edit history (1)
Here's President Obama saying that getting Snowden is no big thing!
"I'm not going to have one case with a suspect who we're trying to extradite suddenly be elevated to the point where I've got to start doing wheeling and dealing and trading on a whole host of other issues, simply to get a guy extradited so he can face the justice system," Obama said at a joint news conference with Senegal's President Macky Sall. . . .
Obama said he hadn't personally called either Russian President Vladimir Putin or Chinese President Xi Jinping to request their cooperation.
"I shouldn't have to," he declared.
Obama said such matters are routinely dealt with at a law-enforcement level, calling Snowden's extradition "not exceptional from a legal perspective." He said the U.S. has a wide-ranging economic relationship with China that shouldn't be dwarfed by the hunt for one fugitive, and that the U.S. has had "useful conversations" with Moscow over efforts to return Snowden to the U.S. Putin has called Snowden a "free man" and refused to turn him over to Washington. . . .
Obama said he hadn't personally called either Russian President Vladimir Putin or Chinese President Xi Jinping to request their cooperation.
"I shouldn't have to," he declared.
Obama said such matters are routinely dealt with at a law-enforcement level, calling Snowden's extradition "not exceptional from a legal perspective." He said the U.S. has a wide-ranging economic relationship with China that shouldn't be dwarfed by the hunt for one fugitive, and that the U.S. has had "useful conversations" with Moscow over efforts to return Snowden to the U.S. Putin has called Snowden a "free man" and refused to turn him over to Washington. . . .
But . . . but . . . ?
"I get why it's a fascinating story," Obama said. "I'm sure there will be a made-for-TV movie somewhere down the line."
Hey that's mere entertainment. Ask me about something important. He only wrecked our relations with the rest of the whole world and probably crippled our long-term economy.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/27/obama-edward-snowden_n_3509070.html
And from the most loud-mouthed members of Congress, you'll hear crickets. I'm certain Julian Assange and Bradley Manning wish the government were as cool about them.
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I'm just saying it stops no one here from criticizing the messengers of critical dissent.
railsback
Jun 2013
#5
Ordinary people are allowed to 'criticize'. We are not talking about 'criticizing'
sabrina 1
Jun 2013
#9
No dilemma for me. I know the difference between right and le, I mean 'right and wrong'.
sabrina 1
Jun 2013
#12
If TPTB had been dismissive of Snowden from day 1, he would have gotten less traction.
grasswire
Jun 2013
#7
I agree. The more they attack both Greenwald and Snowden, the more they advertise what they
sabrina 1
Jun 2013
#10
Same where I am. I haven't met anyone who is not livid about their government spying on them.
sabrina 1
Jun 2013
#13
you're laboring under the delusion that criticism of spying = criticism of obama specifically.
HiPointDem
Jun 2013
#18
^^^SATIRE ALERT ^^^^ THE US IS NOT COMING FOR ANYONE AND THAT INCLUDES ASSANGE ^^^^
ucrdem
Jun 2013
#20
I'd love to hear more about the data center but this is not about the data center.
ucrdem
Jun 2013
#22
When ethics isn't on the side of the authoritarians, they bully, smear and spam.
backscatter712
Jun 2013
#37