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In reply to the discussion: Fuck... Another Hero Down The Tubes... Must Want His Chops Back... [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)to do what we always wanted done. The EU eg, is now considering laws to reign in the abuses technology is being used for. The laws have not kept up with technology and without Snowden's courage, it might have been way too late to start correcting that situation.
What did Clarke achieve by doing it the way you suggested? He lost the power he had under Clinton eg as a terror expert, he was ignored by the Bush administration. If he had done what Snowden has done things might be very different right now.
Most people would do what Clarke did. Most would not have the guts to do what Snowden did. I hope there are more like him. We've had more than a few since the Bush War Criminals began tearing apart the Constitution, Binney, Manning, Tice among others. And I hope they keep coming so that the runaway abuses using 9/11 as an excuse, come to end, and it can't happen soon enough.