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In reply to the discussion: Snowden adviser: Hillary "either out of touch, or lying" about US protections for whistleblowers [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)Of course he has Civil Liberties advisers. We still do have people in this country who actually care about our Civil Liberties, is that surprising to you?
Snowden did what all future Whistle Blowers will be doing from now on, sought Political Asylum due to the persecution of Whistle Blowers in this country.
Someone needs to tell Hillary about Drake. He believed he had Whistle Blower protections because he thought his Govt. actually believed in the oaths they took regarding 'defending and protecting the US Constitution against all enemies, both foreign and domestic'.
Drake followed the rules for Whistle Blowers to the nth degree. He had a long, honorable Military Career and continued in service to this country which he was doing when he, like Snowden, witnessed crimes against the Constitution within the US Govt.
No doubt, being he was so loyal to his country, so convinced he lived in the best country in the world, he was shocked to find himself, rather than the Perps, persecuted, his long honorable career destroyed, serious charges filed against him, his family and finances destroyed. He was persecuted for over a decade, labeled a traitor, until finally, right before the trial, after more than a decade of horror for him and his family, the bogus charges were finally dropped, because THEY WERE PHONY.
Drake fully supports Snowden's decision. So does Ellsberg, so does Binney.
For Hillary to even suggest that this country, with apparently so much to hide, 'protects Whistle Blowers' confirms that she is not qualified for the position of President.
She has now lost all those who know the facts.
I challenge her to have a debate on this issue with Drake and Binney, in public. But that will never happen.