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3. Because yes ......... 'fighting terrorism' is behind it all, right?

Sat Jun 29, 2013, 01:20 PM

Jun 2013

Whatever happened to working in conjunction with other countries sharing information on possible terrorist activity, do you really think whole 'countries' are working to bring down the U.S.?

But I guess when 'terrorism' can be used to illegally overthrow govt's and kill/maim/displace millions, open up long sought after resources, destroy economies ... a little guy like Snowden can be painted as a terrorist-enabler, no problem and people will fall for it.

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U.S. Bugged EU Offices, Computer Networks: German Magazine [View all] Purveyor Jun 2013 OP

With friends like us... Comrade Grumpy Jun 2013 #1

Thanks, Snowden. What a hero you are for revealing this. pnwmom Jun 2013 #2

Because yes ......... 'fighting terrorism' is behind it all, right? polly7 Jun 2013 #3

Catch frontier00 Jun 2013 #4

Yeah, we certainly don't want to find out things like... Comrade Grumpy Jun 2013 #11

Welcome to DU, frontier00! n/t pnwmom Jun 2013 #34

Catch the hyperbole before it gets rampant Coyotl Jun 2013 #57

We were spying on European Union officials, not Al Qaeda. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2013 #9

Are you saying the US is right to spy on the European Union? muriel_volestrangler Jun 2013 #20

Oh, yes! TERRA! TERRA! Please spy on me lest I shit myself from FEAR of the TERRA! PSPS Jun 2013 #29

Screw your elected officials and your (generic your) (illusion of) security. You are more than idwiyo Jun 2013 #45

Well stated nt Progressive dog Jun 2013 #51

Translation: Snowden and friends work to sabotage Mr Obama's diplomatic efforts struggle4progress Jun 2013 #5

Snowden frontier00 Jun 2013 #6

That's unlikely, unless there's quite considerable malfeasance by Greenwald: being a dickhead struggle4progress Jun 2013 #8

And the New York Times, and the Guardian, and Der Spiegal, and Reuters... Comrade Grumpy Jun 2013 #10

For what? Exposing the USA. GermanSmoker Jun 2013 #13

Amid Ire At U.S., Germany Does Its Own Domestic Spying struggle4progress Jun 2013 #16

Can you send some European outrage to us Americans? MannyGoldstein Jun 2013 #23

and there it is again nineteen50 Jun 2013 #7

Mr Snowden's original self-presentation as a whistle-blower concerned about Constitutional rights struggle4progress Jun 2013 #15

Big question is nineteen50 Jun 2013 #19

... The spying extended to the 27-member bloc's Brussels headquarters, Der Spiegel said, referring struggle4progress Jun 2013 #22

Oh, please, don't try to hide behind "..." muriel_volestrangler Jun 2013 #46

I read that as reference to two different incidents: one over five and a half years ago, the other struggle4progress Jun 2013 #47

"... Without citing sources, the magazine reported that more than five years ago security officers struggle4progress Jun 2013 #49

"... Spiegel reports that five years ago, EU security officers had investigated a series of missed struggle4progress Jun 2013 #50

Sadly, you're right. Obama's worshipers are really no different than Bush's worshipers PSPS Jun 2013 #33

Thank You nineteen50 Jun 2013 #44

So true. Nihil Jul 2013 #58

But they have sacrificed their queen to do it? siligut Jun 2013 #37

huh? struggle4progress Jun 2013 #38

"Translation: Snowden and friends work to sabotage Mr Obama's diplomatic efforts" siligut Jun 2013 #40

Bugging an ally's phones is not diplomacy. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #53

"... Without citing sources, the magazine reported that more than five years ago security officers struggle4progress Jun 2013 #54

Snowden and friends tend to piss off the US pro snooping assholes ...and that's a good thing. L0oniX Jun 2013 #12

+1000 DeSwiss Jun 2013 #56

Snowden frontier00 Jun 2013 #14

Germany will grant him asylum temmer Jun 2013 #17

not likely struggle4progress Jun 2013 #24

you killed my joke temmer Jun 2013 #26

Sorry. No body language, no facial expressions, no tone of voice on an internet chat board struggle4progress Jun 2013 #48

What the fuck have we become? eom MyNameGoesHere Jun 2013 #18

The EU, a major trading partner, will not be happy with this. nt Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #21

Snowden leaks have not hurt US foreign policy, says UN ambassador Susan Rice dipsydoodle Jun 2013 #28

Now being carried in Le Monde for the French, with a few more details Catherina Jun 2013 #25

Thank you for the translation. nt proverbialwisdom Jun 2013 #30

You're welcome n/t Catherina Jun 2013 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author flamingdem Jun 2013 #31

Cohn-Bendit tried to rip you off? Tell me more temmer Jun 2013 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author flamingdem Jun 2013 #36

The key question is: Did Glenn Greenwald repay his entire student loan? adric mutelovic Jun 2013 #27

Note lack of specifics so far struggle4progress Jun 2013 #39

From 'Le Parisien' so guaranteed to be the topic du jour Catherina Jun 2013 #41

+1 EOM Purveyor Jun 2013 #42

Video report: Bugging Brussels: New Snowden leak claims NSA spies on EU diplomats Catherina Jun 2013 #43

Ubiquitous spying by the NSA and similar groups is the equivalent of a bunch of Peeping Toms. AdHocSolver Jun 2013 #52

K&R DeSwiss Jun 2013 #55