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Maedhros

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9. It makes little sense to demonize Snowden

Reply to gholtron (Reply #4)

Fri May 30, 2014, 02:34 PM

May 2014

for things that we "don't know" that he did.

Why do you care so much about Snowden's crime, and not the erosion of your civil liberties? Why is the action of one man so much more offensive to you than the concerted actions of an entire Governmental security agency?

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Daniel Ellsberg: Snowden would not get a fair trial – and Kerry is wrong [View all] mitty14u2 May 2014 OP

You mean they wouldn't let a guy out on bail who just fled the country for a year? rep the dems May 2014 #1

Yet we not only let banksters run free who committed massive a massive fraud that jtuck004 May 2014 #2

He committed a CRIME. Plain and Simple gholtron May 2014 #4

NSA held accountable? Dopers_Greed May 2014 #7

It makes little sense to demonize Snowden Maedhros May 2014 #9

because it hurt a certain someone who neverforget May 2014 #12

He disclosed crimes against the people. The people committing them will imprison him. jtuck004 May 2014 #14

Doesn't have anything to do with this rep the dems May 2014 #5

He left because the people who were committing the crimes he disclosed will imprison him. n/t jtuck004 May 2014 #13

The reasoning on this is a bit circular. Maedhros May 2014 #15

"...a truly fair trial wholly unavailable" villager May 2014 #3

There can be no valid counter argument. bvar22 May 2014 #6

At the moment, I'm still kinda stuck on the absolute unmitigated cockiness I saw on display. calimary May 2014 #8

Yes - his personality is CLEARLY the most important consideration. Maedhros May 2014 #10

I'll join you. Enthusiast May 2014 #20

I think what would happen to Snowden would be even ballyhoo May 2014 #11

I'm certain that he has already been declared an "Enemy Combatant" Maedhros May 2014 #17

The horror of it all is ballyhoo May 2014 #18

I've been using "apparatchik" for some time. Maedhros May 2014 #19

Kerry shouldn't talk! LiberalFighter May 2014 #16

Secretary of State, you are no Edward Snowden... Helen Borg May 2014 #21

Locking. Wonderful piece but it's an editorial. ucrdem May 2014 #22