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MannyGoldstein

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Reply to Bolo Boffin (Reply #8)

Fri Jul 5, 2013, 11:34 PM

Jul 2013

I'm not sure if I'm a crappy writer, or you're a crappy reader, but...

"Wouldn't be shocked" doesn't mean "I'd approve". Nor does it mean "I wouldn't be post about it". Nor does it mean "it's not a big deal", incidentally.

Are we straight now?

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Getting Snowden out of Russia will be very difficult, I think [View all] MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 OP

They'll have to escalate with the next attempt. morningfog Jul 2013 #1

When Russia and/or China get involved, the US usually backs down. reformist2 Jul 2013 #2

I suspect that the only thing that will work MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #5

"I wouldn't be shocked if we shot down military escorts." Bolo Boffin Jul 2013 #8

Orthagonal MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #9

There is just so much bullshit I can take from someone and your meter has rolled over. Bolo Boffin Jul 2013 #15

If they thought he was already out of the country...? kentuck Jul 2013 #3

The early reports on RT were KoKo Jul 2013 #24

Provided ProSense Jul 2013 #4

Simple solution IDemo Jul 2013 #6

LOL! MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #7

Dressed in full wedding regalia n/t IDemo Jul 2013 #10

well ok the chapman option could make him stay arely staircase Jul 2013 #12

how does your republican friend's new found distaste for obama affect the snowden business? arely staircase Jul 2013 #11

When a Republican is impressed by how hardcore Obama got MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #13

let us assume for sake of argument that Obama would force down a Venezuelan diplomatic aircraft arely staircase Jul 2013 #14

Actually, given how badly the WH blew the call that Snowden was on the Bolvian jet MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #18

So Mr. Snowden need not be worried by your lunch arely staircase Jul 2013 #19

I'm not sure that I'd *count* on the US bungling it again MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #20

I hope not arely staircase Jul 2013 #21

Ideally, I'd want Snowden to face justice like Ellsberg MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #22

Even Obama is not stupid enough to fuck with an Aeroflot jet in International airspace. HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #16

Unless he's already gone. Has anyone seen him over the past few days? sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #17

They wouldn't need cooperation from any other country if... Rochester Jul 2013 #23