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1. How does he know?

Reply to Blue Bike (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 11:41 AM

Jul 2013

Did he not sleep the whole time? Did he not accept any food or drink the last few weeks? Did China assure him that they shared his outrage and would NEVER have gathered information on their citizens? Did the Chinese press owned by a longtime friend of Bush family in China assure Snowden that none of his belongings would be touched while he napped?

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Snowden denies China or Russia took info from his laptops. NYT criticized for anonymous gossip [View all] Blue Bike Jul 2013 OP

How does he know? blm Jul 2013 #1

Wow. Greenwald linked to DU. DesMoinesDem Jul 2013 #2

I saw that. Heads up to Kpete. nt snappyturtle Jul 2013 #5

LOL Hydra Jul 2013 #16

Good thing we didn't completely embarrass ourselves... dkf Jul 2013 #27

Seems to me that the NYT's investigative reporting is lacking and I'm glad snappyturtle Jul 2013 #3

they are a hot f-ckin' mess and have been... allin99 Jul 2013 #28

Whatever Snowden says it true railsback Jul 2013 #4

Pretty much. I believe what other NSA whistleblowers have said. snappyturtle Jul 2013 #6

Snowden 'trying to protect us' railsback Jul 2013 #7

I guess you've lived in a tunnel for so long that you don't see what's snappyturtle Jul 2013 #9

Snowden is likely the one who "lived in a tunnel" ProSense Jul 2013 #11

I haven't read anywhere that Snowden gave the info to the Chinese press. snappyturtle Jul 2013 #14

Here, ProSense Jul 2013 #18

Thank you...I hadn't seen this. Well, I'm sure Snowden knows the gov't/press snappyturtle Jul 2013 #22

Yes, like what 'poverty' really is. railsback Jul 2013 #12

Greenwald doesn't say it's true Blue Bike Jul 2013 #19

Here's an ProSense Jul 2013 #8

k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Jul 2013 #10

Rank speculation from anonymous sources? Igel Jul 2013 #13

If its proven he gave no classified info to foreign countries, then pardon him and JaneyVee Jul 2013 #15

That can't happen Hydra Jul 2013 #17

But we knew about this last decade. The NSA isn't going anywhere. JaneyVee Jul 2013 #20

No, it's probably not Hydra Jul 2013 #21

Nobody has to prove that something didn't happen Blue Bike Jul 2013 #23

Uh, he did commit a crime by stealing govt property. JaneyVee Jul 2013 #25

Is Judith Miller back on the pay roll at the NYT? sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #24

Exactly LondonReign2 Jul 2013 #26

Hahahaha! dkf Jul 2013 #29

and you can trust the Chinese and Russians on that JI7 Jul 2013 #30

Because Snowden never leaks and China and Russia never spy or steal secrets. DevonRex Jul 2013 #31