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In reply to the discussion: Greenwald Lashes Back At Critics Who Call Snowden A Russian Propagandist [View all]Blue_Tires
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But all those months of Greenwald's dickish snark, the ducking, the misdirection, the strawmen arguments and snide insults whenever anyone asked why he hasn't written a single word about Russia all this time are about to bite him in the ass like a shark...
Now that Snowden has 'officially' put the issue out there, Greenwald has to jump off the fence one way or another and land in someone's yard...His "It's not newsworthy/But the NSA is worse" -excuses have just hit a dead end -- If he still tries to stay neutral or ignore the issue, his credibility is reduced to zero and fuels the critics who say this whole scandal was just an Obama-targeted vendetta...If he attacks the Russian government, he knows he's jeopardizing the well-being of Snowden, himself and a lot of sources/friends in Europe (contrary to popular belief, 'targeted assassinations aren't unique to the U.S.)...If he tries to mitigate the extent of Russian surveillance, he's a hypocrite of the highest order and giving the Russian citizenry a big "Fuck You" since they clearly aren't deserving of any electronic freedoms...And as much as he would probably like to, it won't exactly look good to sever ties with Snowden and hang him out to dry while his Pulitzer prize still has that brand new factory fresh smell... Which way will he go; which way will he go??
Like I said from the start, THIS is what happens to activists masquerading as journalists who are very loud, vocal and impulsive in their cause, while at the same time being very myopic, selective and arbitrary on where the outrage gets directed...Not to mention the news of the recent unsettling antics going on at Google (and other brazen corporate mass data-grabbers), which for some strange reason can't get ANY traction on DU or in the general public for discussion...
For the record, his book was due at the end of March but hasn't been released yet, afaik -- I'm pretty sure most of it is already written; he's just unsure of what kind of ending to tack on to it...