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In reply to the discussion: Suck it up, Snowden-haters: New Yorker on "Why Citizenfour Deserved Its Oscar" [View all]JonLP24
(29,322 posts)Brilliant idea to start filming after receiving the e-mail. No wonder its also considered a "Thriller" by HBO. It begins with Greenwald referencing candidate Obama's words & why it is an issue why he is running for issue but however the actions which Obama claimed were "illegal" appeared to be done by Obama himself.
This documentary deserved its Oscar in the first 2 minutes.
The guy that involved in designing the NSA dragnet shortly after 9/11 which Minority rep Nancy Pelosi was briefed on as well as other CIA programs. Goes on mentioning his group had concerns they naively thought the courts would address. He claimed he was berated & threatened & closes with "eventually they came in with guns drawn".
The narrator begins with referencing several assertions by government officials which "I can prove is a lie". Mentions how accountability is non-existent.
Why Snowden is hated as opposed to the sociopaths behind the troubling revelations is, I don't know, I gave up hope for meaningful change a long time ago.
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