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Something is fishy about this guy. warrior1 Jun 2013 #1
Meat spoils if you leave it near him. sibelian Jun 2013 #21
why are we not to wonder about this guy? Whisp Jun 2013 #64
He has hypnotised me with his mesmeric spell. sibelian Jun 2013 #107
I see what you're trying to do here, but WeekendWarrior Jun 2013 #112
you were hypnotized by what you WANTED him to be. n/t Whisp Jun 2013 #113
He can't give you straight answer because he doesn't care Cha Jun 2013 #190
Well, if you want to show how anything about him sibelian Jun 2013 #212
Was I? sibelian Jun 2013 #213
!!!!! marions ghost Jun 2013 #114
It's true, it's almost as though we have become... kiva Jun 2013 #135
Don't start THAT again! randome Jun 2013 #72
I'm wondering if this guy even exists to begin with. Initech Jun 2013 #119
I'm wondering if a mole in the CIA developed him as a DevonRex Jun 2013 #192
And to the actual facts of this case? .... clarice Jun 2013 #2
He's starting to remind me of House, M.D. randome Jun 2013 #3
I love House! Marie Marie Jun 2013 #100
Who doesn't? randome Jun 2013 #124
So this is full-blown deflection LittleBlue Jun 2013 #4
It is Corruption Inc Jun 2013 #67
His character matters because he's making some serious assertions that aren't backed up pnwmom Jun 2013 #116
LOL treestar Jun 2013 #130
Again? Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #5
They're not in a position to let go. sibelian Jun 2013 #18
Pathetic. bvar22 Jun 2013 #65
The division across DU on this issue does seem to be unusually clear, doesn't it? sibelian Jun 2013 #75
Why do you insist on typing in caps all the time? Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #103
Keeping that data and "spying on citizens" are two different things treestar Jun 2013 #131
We do NOT have to show a case where the data was used for this purpose. bvar22 Jun 2013 #151
It's also possible the NSA is combing through your garbage. Hiding under your bed. randome Jun 2013 #154
It is NOT possible that the NSA is "combing through my garbage." bvar22 Jun 2013 #180
How could it? treestar Jun 2013 #162
"We only have to show Summer Hathaway Jun 2013 #168
So you agree with me that I don't have to show a documented case of abuse. bvar22 Jun 2013 #179
I agree you don't have to show a documented Summer Hathaway Jun 2013 #199
And THAT is a Strawman. bvar22 Jun 2013 #214
I was not opining on the validity of Snowden's point Summer Hathaway Jun 2013 #223
This just raises the question of why Booz Allen hired him into a six-figure job Sanity Claws Jun 2013 #6
He already had the clearance, which was probably a key reason he got hired. n/t pnwmom Jun 2013 #118
No. Why did the CIA hire him. BAH can be forgiven for thinking the CIA did their job. DevonRex Jun 2013 #122
Don't expect to learn anything about the CIA. Just sayin'.... delrem Jun 2013 #182
It's the investigation DevonRex Jun 2013 #188
I beg to differ lanlady Jun 2013 #145
Jumping on the 'Hate Booz Allen' bandwagon is too easy. randome Jun 2013 #150
I hear we're not supposed to 'attack the messenger' railsback Jun 2013 #7
There's nobody anywhere doing any supposing about you, railsback. sibelian Jun 2013 #17
Yeah, I guess we should look more at finding the truth of massage therapist groping by Al Gore!... cascadiance Jun 2013 #38
Devastating comeback! Too bad it goes whoosh with the deflectors! Pholus Jun 2013 #59
Analogy fail. The "groping" had nothing to do with his credibility on climate chagne yodermon Jun 2013 #89
How does one attain top secret clearance without a background check? tridim Jun 2013 #8
Andrea Mitchell discussed an NSA big cheese who attended hacker conventions flamingdem Jun 2013 #33
But it was CIA who gave him TS/SI clearance. Before that he was just a security GUARD DevonRex Jun 2013 #125
Over 25 yrs ago, when I was hired for defense work, FBI came to talk with.. JackN415 Jun 2013 #48
FBI still verify, but they are using contractors to do the verification more and more HipChick Jun 2013 #66
so if the CIA and the NSA are so incompetent, why do you trust them with your data? Monkie Jun 2013 #58
This speaks to a wider op in the CIA. A mole who's still there. maybe foreign but DevonRex Jun 2013 #127
why would he say those things if they weren't true? Whisp Jun 2013 #60
He sounds like a wannabe hacker..they love to brag HipChick Jun 2013 #68
I think he created documents to "prove" some of it & his background check is suspicious. DevonRex Jun 2013 #128
I'd check his Army recruiter. MADem Jun 2013 #206
Not really an issue. Igel Jun 2013 #123
Problem is TS/SI clearances depend on character. His Army application? All lies. DevonRex Jun 2013 #138
They don't use your resume for the background check. jeff47 Jun 2013 #161
Let me know when alsame Jun 2013 #9
The Swiss seem to give him some credibility. A Simple Game Jun 2013 #111
And Switzerland has its own system. DevonRex Jun 2013 #142
And Switzerland has its own system of what? If your links have any meaning A Simple Game Jun 2013 #156
LOL, it appears DevonRex Jun 2013 #158
So here's what you do... DevonRex Jun 2013 #159
You're not a quisling. sibelian Jun 2013 #10
I was thinking obsessed. Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #20
Underpaid, probably. sibelian Jun 2013 #32
Cubicle. n/t cherokeeprogressive Jun 2013 #53
I'm a paid operative for the Obama Administration Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #90
Are you? sibelian Jun 2013 #94
This message was self-deleted by its author Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #101
What do you mean I'm not doing well? Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #102
You're doing very well, Cali_Democrat. delrem Jun 2013 #185
Don't they check these things when giving someone a top secret clearance? BlueCheese Jun 2013 #11
I used to work in defense and had top secret clearance also 20 yrs ago. I heard.. JackN415 Jun 2013 #23
I was interviewed by the FBI on two occasions regarding applicants. avaistheone1 Jun 2013 #52
Depends on the Agency that did it...but looks like they didn't verify shit.. HipChick Jun 2013 #24
But this is a top secret clearance! BlueCheese Jun 2013 #29
The real security problem... gulliver Jun 2013 #12
Exactly. Many defense or homeland security contractors are very slack in hiring... JackN415 Jun 2013 #19
Bigger problem...many contractors are foreign born HipChick Jun 2013 #70
+1 Jamaal510 Jun 2013 #80
But..But...he's a national hero... HipChick Jun 2013 #13
If you're more concerned about his lies than Clapper's.... MNBrewer Jun 2013 #16
THAT really does "say it all." bvar22 Jun 2013 #95
Makes me wonder MNBrewer Jun 2013 #14
You did right. The guy appeared flakey to me from the beginning JackN415 Jun 2013 #15
So how do you feel about your phone calls and emails not being private? n/t Marrah_G Jun 2013 #22
SHHHHHHH!!!!! sibelian Jun 2013 #34
And he was hired by an Obama administration contractor why? forestpath Jun 2013 #25
LOL @ "Obama admin contractor" tridim Jun 2013 #28
So, you can't answer the question. And I'm not a dude so save the condescending crap. forestpath Jun 2013 #39
Nope, I'm laughing too hard. nt tridim Jun 2013 #41
Welcome to my ignore list. forestpath Jun 2013 #47
are you high? where do you get this crap? Booze-Allen is about as Reich-wing as they come since Drew Richards Jun 2013 #91
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Please post a copy of his resume. Thanks. DesMoinesDem Jun 2013 #26
I'll bet any amount of money that his pole-dancing-stripper-ballerina girlfriend doesn't exist. tridim Jun 2013 #27
Oh, no. She's for realz!!! She posted 'scantily clad photographs' of herself. freshwest Jun 2013 #194
Wow. Good stuff freshwest. ucrdem Jun 2013 #196
Ah, yes, the daring adventures of the one percent. Don't worry, they'll be fine... freshwest Jun 2013 #198
I figured as much. Colleges on CVs don't often get checked flamingdem Jun 2013 #30
You think the CIA and the NSA doesn't check colleges? DesMoinesDem Jun 2013 #36
It must suck MattSh Jun 2013 #31
At this point, who cares about Snowden when the Constitution is burning? davidn3600 Jun 2013 #35
and yet they hired him -- this cuts both ways KurtNYC Jun 2013 #37
They are not recording all phone calls treestar Jun 2013 #133
According to FBI counter terrorism agent Tim Clemente and others (who would know) they ARE. KurtNYC Jun 2013 #209
He only said they can treestar Jun 2013 #210
This an excellent piece, and helps to clear up why BAH hired Snowden. It's about SlimJimmy Jun 2013 #40
you're bound and determined to kill the messenger aren't you? hobbit709 Jun 2013 #42
bottom line backwoodsbob Jun 2013 #43
How would we know? thucythucy Jun 2013 #109
I don't trust Snowden at all, and I don't like what the NSA is doing. hrmjustin Jun 2013 #44
I agree with you completely Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #62
I have to say this. DevonRex Jun 2013 #191
but he DID enlist, he WAS in the cia, he WAS in the nsa, he DID have the access. Monkie Jun 2013 #45
Pure cult of personality Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #51
much like Bodhi BloodWave Jun 2013 #78
Brainwashed by Obama. Pfft! How ridiculous. randome Jun 2013 #83
Well said treestar Jun 2013 #134
He was what in the CIA? aquart Jun 2013 #175
Any body language experts out there care to take a stab at how he looks on video? randome Jun 2013 #46
how about a psychic? a mind reader? Monkie Jun 2013 #54
And a week into this, he still has offered no evidence. randome Jun 2013 #56
He doesn't have to since the Administration has not only copped but defended the practices. TheKentuckian Jun 2013 #79
Yes, they 'defended' the practices that were already known. randome Jun 2013 #82
LMAO LondonReign2 Jun 2013 #57
he kind of reminds me of those guys in LA who talk about how they wrote huge movie scripts JI7 Jun 2013 #49
Yet BoozAllen hired him. Revealing the utter incomptence of private spying companies is snagglepuss Jun 2013 #50
Stop obsessing over Snowden Matariki Jun 2013 #55
Just wanted to highlight some things in there to bring it into focus. SlimJimmy Jun 2013 #86
Which has been interpreted quite extensively treestar Jun 2013 #136
It doesn't allow for broad collection and storage of private data Matariki Jun 2013 #170
That hasn't been decided yet treestar Jun 2013 #211
ABC Community College info is wrong pschoeb Jun 2013 #61
Yeah and Clapper lied to Congress under oath.. SomethingFishy Jun 2013 #63
Those who work for spy agencies and give public testimony... randome Jun 2013 #69
ROFLMFAO... SomethingFishy Jun 2013 #74
He could have said, "I'll answer that in a classified briefing Congressman." That would SlimJimmy Jun 2013 #85
True. Maybe he wasn't thinking on his feet. randome Jun 2013 #88
No, he couldn't have. jeff47 Jun 2013 #163
Not at all. He would merely be saying that the information was classified and that SlimJimmy Jun 2013 #166
It was a "Yes" or "No" question. jeff47 Jun 2013 #167
Of course there is. He could have said "Congressman, it's not a simple yes or no, SlimJimmy Jun 2013 #169
Your proposed answer reveals classified information. jeff47 Jun 2013 #174
That's a pretty large leap to get to that answer. If I'm an intel guy and say SlimJimmy Jun 2013 #178
There would be wiggle room if the question was open-ended. It wasn't. jeff47 Jun 2013 #219
We're really just stuck on semantics here, Jeff. You say it *must* be answered as a yes/no SlimJimmy Jun 2013 #220
Oh shit. OilemFirchen Jun 2013 #143
The wise man wouldn't trust either of them... SomethingFishy Jun 2013 #144
I'll try this again. OilemFirchen Jun 2013 #148
I doubt people had any idea of the scope of this program... and still don't. SomethingFishy Jun 2013 #152
There is no evidence... OilemFirchen Jun 2013 #153
Then I will check back with you... SomethingFishy Jun 2013 #155
LOL at these pathetic smears. DesMoinesDem Jun 2013 #71
Just be patient. They are sick and responding to a serious conflict between core beliefs and... NoodleyAppendage Jun 2013 #176
For the umptheenth time, dgibby Jun 2013 #73
But he was OUR HERO the other day! treestar Jun 2013 #137
Forget it. bvar22 Jun 2013 #164
O boy... a padded resume that gets passed the meta data folks... Snowden didn't exaggerate midnight Jun 2013 #76
What about his time with the CIA? atreides1 Jun 2013 #77
Essentially he is a con man...and a lousy one at that too.. HipChick Jun 2013 #81
What does this have to do with the government spying on Americans? burnodo Jun 2013 #84
Nothing. sibelian Jun 2013 #106
The only relevance this factoid has to the revelation that Vinnie From Indy Jun 2013 #87
You have your facts jumbled...not all of those 500,000 private contractors HipChick Jun 2013 #92
I find it mildly amusing that you seem to believe that Vinnie From Indy Jun 2013 #115
Look! Look! Over there! QC Jun 2013 #93
OMG! SNOWDEN'S UNDRESSING! sibelian Jun 2013 #96
I saw the outline of his but-tocks through his underwear! QC Jun 2013 #97
Looks like the "messenger" has major credibility issues. Bobbie Jo Jun 2013 #99
Um, so what? truebluegreen Jun 2013 #104
I've posted numerous times that I'm opposed to the program the way it's currently constituted Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #110
quisling? no--more like Larry Layton MisterP Jun 2013 #105
I have no doubt that there are gross exaggerations to this guy's resume blackspade Jun 2013 #108
The records he leaked don't prove what he says they do. pnwmom Jun 2013 #121
regardless of the means or amount, the documents are extremely troubling blackspade Jun 2013 #157
Know what would have been really helpful? OilemFirchen Jun 2013 #117
You're not evil for bringing it up. Bonobo Jun 2013 #120
Yeah. He should have given the least untruthful information. GoneFishin Jun 2013 #126
+1 nt Bonobo Jun 2013 #129
As one who has actually had a secret clearance... longship Jun 2013 #132
fishy or the huge expansion in the national security apparatus after 9/11? Monkie Jun 2013 #141
Yep.. I have to agree...been saying this all along.. HipChick Jun 2013 #149
The fact that he's lying on his resume doesn't mean he lied on his clearance paperwork. (nt) jeff47 Jun 2013 #165
Really how do you know? Historic NY Jun 2013 #205
I don't know. But lying on one doesn't guarentee he lied on the other. (nt) jeff47 Jun 2013 #217
THEY CHECK THAT TOO!!! Background checkers will ask your neighbors how many times did you uponit7771 Jun 2013 #216
Not really. jeff47 Jun 2013 #218
Exactly right. nt Bobbie Jo Jun 2013 #183
Big Brother, Member of the W German Stasi, on par N Korea's Internal Security, baldguy Jun 2013 #139
not surprised.. this guy is full of shit. DCBob Jun 2013 #140
Snowden also lied about his Booz salary lanlady Jun 2013 #146
And that's why it's fascism when Bush does it, but it's okay if Obama does it Android3.14 Jun 2013 #147
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2013 #160
Is he Bob Lazar's son? He reminds me a lot of Lazar in looks and claims csziggy Jun 2013 #171
Nope. He hasn't struck a right note with me yet. aquart Jun 2013 #172
Denial much? NoodleyAppendage Jun 2013 #173
who cares? It doesn't change the fact that Obama's administration is overseeing bowens43 Jun 2013 #177
Snowden had the jobs he did. The info he released is genuine info. OK? delrem Jun 2013 #181
Ok...if you say so, it must be true HipChick Jun 2013 #184
Well fer chrysake, do you *deny* that he held the jobs he did, that the info released was genuine? delrem Jun 2013 #187
Talking shit about the person is... 99Forever Jun 2013 #186
Squirrel ... SlimJimmy Jun 2013 #221
Let's your celebrate 2000th post. 99Forever Jun 2013 #222
I was agreeing with you, 99. The reference is from the movie "UP". When the dogs SlimJimmy Jun 2013 #224
quisling? no, I don't think so. reusrename Jun 2013 #189
YOU MEAN LIKE CLAPPER'S CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY? Th1onein Jun 2013 #193
No, Cali-Democrat, you're not a quisling. You're a whistleblower. We're all winners here! freshwest Jun 2013 #195
And Snowden is the new Jay Gatsby ucrdem Jun 2013 #197
You analyzed it correctly. Rotten tomatoes indeed. Ratfucking Central Casting flopped a bit. freshwest Jun 2013 #200
The Mysterious Mr Snowden ucrdem Jun 2013 #201
'That's Snowden. Edward Snowden. I'll take mine shaken, not stirred.' freshwest Jun 2013 #202
We're gonna have fun with this story. ucrdem Jun 2013 #203
No, Snowden is Harry Potter! randome Jun 2013 #207
He's dreamy! ucrdem Jun 2013 #208
Army recruiters.... MADem Jun 2013 #204
I knew he was lying about everything once I heard he donated $250 to Ron Paul. n/t hughee99 Jun 2013 #215
Worst OP I've seen in awhile dreamnightwind Jun 2013 #225
The MILITARY can't seem to get their story straight.... djsparks81 Jun 2013 #226
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