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In reply to the discussion: Bob Cesca desconstructs Snowden's message from Moscow [View all]Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)1. Great article - EVERYONE on DU should take the time to read the full thing
Especially liked the paragraph below...
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I dont know whos advising him right now, but its not working out very well. Not only has Greenwald had to backpedal because of Snowdens latest emergence, but Snowden has also flummoxed his own credibility with these ludicrous missives. Suddenly his remarks about being able to wiretap the president have a little more eye-opening context. He might know his way around his computer, but hes totally delusional and naive. My concern since all of this began was that the left was too eagerly grappling onto an unknown quantity without vetting him canonizing a hero without knowing the full extent of what he was up to. Since then, hes made numerous questionable claims and leaked documents that have little or nothing to do with American civil liberties. If nothing else, these two new letters should raise some very serious red flags in the case of Edward Snowden.
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http://thedailybanter.com/2013/07/snowden-emerges-with-new-remarks-implies-that-he-might-be-assassinated/
I dont know whos advising him right now, but its not working out very well. Not only has Greenwald had to backpedal because of Snowdens latest emergence, but Snowden has also flummoxed his own credibility with these ludicrous missives. Suddenly his remarks about being able to wiretap the president have a little more eye-opening context. He might know his way around his computer, but hes totally delusional and naive. My concern since all of this began was that the left was too eagerly grappling onto an unknown quantity without vetting him canonizing a hero without knowing the full extent of what he was up to. Since then, hes made numerous questionable claims and leaked documents that have little or nothing to do with American civil liberties. If nothing else, these two new letters should raise some very serious red flags in the case of Edward Snowden.
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http://thedailybanter.com/2013/07/snowden-emerges-with-new-remarks-implies-that-he-might-be-assassinated/
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As soon as Snowden loses his value to Koch brothers, he will meet the fate of other straw dogs:
freshwest
Jul 2013
#5
However, the usual suspects are getting media attention now, instead of helping people:
freshwest
Jul 2013
#11
Wait! Wait! I found our savior following links. This guy is gonna fix everything, and he's close by!
freshwest
Jul 2013
#17
Wait! Wait! I thought Obama demanded he be drawn and quartered, and his head put on a stake!
freshwest
Jul 2013
#23
I have to say that Snowden generates no anger from me, anymore than any other pawn.
freshwest
Jul 2013
#9
GG's book or film deal on this circus may have fallen through. ES isn't doing the job intended:
freshwest
Jul 2013
#16
Color me pragmatic. I'm not interested in trials of these gadflies. I want private contracts gone,
freshwest
Jul 2013
#50
Snowed in, LOL. I remember your winter in Boston. And on waxen wings. Another brief flame. Be nice!
freshwest
Jul 2013
#51
I am really starting to think this "Moscow Eddie" guy needs a cat scan or an MRI or something....
MADem
Jul 2013
#29
Those frontal lobe lesions can make a sane man crazy, make an introvert an extrovert, make a
MADem
Jul 2013
#35
The Snowden Awards! Like the Darwin Awards but for naivete above and beyond the call of reason.
randome
Jul 2013
#42
lot of disinfo to unpack here but 1 that jumps out is the whole 'no more to publish' myth
usGovOwesUs3Trillion
Jul 2013
#44