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randome

(34,845 posts)
178. 'Dreamy Eddie' and 'The Kenyan'.
Tue Dec 17, 2013, 04:01 PM
Dec 2013

I sometimes think it's a combination of those that brings out the 'Keep your damned hands off my metadata!' cries.
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K&R n/t hootinholler Dec 2013 #1
Recommended and bookmarked. Autumn Dec 2013 #2
Wow billhicks76 Dec 2013 #142
Sounds like he wasn't the only one concerned about what was going on. But he was one ready to take sabrina 1 Dec 2013 #3
K&R idwiyo Dec 2013 #4
"60 Minutes" was a hit job. jsr Dec 2013 #5
Yet he didn't understand what a secure FTP server was. randome Dec 2013 #6
Who didn't? Hissyspit Dec 2013 #7
Why bother with that NSA appologist that repeats the same laughable things over and over? DesMoinesDem Dec 2013 #9
Snowden didn't. randome Dec 2013 #11
I'm not sure that's actually been proven. Hissyspit Dec 2013 #13
Greenwald sure thought he had the NSA by the short hairs when he trumpeted 'direct access'. randome Dec 2013 #15
Snowden's claims of "Direct Access" have been proven over the last 6 months. bvar22 Dec 2013 #102
I doubt that 'they' spy on their ex-lover's phone calls and emails. randome Dec 2013 #104
So you admit that this happened. bvar22 Dec 2013 #107
The abusive employees did not use the PRISM program for this purpose. randome Dec 2013 #113
I DID predict a diversionary dodge. bvar22 Dec 2013 #117
A huge plus one! nt Enthusiast Dec 2013 #161
Did you ever work for a phone company back in the old days when the lines were physically JDPriestly Dec 2013 #120
So the NSA is blackmailing every employee of Google, Microsoft, Facebook, etc? randome Dec 2013 #132
I am not saying that they do blackmail anyone. JDPriestly Dec 2013 #138
the point in collecting all that metadata... reACTIONary Dec 2013 #147
What exactly is so personal about "this number called that number"? JDPriestly Dec 2013 #154
FYI, We do not live in a communist country... reACTIONary Dec 2013 #180
If this is true-- JDPriestly Dec 2013 #184
All of those citizens in prison... reACTIONary Dec 2013 #195
It will most likely be argued before the Supreme Court. JDPriestly Dec 2013 #196
You are etitled to your opinion, and... reACTIONary Dec 2013 #199
A public attack, indiscriminate in nature against a political figure? JDPriestly Dec 2013 #200
my thoughts... reACTIONary Dec 2013 #201
Joe Biden sure disagrees with you. bvar22 Dec 2013 #171
The metadata being collected was fine with everyone until Snowden yelled 'Fire!' randome Dec 2013 #172
Speak for yourself. bvar22 Dec 2013 #173
Let's just say that... reACTIONary Dec 2013 #181
That is invalid reasonng, and historical revisionism. bvar22 Dec 2013 #186
If you were to provide some sort of objective, measurable metric... reACTIONary Dec 2013 #192
So? nt reACTIONary Dec 2013 #179
I have seen state level employees do the same thing.... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2013 #151
Just curious . . . hueymahl Dec 2013 #123
Do you know how to tap into a fiber optic cable? Mnpaul Dec 2013 #152
And I wonder why a prism is called a prism? randome Dec 2013 #170
I don't have to accept either Mnpaul Dec 2013 #198
NSA would never, ever, give a program a name... reACTIONary Dec 2013 #182
Its funny that their random name generator came up with... Mnpaul Dec 2013 #185
Oh My. bvar22 Dec 2013 #187
They want me to believe Mnpaul Dec 2013 #191
Please see post #193... reACTIONary Dec 2013 #194
After the fact, post hoc spin.... reACTIONary Dec 2013 #193
Did Bush pick "Traffic Thief" too? Mnpaul Dec 2013 #197
The REAL secret meaning! You have to play it backward... reACTIONary Dec 2013 #202
But he's a "genius among geniuses" who ProSense Dec 2013 #10
I agree he's no traitor, just a confused loner who has now painted himself into a corner. randome Dec 2013 #12
The comment I cited ProSense Dec 2013 #14
Nonsense. Hissyspit Dec 2013 #16
No, it isn't. n/t ProSense Dec 2013 #17
Just the fact that admin at NSA leaked files would be enough to produce an initial sense of betrayal Hissyspit Dec 2013 #20
They felt "shocked and betrayed" by his actions. ProSense Dec 2013 #24
And? Luminous Animal Dec 2013 #30
LOL! ProSense Dec 2013 #32
Falling back on that, hunh? Hissyspit Dec 2013 #33
Yes, it is. Enthusiast Dec 2013 #162
Maybe if you read the excerpt you cited a few more times you will understand it. DesMoinesDem Dec 2013 #21
The article is clear. He was given access by his supwriors Luminous Animal Dec 2013 #23
. this. . niyad Dec 2013 #47
There was no indication in the article... ljm2002 Dec 2013 #50
Actually, ProSense Dec 2013 #54
"You can parse it anyway you want to"... ljm2002 Dec 2013 #57
Nonsense, ProSense Dec 2013 #59
Slither away, ProSense... ljm2002 Dec 2013 #63
No, and my point stands. ProSense Dec 2013 #64
Post removed Post removed Dec 2013 #82
"She has all day to post. It is her job. Just ignore her." ProSense Dec 2013 #84
I am well acquainted with PS... ljm2002 Dec 2013 #92
LOL! ProSense Dec 2013 #94
Trying to get the last word again? hueymahl Dec 2013 #158
He didn't need their passwords, according to the article. tblue37 Dec 2013 #148
This is absolute bullshit. Wikileaks worked to maintain his freedom. Luminous Animal Dec 2013 #26
Sarah Harrison may have been captivated by Snowden but little else came of it. randome Dec 2013 #28
WikiLeaks Twitter account has continually praised Harrison. Hissyspit Dec 2013 #38
I have proof of nothing in this life. randome Dec 2013 #40
It is funny watching people play mental gymnastics over some dude they Rex Dec 2013 #67
It spotlights the Big Lie. bvar22 Dec 2013 #103
When he left that high end hotel in HK, he went to the Russian consulate. MADem Dec 2013 #48
Everything about Snowden seems odd. randome Dec 2013 #66
I think he's been a Russian asset for years. MADem Dec 2013 #68
What about that claim that he broke both legs in the military? randome Dec 2013 #69
Supposedly that happened on an obstacle course. MADem Dec 2013 #78
I can believe the broken legs claim jmowreader Dec 2013 #108
Okay, then, thanks for the info. Maybe that's exactly what happened to him, then. randome Dec 2013 #114
Other things happen to you at SFAS jmowreader Dec 2013 #124
So can I. I think he broke the legs on the regular obstacle course, though, not "Special Forces." MADem Dec 2013 #126
oh brother grasswire Dec 2013 #73
Maybe he was hiding behind the grassy knoll! Rex Dec 2013 #75
He WAS hiding in the Russian consulate. That's not a CT, that's fact. MADem Dec 2013 #83
Well I got YELLED AT for calling him a possible Chinese spy Rex Dec 2013 #86
Well, you didn't hear ME doing any yelling! MADem Dec 2013 #95
No impossible...he stayed in HONG KONG! Rex Dec 2013 #97
The source in the article is unnamed, so there's no way "he or she" can be challenged. MADem Dec 2013 #100
You do understand how investigative journalism works, right? ljm2002 Dec 2013 #118
Yes, I do. Usually a reporter--an investigative one, adhering to standard 'journalistic' practices-- MADem Dec 2013 #122
Ah, I see... ljm2002 Dec 2013 #125
If you believe that Forbes is a neutral arbiter of events of the day, I have a bridge to sell you, MADem Dec 2013 #163
Again: ljm2002 Dec 2013 #166
No, the story is an anecdote by an unnamed person. A single, solitary unnamed person, gossiping MADem Dec 2013 #174
I don't demand your fealty to my opinion. MADem Dec 2013 #80
I think it is common that a person can be a genius in his field and not so Mojorabbit Dec 2013 #31
Yes Springslips Dec 2013 #42
"Think Einstein" ProSense Dec 2013 #55
Come again? Perhaps I am dense today but I don't understand your post. nt Mojorabbit Dec 2013 #109
+1 uponit7771 Dec 2013 #19
k and r niyad Dec 2013 #8
Kicking (above the thread-jack) KurtNYC Dec 2013 #45
one would think that would be the sensible thing to do. niyad Dec 2013 #49
"But an NSA staffer"... lol... SnowGlen fans are stretching.................again uponit7771 Dec 2013 #18
Hunh? Hissyspit Dec 2013 #22
which part is unclear? That people are supposed to believe ONE " anonymous" source or that uponit7771 Dec 2013 #25
Spiegel never made that claim. Luminous Animal Dec 2013 #27
FALSE Der Spiegel didn't GOT files from space aliens they got them from Snow Glen and specifically uponit7771 Dec 2013 #34
You don't have to believe one anonymous source. Hissyspit Dec 2013 #29
You're right, I wont believe ONE anonymous source but Der Spiegel is good enough for me to uponit7771 Dec 2013 #35
Lots of people like civil liberties whistleblowers. Hissyspit Dec 2013 #36
I disagree, you can whistle blow to authorities and not state sponsored news sources like Chinas uponit7771 Dec 2013 #110
Fine, the leaks COULD put lives in danger. NuclearDem Dec 2013 #51
^^^ grasswire Dec 2013 #76
^^^ Rex Dec 2013 #87
You're CORRECT, I agree not their fault but that's not RIGHT and that's were I draw the line... uponit7771 Dec 2013 #111
Please cite the sources for your claim... bvar22 Dec 2013 #188
I like this post! +1! Enthusiast Dec 2013 #164
You guy who consistently attack Snowden pscot Dec 2013 #37
Can you link to the exact part of any article where Der Spiegel says Snowden riderinthestorm Dec 2013 #46
"SPIEGEL has decided not to publish details it has seen...that could endanger the lives of NSA worke ProSense Dec 2013 #58
So you only have a hypothetical, nothing more. That's not any evidence at all. nt riderinthestorm Dec 2013 #93
? ProSense Dec 2013 #96
The hypothetical is that he endangered anyone with what's been leaked riderinthestorm Dec 2013 #99
An agent's life is endangered when his/her identity has been compromised. randome Dec 2013 #106
So you have absolutely no evidence, just your own speculation riderinthestorm Dec 2013 #155
You do realize that a German publication was quoted, there? Not "opinion"--fact. nt MADem Dec 2013 #176
Amazing how this shit mattered when it was Valerie Plame getting screwed by the Bush crew. MADem Dec 2013 #175
'Dreamy Eddie' and 'The Kenyan'. randome Dec 2013 #178
Notice that someone who works there treestar Dec 2013 #101
+1....Right, and the "someone" is just that.. someone... no position etc uponit7771 Dec 2013 #112
What was the position of the person who made the initial claim Hissyspit Dec 2013 #145
..that's true, you have a point... that guy couldah been Donald Duck too... I don't trust this uponit7771 Dec 2013 #168
Like certain people automatically believed he duped people out of passwords, Hissyspit Dec 2013 #143
Anon staffer verified by....SNOWDEN!!!! LOL hilarious. nt DevonRex Dec 2013 #183
Yeah well he managed to get himself stuck in Russia...... KentuckyWoman Dec 2013 #39
Actually the reported quote is "genius among geniuses," Hissyspit Dec 2013 #41
And he had boxes in his garage! Th1onein Dec 2013 #53
And THAT is really pissing off a lot of people! Rex Dec 2013 #65
Ha, no shit klook Dec 2013 #72
The vacillation between him being 'traitor, loser, loner, genius, brilliant, hero' Rex Dec 2013 #74
true, true grasswire Dec 2013 #79
And it is far from being over imo. Rex Dec 2013 #85
Those boxes are filled with the broken hearts of ballerinas! QC Dec 2013 #88
I heard they were filled with stripper polls and encryption keys. Rex Dec 2013 #89
See compilation of NSA stories in the Progressive Group rhett o rick Dec 2013 #43
Thanks! jsr Dec 2013 #44
It is enlightening to watch the tools "Out" Themselves... bvar22 Dec 2013 #52
Calling people "tools" because they're critical of Snowden ProSense Dec 2013 #56
Nobody here thinks that YOU are a "tool", Pro. bvar22 Dec 2013 #105
Dunno about 'tools'...maybe I would say 'sheeple unknowingly helping support Big Brother.' Rex Dec 2013 #60
Tools Enthusiast Dec 2013 #167
It is AMAZING isn't it? The constant clanging for obedience to the rules that the 1% have created HangOnKids Dec 2013 #61
Predictable as pudding. Matariki Dec 2013 #81
A huge plus one! nt Enthusiast Dec 2013 #165
But but but...the Usual Suspects 'Nancy Graced' me that he was a mad Rex Dec 2013 #62
So... Aviation Pro Dec 2013 #70
Makes one wonder what kind of internal security the NSA had? Rex Dec 2013 #77
Actually, ronnie624 Dec 2013 #90
Good Work, Hissyspit, thank you. 2banon Dec 2013 #71
And now, this genius with ethics is working for someone else Demeter Dec 2013 #91
Just their traditional enemies...but who could have thought that a mediocre Rex Dec 2013 #98
Living in a Society of Fear dregstudios Dec 2013 #115
this 'genious' thinks Russia is king of human rights. Whisp Dec 2013 #116
Do you do anything other than shill for the NSA?[n/t] Maedhros Dec 2013 #119
no Whisp Dec 2013 #121
What do you think Warren thinks about the whole NSA thing? Ash_F Dec 2013 #127
her and I can disagree but I still admire and respect her Whisp Dec 2013 #128
I don't think you actually admire nor respect her. Ash_F Dec 2013 #131
o really. Whisp Dec 2013 #135
That last comment wasn't really for your consumption. /nt Ash_F Dec 2013 #146
Post removed Post removed Dec 2013 #129
lol Whisp Dec 2013 #130
No one has provided ANY credible evidence that Snowden has given any info Hissyspit Dec 2013 #141
I wouldn't use 'credible' and 'Snowden' in one sentence. n/t Whisp Dec 2013 #150
Do you have a cite for that? LittleBlue Dec 2013 #136
oh, you didn't hear? Whisp Dec 2013 #137
You are taking him out of context, of course: Hissyspit Dec 2013 #139
Snowden was referring to specific human rights: Hissyspit Dec 2013 #140
you mean only for specific humans? Whisp Dec 2013 #149
What a fallacious response. Hissyspit Dec 2013 #153
This is how I know that the NSA puff piece is full of shit: blackspade Dec 2013 #133
Got Root SpcMnky Dec 2013 #134
Snowden is all of that . . . another_liberal Dec 2013 #144
K&R avaistheone1 Dec 2013 #156
he was given the keys to the kingdom? madrchsod Dec 2013 #157
"Obviously facing a dead-end career. Attention seeking media whore." SARCASM. GoneFishin Dec 2013 #159
K&R! Are you going to believe the 60 Minute's explanation? Enthusiast Dec 2013 #160
The guy who walked out with ohheckyeah Dec 2013 #169
Well well. This is new. Someone is finding a different string to pull to unravel the official story. Hekate Dec 2013 #177
"genius among geniuses?" Blue_Tires Dec 2013 #189
He duped them. Pwds were not given to him to steal the data. He lied and duped them. stevenleser Dec 2013 #190
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