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panader0

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6. I know this sounds naive--but I wish we had NO secrets.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Apr 19, 2017, 08:15 PM

Apr 2017

The policy of the US should be the same as the Constitution.
We believe in democracy. We will help other nations to achieve that goal.' We believe
in humanity. We will help other nations to be safe. Period. No profit. Just values.

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CBS News has learned a manhunt is under way for a traitor inside the CIA who gave thousands of docs [View all] kpete Apr 2017 OP

I SAID this! And no one believed it could be the case. Maraya1969 Apr 2017 #1

Another Edward Snowden... TheDebbieDee Apr 2017 #17

+1,000,000,000 times worse. lark Apr 2017 #33

This web of conspirators is vast. JNelson6563 Apr 2017 #2

+1000 byronius Apr 2017 #13

Kick Hekate Apr 2017 #3

Almost had to be a mole... Wounded Bear Apr 2017 #4

The case surrounding the leaks/collusion looks to be far reaching, and thorough. denbot Apr 2017 #5

I know this sounds naive--but I wish we had NO secrets. panader0 Apr 2017 #6

The problem is that spying does work, saves lives, and prevents wars. Yavin4 Apr 2017 #10

"No profit. Just values." Dem2theMax Apr 2017 #12

Not naive at all. You're absolutely correct. But -- sociopaths. Psychopaths. byronius Apr 2017 #14

Himself and his government, yes. Volaris Apr 2017 #35

is this what is taking so long? mopinko Apr 2017 #7

I heard about this a couple of weeks ago. kentuck Apr 2017 #8

What is even worse? SCVDem Apr 2017 #9

No, it's not. SomethingNew Apr 2017 #28

hogwash! tomp Apr 2017 #30

Fair enough. SomethingNew Apr 2017 #34

you're still over-generalizing... tomp Apr 2017 #36

Un-fkn-believeable. I had to go through extreme vetting to get a Top Secret clearance and an... iluvtennis Apr 2017 #11

This is probably where Cernovich got his blackmail information. Initech Apr 2017 #15

Are we talking traitors or whistle blowers? ZX86 Apr 2017 #16

I don't think they were traitors. The99thTimeLord Apr 2017 #18

Well if you're a Timelord ZX86 Apr 2017 #19

Allons-y!! The99thTimeLord Apr 2017 #20

Traitors- read the article Sculpin Beauregard Apr 2017 #21

I did. ZX86 Apr 2017 #25

These people aren't whistle-blowers. They're turning over American intellectual property pnwmom Apr 2017 #22

Wikileaks is a foreign adversary? ZX86 Apr 2017 #24

Yes. It has been established that Wikileaks is a vehicle for Russian propaganda. pnwmom Apr 2017 #26

All you ever heard from the Christian Right and the secular rightwingers is that the liberals are Lint Head Apr 2017 #23

I hope the traitor is found MontanaMama Apr 2017 #27

Didn't trump give a tour of the CIA shortly after being inaugurated? William769 Apr 2017 #29

I think you're all crazy if you think you know what's going on. tomp Apr 2017 #31

Don't focus on the what, focus on the why bucolic_frolic Apr 2017 #32

No Way Out, Costner as a Russian spy........... mrmpa Apr 2017 #37

It seems to me that we'd all be better off if the intel community was fully staffed with Snarkoleptic Apr 2017 #38