Posted on 07/01/2013 8:30:29 AM PDT by USS Johnston
Former President George W. Bush has weighed in on the Edward Snowden saga, telling CNN the former National Security Agency contractor threatened the security of U.S. citizens by leaking information about the surveillance program his administration created after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks.
"I know he damaged the country," Bush said in an interview from Zambia, where he and his wife, Laura, are on a humanitarian mission. "The Obama administration will deal with it. I think he damaged the security of the country."
Like President Barack Obama, Bush deflected criticism of the spy program.
"I put the program in place to protect the country, and one of the certainties is civil liberties were guaranteed," Bush said in the interview...
Bush also refused to criticize his successor. "It doesn't do any good," he said. "It's a hard job. He has plenty on his agenda and it's difficult. [A] former president doesn't need to make it harder."
The White House said Obama will meet Bush on Tuesday in Tanzania...
He added: "You know, ultimately history will judge the decisions that I made. And I won't be around because it's going to take a while for the objective historians to show up. So I'm pretty comfortable with it. I did what I did."
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I think this has already been proven a lie. The DNI already is a proven liar....I don’t believe GWB or the NSA on this matter.
You have indeed pierced the heart of this matter.
How serious a breach in public trust has Snowden's revelation been regarded by the Elites? GWB himself emerged out of mothball to finally weigh in on the policies of 0blabla. NOT to criticize a thousand and one additional ways America has been undermined since his departure, but on SUPPORTING and DEFENDING this one singular policy. This as "civil liberties" are coincidentally proving to be rather elusive, given the intrusiveness and over-officiousness of certain alphabet agencies.
The credibility and presumed honor of this governance and its leadership -- past and present -- have been exposed as violating the implicit trust of We The People.
On what other issues and "crises" have we been deceived?
Lol...Does biting humor or sarcasm count?
Seems a bit counter-intuitive, BUT...:-)
Even better!
The private individuals or businesses know that the Feds will find ways to make their lives miserable if they don't "voluntarily" fork over the information in question.
I pinged those people to a couple stories and got a very vitriolic and hysterical message threatening to report me to the mods if I didn't remove her from this "Nutjob Conspiracy Ping List" right this minute!!!!
It sorta grew from there. As only FReepers can, a whole bunch of people jumped on the band-wagon and threatened to report me if I did remove them or failed to add them.
Thus the ping list got a name and an admission requirement.
It's about doubled in size since.
Compare to the therm "Big Bang" which was originally intended as a dismissal and disparagement of that particular cosmological theory of origin...
Walk thru airports without being molested? Buy Big Gulps in NYC without getting tossed in the hoosegow? Buy water in VA without a half-dozen LEOs climbing our vehicle without guns drawn?
Dragging these chains around in the name of "Security" is a small price to pay -- don't you think? The Illegal Invasion and de facto Amnesty of 11 40 million Mexicans and subsidizing Chech immigration of radical Islamists is UNDER CONTROL. So relax.
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It sorta grew from there. As only FReepers can, a whole bunch of people jumped on the band-wagon and threatened to report me if I did remove them or failed to add them.
Funny story. I'd be honored to become a member. OR ELSE my report to the Mods won't be very pleasant.
;-)
No. It's a "Communitah" of supposed Representatives whose oaths of loyalty are sworn to uphold the US Constitution.
Nice theory, anyway.
HA! Excellent.
The local shopkeeper is likely going to cooperate because he wants the local police to think well of him.
This is a tale as old as time, because it is human nature.
Welcome aboard! Love your screen name, the back story should be a part of every schoolboy’s education.
Also welcome to FR, I hope you have a long, enjoyable and mutually instructive stay!
Thank you, Amigo/Amiga. It’s an honor. And thank you for your appreciation of history. I refuse to “forget” the courageous deeds and the Patriots who made us “Americans.”
Coercion is a tale as old as time and “human nature” — yet IT remains dishonorable and unethical.
Well it just got a bit more complicated. You just accused Snowden of giving foreign powers military secrets...this has not been reported.
I have not read anything that indicated he passed on military secrets. So, do you have a link to this? What I understand, Snowden released info regarding NSA spying on it's own citizens.
What branch of the military does the NSA fall under?
Its current director is an Army general, but his predecessor was Air Force.
Its current director is an Army general, but his predecessor was Air Force.
I see.
Then doesn't it follow that using the military against US citizens on American soil is a direct violation of Posse Comitatus Act?
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