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Of all the lies that Edward Snowden has told since his massive theft of secrets from the National Security Agency and his journey to Russia via Hong Kong in 2013, none is more provocative than the claim that he never intended to engage in espionage, and was only a “whistleblower” seeking to expose the overreach of NSA’s information gathering. With the clock ticking on Mr. Snowden’s chance of a pardon, now is a good time to review what we have learned about his real mission.

KNOWING THE TARGET AUDIENCE It is always easier to convince people to act upon something they already believe than to convince them to act on something they do not yet believe… Environmental concerns may not be important to the advocate’s audience, in which case the advocate must determine what is important to this audience and frame the message to tap into it. For example, an advocate may wish to frame the message around such issues as religion (stewardship), public health, people’s livelihoods, children, or cultural and historical preservation. The tip comes from a toolkit distributed by ISAR: Resources for Environmental...

Ancient Toolkit Gives Glimpse of Prehistoric Life Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News Toolkit Contents Dec. 13, 2007 -- Before the end of the last ice age, a hunter-gatherer left a bag of tools near the wall of a roundhouse residence, where archaeologists have now found the collection 14,000 years later. The tool set -- one of the most complete and well preserved of its kind -- provides an intriguing glimpse of the daily life of a prehistoric hunter-gatherer. The contents, as described to Discovery News by Phillip Edwards, a senior lecturer in the Archaeology Program at Melbourne's La Trobe University, show...

Illegal or fraudulent immigration into the United States is an important tool in the toolkits of America’s enemies – and it has been exploited tirelessly, and tragically, all too successfully. The problems resulting from the amenable and porous borders of the United States have metastasized beyond the socio-economic concerns of ruinous welfare and health care loads, and unemployment. The immigration issue has been elevated to a critical problem of national security that demands our attention.

Join FR's Virtual March For Justice at your Desk! Join the Local March For Justice in your Town! Local Grassroots Activism Toolkit If you CAN'T get to D.C. (and even if you CAN!) -- To ALL who stand for the American Republic,One Nation, Under God, Subject to the Rule of Law,which requires the execution of justice;and the confirmation of judges for its execution: Join FreeRepublic's VIRTUAL MARCH FOR JUSTICE IIApril 6, 7 & 8 right in your community! * at your Congressional Rep District Offices* at media offices (especially talk show stations)* at your keyboard, fax & phone! * BACK...