Posted on 07/29/2013 7:22:22 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
The traitor to our country and NSA, Edward Snowden, is now making the rounds of the major Communist countries; China and Russia, with either Ecuador or Venezuela or possible Cuba being a final destination. Who knows, it may be someplace no one ever thought about.
For all of you who labeled him a hero, I must excuse your ignorance on national security issues. If you haven’t worked in the intelligence community, you have no idea the damage that this sniveling coward has done to the intelligence community’s efforts and endangered your life and those of your loved ones.. When both the Russian and Chinese governments are sheltering him, he must have a mother lode of information.
When he initially left the United States, his exodus to Hong Kong was labeled by those sympathetic to him as a hero fleeing possible torment by this government. But, why to Hong Kong, controlled by the Chinese? If he had indeed been a true NSA whistleblower, such as Bill Binnie, Russ Tice or Tom Drake..(they’re racking up, aren’t they?)….he would still be in the US. While I don’t condone the actions of the three named, I have to give them their due for not running away.
While in Hong Kong, no doubt visited and interrogated by Chinese intelligence, he is now as of this writing, in Moscow, where he will be similarly interrogated. These are not the actions of a whistleblower, but of one who is not only sympathetic to Communist countries but may well be working for an organization who is friendly to one or both of these countries. Whatever the real reason is for his defection, the United States doesn’t fare well under any circumstance.
The damage to our intelligence community and national security is immeasurable. The only thing we have gleaned from this is our security policy is lacking: miserably. Unfortunately, we’ll be paying a heavy price.
Our defense department and intelligence community, thanks to the efforts of the Obama administration are already weakened. Thanks to the politically correct programs enacted: women in combat, revocation of ’don’t ask, don’t tell’ , attacks on religious freedom, restrictions on engaging the enemy in combat, and so on..we’re on very shaky ground.
Snowden was obviously working with someone else; he had to have help, considering the path he took to our enemies. He probably would have given the information to the Taliban if he wasn’t scared they might kill him just for the heck of it using religious grounds as a reason.
His visit to Moscow is especially troubling. Vladimir Putin at this point is the only leader in the world that actually acts like one. Obama certainly doesn’t; he’s too busy bowing and scraping to every other leader in the world. Putin is taking full advantage of our latest intelligence fiasco; whether or not his government had a hand in the operation still remains to be seen.
However, in his quest to bring back a better, more powerful Soviet Union, he will take all he can get from any Y Generationer who is more interested in himself and not the larger picture. By taking in Snowden, Putin is telling us that he is smarter than we are, more powerful and our days as a superpower are limited.
Vladimir Putin was affected deeply by the break-up of the Soviet Union. It was the United States who brought his country to its knees and it has eaten at him. He’s the type of man that holds a grudge. His work in the KGB and then as head of the same under the new name: Federal Security Service (FSB) demonstrates that this man is devoted to the Marxist/Russian Communist theology.
His mission to widen the influence of Russia throughout the world is in full force. There are new oil and gas supply agreements with countries throughout Europe, and supplying Japan with gas from Sakhalin Island. New military cooperation agreements with not only old Soviet republics and the Mid-East but widening into South America and Central America put us into a secondary player role. These military cooperation agreements include not just weapons, aircraft and naval vessels, but in some cases, Russian military personnel.
This man is no fool. He is cold and calculating. By allowing Snowden into Russia, he is not only getting his hands on some very important intelligence information, he will use whatever he can to bring us to our knees, not only in our national security, but anyway he can. He is thumbing his nose at us and enjoying every minute of it. Snowden may be welcomed right now, but when he can no longer give continued valuable information, he’ll be discarded.
But by that time, the damage is done to our country.
This country must get serious about its national security. We must stop using our defense department and military as a venue for implementing social policy. Security clearances must be tightened, investigations of candidates for clearances must be more thorough. There must be concerted effort throughout DOD as a whole; not just NSA.
Of course, you also must have an administration that is serious about our national security.
And the Snowden affair is what you get when you don’t have one.
Do you read? I know you don’t listen.
I repeat, click the about tab and read the bio.
I think he is, but has been for a long time.
My opinion (worth what it costs) is that they captured a body double of Bin Laden and faked the at sea dump.
They probably captured some of the wives. Just a guess.
Obozo always lies. 24/7
He will be paranoid when Putin is through with him.
If you are a nail they need to hammer down, then they go back into the record and find “something”.
How in the hell do we really know that?
We saw the photos. And video. And toe-tag. The funeral about the Phantom Ship. Eyewitness accounts...And...WAIT...
Well, Il Supremo made an announcement on national tee-bee. There's even a special "Commemorative Coin" available.
NEVERMIND. But...but we got Saddam, right?? What a relief *phew*
A good fraction of the Seals who did the job ended up dead.
I’m just say’n.
You can’t be that stupid.
Odd is a word; So is willing negligence. But then maybe SOME body got a great meatloaf recipe from Aunt Mabel! And isn't THAT what "security" is all about?
Yes. A great loss.
I have great respect for our military. I ran a Navy MARS station out of my home for 19 years. Handled health & welfare traffic for the Navy & Marine Corp. Good people.
Let’s talk about traitors. How about a Vice President who named the unit.
I repeat, click the about tab and read the bio.
Of "Ann Marie"??
Frankly, after reading "her/his/its" bullsh*t and yet unprovable "damage" to US "security," I don't need to. I know a well-paid statist shill who doesn't give a rip about the USCON when I see one.
“The point was, the ability to use the system on our foreign enemies (and friends) has been compromised”
Then maybe they shouldn’t have illegally spied on Americans. If you don’t use your toys right, they get taken away.
Besides, they are not even slightly doing this to protect us from terrorists. If that was the case the border wouldn’t be wide open, we wouldn’t be funding Al Qeida in several countries. We wouldn’t have increased moslem immigration 5 fold since 9/11. We wouldn’t have flooded the Mexican cartels with machine guns in order to impugn American gun owners. We wouldn’t specify TEA as the stand in “terrorist group” in every training scenario run these days. The FBI and Army wouldn’t have purged their training of every negative reference to Islam.
If you are doing all THAT, don’t come to me with a case of the fainting vapors about how Snowden, or I, are making the country less safe by rejecting that the NSA and DOD should have the right to turn their antennae inward upon US. It’s pure 100% gold plated BS.
Yep, “Plugs”
Talk about a dunce.
All mouth but his speech has no content.
Not even a useful idiot. Why do you think they chose him. No danger of being bumped for the VP.
I’m just say’n.
"Accidents happen. Machinery breaks down. Mistakes are made."
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Yes, she can.
They are not dragging people away in the middle of the night.
They are getting close, but they are not.
That was a serious breach,and the bastard should be up on charges.
he would still be in the US. While I don’t condone the actions of the three named, I have to give them their due for not running away.
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The most terrifying thing about the Snowdon case is that he had a chance to examine who to go to in this country to whistleblow, and he didn’t find any branch of the government safe.
That says more than anything.
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