Posted on 06/17/2013 9:17:35 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Edward Snowden blames Obama By: Tal Kopan June 17, 2013 11:39 AM EDT
NSA leaker Edward Snowden criticized President Barack Obama for empty promises in an online Q-and-A on Monday, saying the presidents alleged failings influenced his decision to release the secret information on surveillance.
Obamas campaign promises and election gave me faith that he would lead us toward fixing the problems he outlined in his quest for votes. Many Americans felt similarly. Unfortunately, shortly after assuming power, he closed the door on investigating systemic violations of law, deepened and expanded several abusive programs, and refused to spend the political capital to end the kind of human rights violations like we see in Guantanamo, where men still sit without charge, Snowden said in a response to a question from a commenter on The Guardians website.
Snowden was responding to this question: Why did you wait to release the documents if you said you wanted to tell the world about the NSA programs since before Obama became president?
Snowden also said the U.S. would not be able to silence him.
All I can say right now is the US Government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me. Truth is coming, and it cannot be stopped, Snowden said when asked by Guardian reporter Glenn Greenwald what would happen to the information he possessed if something happened to him.
He defended his decision to flee to Hong Kong, claiming the U.S. government did what he expected when the story came out and ruined his chance of a fair trial.
First, the US Government, just as they did with other whistleblowers, immediately and predictably destroyed any possibility of a fair trial at home....
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LOL, I can imagine what. I’m pretty sure it’s something I’ve been called before at some point. :)
I assume most husbands have been called that at some point in time during a marriage. If not their marriage lacks passion. Either that or they are not married to a woman of Irish descent.
I’ve never been married, but girlfriends have called me some lovely names before. I’m of Irish descent, and have had a girlfriend of the same...dangerous. :)
Still waiting more damaging revelations...Of course we expect a tsunami of negative .guv/MSM campaigning that turns this guy into Benedict Arnold. But the damage is done and cat out of the bag. Distrust of the regime is reaching an all-time high....seemingly.
Odd question: DID 0dingaInc. purposely allow him to data-dump in order to produce paranoia? Is this a psy-ops game? OR...was it legit .guv sloppiness and revelation from a guy who claimed he was doing his patriotic duty? (just throwing that out there.) Your opinion?
Interesting theory.
Gotta tell ya, Tex -- Hussein is as we all know a Trojan Horse Commie, Muslim, and anti-American subversive....
THAT said, George W. Bush failed to batten down the hatches at the Mexican border and secure it when he and the GOP Congress had the chance over 10 years ago when had it been part of his agenda, legislation WOULD have passed. He also inexplicably and ostensibly invited the Illegal Invasion to continue unabated during his "War on Terror" while restricting the Border Patrol from exercising their mission. "BLAME"?? He's no 0dinga but he deserves his fair share of the crisis we're now facing today.
” A hint: that level of clearance requires a year or more to obtain. “ yes , true but sometimes it takes years as I was told.
Yes the Anti-Christ will have that kind of effect on people where people will be fooled into believing that he will be doing it for their own good and he loves them... a false Messiah.
Precisely
CIA has had Petraous removed and second in command moved to the WH where he can be watched
NSA is under control of DOJ /holder/ Obama as CiC
If KGB wanted to take him out they have other methods
CIA could not openly oppose 0 without being charged with attempting a coup BUT a free lance individual placed under cover of an independent company is a more likely person to bring damaging material forward.
Expect that to happen while he’s in Africa
Only if he was using this situation to establish a cover to infiltrate an opposing agency There would be easier ways with less attention. Don’t know that any other agency would trust him
Otoh. When there was mention CIA could make a person disappear. Didn’t think he was referring to killing. Surgical change of appearance (sex) new papers. New identity New life Ed Snowden disappears.
Otoh he has stated his death and/ or disappearance will not stop what’s coming out.
obama said to “reject voices that tell you that tyranny is just around the corner.”
as far as "in" jokes go, that was a good one! stealthy.
Regardless of all the hype, this supposed leak, did nudge the US public awareness of pervasive privacy intrusion, by a subtle means. Just sayin’. Got a whole lot of other issues, off the boards. All at once. Hecky Durn.
And you believed Bush, Rubio, or whoever you listen to because they tell you what you want to hear?
Nope. You?
And why do you accuse me of being stupid? What have I ever done to you? Shortsheet your bed? Do your wife?
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