Don't forget how the Old Military Bulls hopped on the establishment bandwagon..."He's endangerin' ah boys in tha Field!" Some on INGO, even.Snowden was probably a hero. In a properly functioning First amendment protected journalistic focused environment every one of his disclosures and allegations would have been thoroughly investigated by a free press and exposed to the light of day the malfeasance of our government. Elected officials and bureaucrats alike would have been charged, tried, and convicted of many crimes in direct violation of the Constitution.
Instead in very short order a complicit media dropped any pretense of investigation and took the regime's line the Snowden was a traitor. In reality the crime was the subversion of the principles of the Constitution by those who took an oath to defend and support it.
If you bothered to go through some of the disclosures at the time, you can see much of what Snowden spoke of creeping into the rest of the government. Just look at representative Jordan's subcommittee on weaponization of the federal government.
Snowden was probably a hero. In a properly functioning First amendment protected journalistic focused environment every one of his disclosures and allegations would have been thoroughly investigated by a free press and exposed to the light of day the malfeasance of our government. Elected officials and bureaucrats alike would have been charged, tried, and convicted of many crimes in direct violation of the Constitution.
Instead in very short order a complicit media dropped any pretense of investigation and took the regime's line the Snowden was a traitor. In reality the crime was the subversion of the principles of the Constitution by those who took an oath to defend and support it.
If you bothered to go through some of the disclosures at the time, you can see much of what Snowden spoke of creeping into the rest of the government. Just look at representative Jordan's subcommittee on weaponization of the federal government.
I would say that the US is not as adept at the art of elimination as Mossad or the KGB.I’m amazed that Snowden is even still alive vis-a-vis what happened to Navalny?
The Clintons and others have a long, long list of people who were “silenced” about their corruption and scandals. For instance Steve Foster an attorney who supposedly committed suicide but the investigation revealed otherwise.I would say that the US is not as adept at the art of elimination as Mossad or the KGB.
Yes, they full well understood this when they pledged their lives and fortunes to the goal of independence and liberty.Were George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, James Madison, etc, guilty of sedition and treason against England & King George III?
Until the citizens can financially cripple government employees for wrong doing or lack of action, this will continue.DEA surveillance program shows why Congress may ‘go slow’ on FISA renewal - Washington Examiner
Newly released details about a controversial mass surveillance program shed light on the pitfalls of government data acquisition programs.www.washingtonexaminer.com
I put this here because it directly involves what Snowden did.
Rope, lots of rope.Until the citizens can financially cripple government employees for wrong doing or lack of action, this will continue.
"...American civil rights tests for his job field..."Snowden was a scumbag with a savior complex.
Look up his work history and prior actions if you believe he was doing this for altruistic reasons. I've had friends in the past in intelligence circles, and all of them consider him a complete jackass, not for leaking the information, but because of how he went about it. They could provide a much better rundown on how many times he failed his American civil rights tests for his job field, and how he gave absolutely zero ****s about the average American citizen being spied on.
There are people who do these things for legitimate purposes, and an example of that would be Assange.
"...American civil rights tests for his job field..."
Snowden’s actions may have been wrong. The people he worked for were just as wrong if not more. His punishment should match theirs. That includes Bush and Obama.Snowden was a scumbag with a savior complex.
Look up his work history and prior actions if you believe he was doing this for altruistic reasons. I've had friends in the past in intelligence circles, and all of them consider him a complete jackass, not for leaking the information, but because of how he went about it. They could provide a much better rundown on how many times he failed his American civil rights tests for his job field, and how he gave absolutely zero ****s about the average American citizen being spied on.
There are people who do these things for legitimate purposes, and an example of that would be Assange.