tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post3419589392408584862..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: A Christmas Message from Edward SnowdenRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-31039007449685153802013-12-26T21:53:59.713-05:002013-12-26T21:53:59.713-05:00".....and the government that regulates it.&q...".....and the government that regulates it." That gave my spine a massive tingle. Perhaps Sibel is right. and the daily bell, and wenzel who both called this with skepticism when it came out.... I didn't want to believe at the time, but I listened and heard their point. Now I see it.<br /><br />Instead of opposition, ending NSA spying, he is calling for government regulation. Isn&#Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-25886816997634655092013-12-25T22:24:33.443-05:002013-12-25T22:24:33.443-05:00@Tony
Dozens of journalists, like Gary Webb, have...@Tony<br /><br />Dozens of journalists, like Gary Webb, have been murdered for telling the truth.<br />NSA officials who blew the whistle or tried to were intimidated, some murdered.<br /><br />I have seen many blogs simply disappear or get side-lined because they named one name too many.<br />I have seen careers destroyed, people chased out of the country, harassed, slandered, libeled, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-5336918908304891472013-12-25T19:42:17.906-05:002013-12-25T19:42:17.906-05:00Scott Creighton makes some interesting observation...Scott Creighton makes some interesting observations--that Grenwald is Cass Sunstein's man.<br /> http://willyloman.wordpress.com/2013/12/13/cass-sunstein-and-cia-director-at-time-of-the-leak-are-the-advisers-fixing-the-crisis-caused-by-snowden-psyop/#more-28275@Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-84475298794325786152013-12-25T18:13:28.920-05:002013-12-25T18:13:28.920-05:00Hey Anonymous @ 10:32, before you shed a verklempt...Hey Anonymous @ 10:32, before you shed a verklempt teardrop for humanity, read just one or two of Lila Rajiva's posts hear about Snowden's . . . give me a moment (sniff, sniff) . . . sacrifices. Oh, how could they!! Oh, how could we ever be tricked by Glenny and that beautiful blonde effeminate two-day old beard intelligent young man who sacrificed so much for humanity!! What a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-65359776339300142442013-12-25T13:28:25.678-05:002013-12-25T13:28:25.678-05:00I, too, wish he would release all the documents Wi...I, too, wish he would release all the documents WikiLeaks style. However, the method he has chosen does not change the fact that the man is a fearless hero.<br /><br />It doesn't change the fact that he "stole" documents from the darkest of imperial institutions, all while outsmarting them and covering his tracks.<br /><br />It doesn't change the fact that he came out publicly, Phil Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00388842760197647912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-47492282114754798052013-12-25T12:18:23.637-05:002013-12-25T12:18:23.637-05:00"And worse, Snowden said most recently that h..."And worse, Snowden said most recently that he supports the NSA"<br /><br />If he does then why the hell did he throw away a high paying job? For what? That's moronic. Go all the away or don't bother.Mikehttp://www.antiwar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-74279286759011278372013-12-25T09:23:12.964-05:002013-12-25T09:23:12.964-05:00I'm soooo glad he closed with a "Merry Ch...I'm soooo glad he closed with a "Merry Christmas." If he had said, "happy holidays," I wouldn't have the nerve to surf the net for weeks for fear of seeing headlines from O'Reilly and Palin about the liberal war on Christmas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-79085488982647138512013-12-25T05:12:35.071-05:002013-12-25T05:12:35.071-05:00Philip Martin: Snowden would have "massive ba...Philip Martin: Snowden would have "massive balls" if he were to release ALL the documents he had obtained, just as Bradley Manning did with WikiLeaks. But he and Greenwald would only release 1 or 2% of it so far. Releasing ALL the documents could not possibly harm Americans' security. <br /><br />And worse, Snowden said most recently that he supports the NSA, but it should only be Scott Lazarowitzhttp://scottlazarowitz.org/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-26504765234811136142013-12-25T04:45:37.600-05:002013-12-25T04:45:37.600-05:00There will always be some people who - from the sa...There will always be some people who - from the safety of behind their keyboards - think it takes balls to mock, ridicule or criticize people that make more sacrifices in one week than they'll make in their whole lifetimes. <br />Of course, legitimate criticism is warranted if applicable. But you can recognize that when you see it. <br /><br />People like Ed Snowden, Julian Assange, and even Tonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-66848516084121620312013-12-25T03:03:16.192-05:002013-12-25T03:03:16.192-05:00Something smells bad about this. My cynical antenn...Something smells bad about this. My cynical antenna are vibrating hard. <br />OK, so he says "peace matters... (Media Matters, too...hint, hint). And right after that he says "Together we can find a better balance..".. BALANCE? So, right away, there's no possibility of ELIMINATING this state surveillance? This is a limited hangout position.. Subtle predictive programming, Not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-86181842868597512872013-12-24T23:15:43.215-05:002013-12-24T23:15:43.215-05:00Something tells me that if one asked V. Putin this...Something tells me that if one asked V. Putin this Christmas who he'd like to share a glass of vodka with and why, he'd say E. Snowden. Why? Cause he's got massive balls.Phil Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00388842760197647912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-57793492266848549982013-12-24T22:32:31.116-05:002013-12-24T22:32:31.116-05:00Amazing that someone such as Snowden could make su...Amazing that someone such as Snowden could make such personal sacrifice for the good of humanity<br />and yet a poster such as above could subsequently belittle him.<br /><br />Guess it proves that<br />" common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard."<br /><br />Stuff that into your self aggrandized "rhetorician or a poet or an English major" pipe.<br Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-38226326862716385082013-12-24T21:30:46.121-05:002013-12-24T21:30:46.121-05:00At the 1:08 mark, Snowden states that "privac...At the 1:08 mark, Snowden states that "privacy matters." I understand that he is not a rhetorician or a poet or an English major, but stating that something "matters" could qualify as the emptiest statement ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com