Snowden

[MikeBjerum]

I have been following several stories on Edward Snowden over the last couple weeks.  An AP story today carries a couple headlines, but the one that caught my eye was that "... his mission is already accomplished."

Sitting in an easy chair with a laptop on his lap is quite the photo op.  I wonder what it is like for a former United States contractor to live as an exile with the constant question bounding around in his mind "can a sniper see me here?"

[Pathfinder]

I'm personally torn about Snowden. On the one hand, like Assange, he stole US secrets and made them public. Not generally a good thing.

OTOH, he has brought light into the darkest recesses of the obamanation, let them dash out and lie some more to try to spin the information, and then release additional information to highlight those lies. And with the current crop of pols in Dc, that's actually a good thing, we are (hopefully) seeing some awakening in this country.

But, yeah, sniper.

[kmitch200]

I'm personally torn about Snowden.

You're not the only one...
Some talking heads were on tv saying that Snowden should come back to the US and face a trial.
They said there was "no record" of him bringing his concerns to the NSA or the Senate Intel. Committee.

Like anyone in either of those freaking camps would have done anything but maybe disappear his azz.
 

[mortdooley]

 I think Snowden is a Patriot who gave up his future to expose the corruption of this intrusive administration. Rather then have him charged with a crime I would like to see some elected officials and their underlings in Leavenworth. Their crimes against the American people are many.

[MikeBjerum]

I agree to a point mort.  However, Snowden went too far with the level of disclosure and who he gave it to.

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[tombogan03884]

Snowden is a f*cking idiot who lost his citizenship over something that has been common knowledge since at least the 1980's.

What do these ignorant brain dead azzholes think we've been paying billions of $ for since 1947 ?

[MikeBjerum]

I don't know about the rest of you, but I really wish Tom would find a way to let us know how he really feels 

My question continues to be whether we will hear of a murder, a terminal illness, or if he will just disappear.

[TAB]

i think the media will just stop talking about him and he will die pennyless of old age some where

[mortdooley]

What are we paying billions of dollars for since 1947, to cover up Roswell?

[Timothy]

Spying on our own citizens, Mort!

We can't trust the .gov and haven't been able to for my lifetime and then some!