I blame this on the full moon,but I agree with Dragon.
I think the guy is a hero.
It's easy to keep your mouth shut and collect your paycheck,but to sacrifice everything for the greater good of making people aware of this?
Of course folks like you and I knew about it all along,but this guy slammed down the truth in NSA's face,knowing there is only one way it will end for him.
I think maybe the people who have been "granted" Top Security clearances and know what goes on,yet say nothing perhaps are the misguided ones.
One of my favorite quotes of all time-
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."-Edmund Burke
I believe his revelation to the world was a double-edged sword for all the reasons the talking heads in media have proffered up on the Sunday news shows today. Yay: he told us our worst fears are true. Boo: Those that would do us harm have a leg up on how our governments are 'doing things'. He gave all thinking it will change things...but, it won't. Just like the recent scandals in D.C.(imagined or not) this will get swept under the carpet, the current WH administration and a willing Media machine will see to that.
I read with great interest what Chris Boyce said about him and agree with him that Snowden probably didn't think this one through very thoroughly; I believe Boyce said, and I paraphrase a bit here, that Snowden has 'brought the weight of a mountain on himself, his family, etc. with his decision' his life is totally fucked from here on in. There were other ways this bring this to light, but he CHOSE the spotlight.
Ed Snowdens life is hereby done, he will live the rest of his life looking over his shoulder, if he didn't trust anyone before he'll never be able to now. Wherever he winds up I'm pretty confident those around him won't have his interests in mind. If he wasn't a pawn before this, he will be now.
Sadly, the poor misguided SOB brought it upon himself.
I blame this on the full moon, but I agree with Dragon.
I think the guy is a hero.
It's easy to keep your mouth shut and collect your paycheck, but to sacrifice everything for the greater good of making people aware of this?
Of course folks like you and I knew about it all along, but this guy slammed down the truth in NSA's face, knowing there is only one way it will end for him.
I think maybe the people who have been "granted" Top Security clearances and know what goes on, yet say nothing perhaps are the misguided ones.
One of my favorite quotes of all time-
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. "-Edmund Burke
Edward J. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor whose leak of agency documents has set off a national debate over the proper limits of government surveillance, has been charged with violating the Espionage Act and theft of government property for disclosing classified information to The Guardian and The Washington Post, officials said on Friday.
There are a number of little police forces that have purchased armored assault vehicles through DHS. Does Mayberry need a TANK to keep law and order? Are us rabble out in the sticks getting so out-of-control the jackboots need armored vehicles now?
All cops, council members and local politicians should be vetted to make sure they never owned G. I Joes as a kid.
You have been gone awhiile CC, I was on this one too, but apparently if you are concerned with this you wear a tin foil hat. Well, welcome to the tin foil hat club.
Thank you for the warm welcome. What are the dues, and when do I get my secret decoder ring?
There are a number of little police forces that have purchased armored assault vehicles through DHS. Does Mayberry need a TANK to keep law and order? Are us rabble out in the sticks getting so out-of-control the jackboots need armored vehicles now?
You have been gone awhiile CC, I was on this one too, but apparently if you are concerned with this you wear a tin foil hat. Well, welcome to the tin foil hat club.
There are a number of little police forces that have purchased armored assault vehicles through DHS. Does Mayberry need a TANK to keep law and order? Are us rabble out in the sticks getting so out-of-control the jackboots need armored vehicles now?
Most of the local county police forces have them around here.
There are a number of little police forces that have purchased armored assault vehicles through DHS. Does Mayberry need a TANK to keep law and order? Are us rabble out in the sticks getting so out-of-control the jackboots need armored vehicles now?
Better add FBI, ATF & DEA to the thread title. Heard a news story yesterday that they also have drones. I almost wish I still had a rifle; I wouldn't shoot a human with one anymore but I'd gleefully take down some of those things.
Most of the local county police forces have them around here.
