If the US intelligence community targeted Americans MORE than non-Americans, does it even MATTER if Snowden was working for the Russians or Chinese...?
I’m not sure it does.
It’s an interesting intellectual exercise to ponder it, but...to what end, exactly..?
The principle of it...?
Let’s say you were a loyal trooper and over the course of a full career you aided in dismantling EVERY aspect of America that made her exceptional and a good, free place to live:
Would your loyalty have proven to be a good thing?
“I will take credit for being one of the first to point out the fact that Snowden’s whistleblower narrative was a total crock because after the initial flurry his leaks had little to do with NSA surveillance of individuals, but instead revealed information that was highly damaging to US national security and foreign policy. “
I call BS on this. Even if it were true, the author is just making this up...
Let’s discuss Snowden instead of the turn key police state being built by our politicians. Remember Binney and his warnings a decade ago. Was he a turncoat too? Perhaps he was a Martian or simply a bad man.... Snowden proved him correct in the end, which is why we must attack Snowden to ignore the federal behemoth nobody has the balls to take down.
Perhaps something went on between Russia and China regarding Snowden that involves stuff Golitsyn wrote about.
If Snowden had done his thing when Bush was in the White House, are there any conservatives who would not have (accurately) marked him out as a traitor? Obama Derangement Syndrome has caused a lot of conservatives to make common cause with America’s enemies.
Obama Administration agent
> . The only question in my mind was when he was when he became a Russian asset.<
What?
None of the Above???
IMO, he is an “Anonymous” admirer, who saw himself as the good-guy in some Hollywood movie, like “Enemy of the State”, or something.
Red flags went up immediately with Snowden. How could a young high school dropout land such a gig without someone/others pulling strings behind the curtain?
I’m also making note to not follow links to this blog again that cites but does not link to external sources.
Snowden was late to the game. Wired Magazine has detailed disclosure March 2012.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=wired%20magazine%20nsa%20article&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com%2F2012%2F03%2Fff_nsadatacenter%2F&ei=tm9vU8K-KMipsQT134HICg&usg=AFQjCNH49KCfhSukvCRzZzHORdVGS8V0qg&bvm=bv.66111022,d.cWc
Snowden is a brave individual, I hope he survives.