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*********The Official "It's Not About Meeeee" Snowden Interview Live Thread************* (Original Post) msanthrope May 2014 OP
Turn on NBC--some dude is trying to twerk and be funny. What the Fuck?? nt msanthrope May 2014 #1
Okay--it's another show. Sadly, the remote was under my dog's ass. This made a change, however, msanthrope May 2014 #2
For my SOTU live blog, I highlight the incoming Senators, House Members, SCOTUS, etc..... msanthrope May 2014 #3
For my SOTU Live blog, I also usually do the response....this was Marco Rubio.... msanthrope May 2014 #4
Excellent thread on the financial connections between Greenwald and NBC News--- msanthrope May 2014 #5
Oooohhhhh...commercial for NBC John Malkovich show. Looks Good. nt msanthrope May 2014 #6
Brian Williams has taken on the color of John Boehner..... nt msanthrope May 2014 #7
OMG. Someone dyed him orange??? greatauntoftriplets May 2014 #8
It might be the lighting. nt msanthrope May 2014 #10
Williams opens "Snowden came armed with talking points." nt msanthrope May 2014 #9
In other words, Williams wasn't allowed to ask really hard questions, I bet. randome May 2014 #11
Well, the media deal that Greenwald and NBC have may preclude any "surprises." Follow the money! nt msanthrope May 2014 #20
GG on Brian Williams .. "NBC News’ top hagiographer" by Glenn Greenwald/Fucking Hypocrite Cha May 2014 #175
Shit Charles Johnson nailed him dead on.....nt msanthrope May 2014 #183
Snowden opens with challenge that government must show that he did harm. msanthrope May 2014 #12
Snowden cannot meet the eyes of Williams, constantly looking down to the left. nt msanthrope May 2014 #13
Noticed that too. berni_mccoy May 2014 #18
That is a sure tell. Whisp May 2014 #32
He's got a panoply of tics and tells--very carefully edited out by Poitras, but note that every msanthrope May 2014 #36
well now I'm feeling sorry and scared for the idiot. Whisp May 2014 #45
Williams points out that Snowden's passport WAS PULLED before he got on the plane to Russia. nt msanthrope May 2014 #14
No proof of that offered. nt ChisolmTrailDem May 2014 #16
Did Snowden dispute? randome May 2014 #19
Actually, my phone rang right as Williams said that. msanthrope? nt ChisolmTrailDem May 2014 #25
Nope...nt msanthrope May 2014 #29
When the classified information was released, that is exactly what happened. A very stupid thing to lostincalifornia May 2014 #33
The Chinese did not acknowledge the "pull." MADem May 2014 #192
Snowden now disclaiming that he ever had contacts in Russia....took nothing to Russia....Claims msanthrope May 2014 #15
Must have given it to China before he left for Russia... berni_mccoy May 2014 #21
He "handed them off." Bobbie Jo May 2014 #22
Who are you going to trust? randome May 2014 #23
"Snowden stayed at Russian consulate while in Hong Kong" Number23 May 2014 #177
Right--no contacts, but has an FSB lawyer awaiting his arrival. Absolute liar......nt msanthrope May 2014 #184
Bottom line: Once he MADE THE POINT, why continue. n/t UTUSN May 2014 #17
Snowden now tells us what he is---"trained as a spy!" nt msanthrope May 2014 #24
The "totality of my experience."--worked undercover for CIA, worked as a lecturer. nt msanthrope May 2014 #26
Obama said he was a low-level administrator, a "hacker". Why did the president down-play ChisolmTrailDem May 2014 #37
Have you noted that Snowden hasn't provided a scrap of proof? nt msanthrope May 2014 #39
Yes, I have. But people usually do not come to interviews with material to backup their ChisolmTrailDem May 2014 #55
Why would anyone automatically believe a guy hiding in Russia? randome May 2014 #41
Snowden didn't say the president called him a low-level hacker. The president said that. nt ChisolmTrailDem May 2014 #47
I know. I believe the President more than I do Snowden. randome May 2014 #59
EDITED: Neither side is offering any proof of their claims, but I tend to put more faith in the ChisolmTrailDem May 2014 #63
He claims he was outside the NSA on 9.11......nt msanthrope May 2014 #27
Anyone find a live stream yet? Whisp May 2014 #28
here m-lekktor May 2014 #43
Thanks! Whisp May 2014 #51
US should not be a "security state." So of course, he joined the CIA. nt msanthrope May 2014 #30
Where else would he get the opportunity to shoot leakers in the balls? randome May 2014 #35
Claiming Special Forces now....nt msanthrope May 2014 #31
Snowden was still talking when he was cut off by commercial break. What did he go ChisolmTrailDem May 2014 #34
NBC News and Greenwald have a financial deal, detailed above. I'm sure Snowden will do just fine. msanthrope May 2014 #38
Williams holds an IPhone---what can be done with it???? Snowden claims msanthrope May 2014 #40
Unlikely. The owner would have to allow it. berni_mccoy May 2014 #44
Claims all these things can be done---but gives no proof. nt msanthrope May 2014 #42
Today's show sounds like a true circus. nt Jamaal510 May 2014 #171
Then details what can happen to you if you turn your phone on---you should be AFRAID that someone msanthrope May 2014 #46
Computer programs can get inside your thought process!!! Be afraid!!! nt msanthrope May 2014 #48
And never, ever specifies whether this is being used against illegitimate targets. randome May 2014 #57
Note, he hasn't once claimed to have illegally targeted anyone. Who did he illegally target that msanthrope May 2014 #64
"Are you with someone who is not your wife" - is what SNOWjob is shocked by. nt UTUSN May 2014 #49
Exactly.....nt msanthrope May 2014 #56
Where are those copies of those emails to NSA authorities, Snowden? Whisp May 2014 #60
Since he's a trained spy, in the traditional sense, what's the prob with sex v. spy UTUSN May 2014 #65
He wants Congress to get them. You'd think he might have taken copies with him....or the msanthrope May 2014 #67
Thought forms Bobbie Jo May 2014 #50
He's now decrying how "dirty" the targeting is. Talking about "respect." nt msanthrope May 2014 #52
Exec summary: it's all legal but you still should be very afraid. ucrdem May 2014 #53
Claims he went through channels....claims there's emails. Of course...he kept no copies. nt msanthrope May 2014 #54
Claims he "reported" things.....but has no copies, and filed no actual whistleblower complaints. nt msanthrope May 2014 #58
NBC claims there might be one email to the Office of General Counsel. But Snowden kept no copies. n msanthrope May 2014 #61
"What happens to people who stand up etc." ucrdem May 2014 #62
And he didn't retain a copy?? Bobbie Jo May 2014 #66
Exactly--he forgot to take the evidence that he was a whistleblower.....now, msanthrope May 2014 #68
So--he takes a position to steal documents.....but forgets to steal evidence of whistleblowing. nt msanthrope May 2014 #69
Snowden claims he didn't take info that would cause lives to be at risk....but didn't read msanthrope May 2014 #70
He refuses to answer when he decided to steal documents. randome May 2014 #71
More espionage charges. nt msanthrope May 2014 #73
Now Greenwald is sitting in--nt msanthrope May 2014 #72
Snowden wants others to read what he stole, and take responsibility for harm. nt msanthrope May 2014 #74
If someone came to your house/work and copied your computer files Whisp May 2014 #75
Williams discloses financial relationship with Greenwald. nt msanthrope May 2014 #76
Tell us what you turned over to Xi, Eddie. ucrdem May 2014 #77
SNOWDEN does NOT DENY turning over military secrets--merely promises they won't be published..... msanthrope May 2014 #78
Yeah, that stood out to me, too. randome May 2014 #79
That is the money shot--it means NBC News and other organizations were given military secrets and msanthrope May 2014 #82
Brian Williams ended the segment with the kinfe to Snowden---noting that military secrets were msanthrope May 2014 #80
.... greatauntoftriplets May 2014 #81
Is that like an oath? Or a non-disclosure agreement? randome May 2014 #84
10 fuckin' tons of irony should hit that twit....nt msanthrope May 2014 #94
Snowden: "they won't be published" -- doesn't mean he won't sell them to highest bidder... berni_mccoy May 2014 #86
Or someone who has them now won't have them stolen, sold, etc......nt msanthrope May 2014 #90
He said he gave everything to the journalists... Whisp May 2014 #97
"I'm not going to walk into a jail cell." nt msanthrope May 2014 #83
He claims he has special charges laid against him...that's why he doesn't have to face the law. nt msanthrope May 2014 #85
He can't stand trial because he will be hampered by the law. nt msanthrope May 2014 #87
Claiming "civil disobedience" but without going to jail. nt msanthrope May 2014 #88
"I'm still working for the government." nt msanthrope May 2014 #89
He just didn't say which government (Russian) berni_mccoy May 2014 #92
Now he's Henry Thoreau ucrdem May 2014 #91
Yeah--but unlike them, prison is too good for him. He isn't doing us any good by being in a jail msanthrope May 2014 #93
Excellent point. ucrdem May 2014 #95
"Circumstances trapped me here!" Oh for Christ sake....he just started watching The Wire. nt msanthrope May 2014 #96
"Rights are being challenged" in Russia. nt msanthrope May 2014 #98
Now he wants to talk tee-vee. ucrdem May 2014 #99
Being a patriot means knowing when to pull the plug on entitlements. ucrdem May 2014 #103
He's limited about advocating for rights in Russia because he doesn't speak Russian....nt msanthrope May 2014 #100
He sees himself as a "Patriot." nt msanthrope May 2014 #101
Which doesn't mean supporting programs. Except defense programs. nt ucrdem May 2014 #106
How is he serving his government? He's been so careful with his releases.....nt msanthrope May 2014 #102
"The most trusted journalistic institutions in America." randome May 2014 #104
Holy shit.....I was laughing my ass off at that, too.....nt msanthrope May 2014 #107
OMG--"people have unfairly demonized the NSA!" Make up your mind, Eddie. nt msanthrope May 2014 #105
Ummm.... like HIM? AnnieBW May 2014 #116
Of all the things he misses, he never mentions his girlfriend, who said she was devastated. randome May 2014 #108
Girlfriend may have dumped him. nt msanthrope May 2014 #109
What I'm saying is, it's not the NSA, it's that [indistinct] in the White House ucrdem May 2014 #110
EXACTLY.....that came through, loud and clear. nt msanthrope May 2014 #113
Snowden's motives are irrelevant to me. This is between the USG and those who vote and pay for them merrily May 2014 #111
DU rec... SidDithers May 2014 #112
The person ProSense May 2014 #114
Yeah, he's a real Jason Bourne... AnnieBW May 2014 #115
Thanks for making this thread. Verrrrry interesting. n/t Whisp May 2014 #117
Now listening to the Ambassdor skewing Snowden's lies on the live stream.... msanthrope May 2014 #119
Mitchell dissing Kerry and cuddling Snowden. Whisp May 2014 #123
But then turned around and noted that Snowden is "radicalized." nt msanthrope May 2014 #125
Mitchell just knifed him, though....says possible letter he sent would have been April 2013..... msanthrope May 2014 #131
Maybe Greenwald suggested he send that letter. randome May 2014 #135
This is getting dangerously close to implicating Greenwald. MohRokTah May 2014 #140
Oh no--Glenn is that stupid----if you look at the case he defended msanthrope May 2014 #185
Well, if he did, that was amazingly stupid advice. nt msanthrope May 2014 #153
Now listening to the Ambassador ---who is skewing him over the passport bullshit msanthrope May 2014 #118
Former ambassador notes that Snowden is not "stuck" in Russia--Russia is a sovereign nation, could msanthrope May 2014 #120
Russia could give him citizenship if they'd like. They did it with Gerard Depardieu, after all. MADem May 2014 #190
NOTE--the live stream continues, with snowden being SKEWERED by American Ambassador..... msanthrope May 2014 #121
I'm late to the party but the title "Inside the mind of Edward Snowden" ecstatic May 2014 #122
Andrea Mitchell "He seems to have been radicalized." LIVE STREAM>>>> msanthrope May 2014 #124
Good grief...Andrea, go away! elias49 May 2014 #134
"Snowden is naive and mistaken" about the harm he is caused, and is naive about msanthrope May 2014 #126
"SNOOOWDENNNNN!!!" whatchamacallit May 2014 #127
Jesus fuck, if anything deserves a trigger warning... randome May 2014 #130
Haha sorry whatchamacallit May 2014 #132
Mitchell just revealed something interesting-Snowden claims to have sent a letter in APRIL 2013--- msanthrope May 2014 #128
Snowden went to Hawaii to intentionally leak Whisp May 2014 #129
Look at the time--he sent the letter Mitchell is talking about in April 2013....after he stole. nt msanthrope May 2014 #133
I know...it's almost 11:30 and you're still at it! elias49 May 2014 #137
NBC is still showing the Snowden interview online.....nt msanthrope May 2014 #143
Damn, missed the meltdown because I'm watching the Hawks/Kings game MohRokTah May 2014 #136
How so? elias49 May 2014 #138
Can tell you're a real sports fan. MohRokTah May 2014 #142
Cool. elias49 May 2014 #144
Your sarcasm detector is broken, too. eom MohRokTah May 2014 #145
Well...he did show his ass in a pretty meaningful way. msanthrope May 2014 #146
That was pretty damned stupid since the interview can be used against him in a court. MohRokTah May 2014 #149
That interview is a goldmine for a prosecutor. nt msanthrope May 2014 #162
Ambassador outlining damage to US-- msanthrope May 2014 #139
OMG--now Snowden is talking like an idiot about the 4th amendment---- msanthrope May 2014 #141
not watching it but from i read he sounds like a fucking idiot JI7 May 2014 #147
LOL! ProSense May 2014 #155
Well....he sounds like a person who has read a few books. And that impresses others msanthrope May 2014 #172
Michael Leiter, Breyer's former clerk, is ABSOLUTELY SKEWERING Snowden's 4th amendment claims as msanthrope May 2014 #148
Snowden could not provide NBC News with any examples of wrongdoing!!!! No actual msanthrope May 2014 #150
Really? Wow! Number23 May 2014 #178
No--apparently he forgot to steal proof. nt msanthrope May 2014 #182
!! Number23 May 2014 #189
"He confuses the capability of the NSA with what they're actually doing." randome May 2014 #151
NBC news is noting that he hasn't provided any actual "proof." nt msanthrope May 2014 #154
Williams notes long breaks, loss of train of thought, aphorisms, loss of eye contact in interview msanthrope May 2014 #152
I"ve been trying to watch the aftershow ever since it started but it's frozen :( nt ChisolmTrailDem May 2014 #158
I saw about 10 minutes of it before it froze for me, too. randome May 2014 #163
Can't believe traffic is bad enough to jam it... ChisolmTrailDem May 2014 #164
Just froze for me....nt msanthrope May 2014 #166
Well, Big Giant Head said it would be available afterwards. Guess I'll have to watch it later. nt ChisolmTrailDem May 2014 #169
So when will the GG Twit fit over this interview start? MohRokTah May 2014 #156
It's entirely possible that Glenn may not realize Eddie fucked up--remember the Putin msanthrope May 2014 #167
So now Snowden is explaining how we should allocate defense funding....to another agency. nt msanthrope May 2014 #157
Pete Williams just debunked Snowden's inane point on the Boston bombings.....nt msanthrope May 2014 #159
Edward comes across as extremely arrogant (or narcissistic?) ecstatic May 2014 #160
He was very well-prepared. I have no doubt his FSB lawyer made sure he was. nt msanthrope May 2014 #165
Pete Williams notes neither Greenwald or Snowden have shown us how the programs are illegal. nt msanthrope May 2014 #161
Great, let's have more of it, it works for my agenda! dgauss May 2014 #168
Goodnight alll---live feed froze for me, and I am tired. nt msanthrope May 2014 #170
This was fun. ucrdem May 2014 #173
Nicely done, msanthrope. Bobbie Jo May 2014 #174
Thanks!! nt msanthrope May 2014 #181
what the hell are you gonna do January 2017; ask yourselves that MisterP May 2014 #176
Celebrate Hillary's inauguration? nt stevenleser May 2014 #187
Going to my third Clinton Inaugural??? nt msanthrope May 2014 #188
Mr "It's Not About Mememememememe" Full of Holes Snowden who Cha May 2014 #179
Thanks for following this and posting, all. Skidmore May 2014 #180
3 Reasons To Doubt Snowden's Claim That He 'Has No Relationship With The Russian Government At All' ProSense May 2014 #186
Holy fucking self kick Batman! L0oniX May 2014 #191
 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
2. Okay--it's another show. Sadly, the remote was under my dog's ass. This made a change, however,
Wed May 28, 2014, 09:52 PM
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because it's usually under the cat's ass.


 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
3. For my SOTU live blog, I highlight the incoming Senators, House Members, SCOTUS, etc.....
Wed May 28, 2014, 09:54 PM
May 2014

Here, I note that Roseanne Barr is apparently back on television, judging something. Looking good.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
11. In other words, Williams wasn't allowed to ask really hard questions, I bet.
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:03 PM
May 2014

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msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
20. Well, the media deal that Greenwald and NBC have may preclude any "surprises." Follow the money! nt
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:08 PM
May 2014

Cha

(297,217 posts)
175. GG on Brian Williams .. "NBC News’ top hagiographer" by Glenn Greenwald/Fucking Hypocrite
Thu May 29, 2014, 12:23 AM
May 2014

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When GG goes on a tear about journalists like this, http://www.salon.com/2012/05/03/nbc_news_top_hagiographer/ …, keep in mind he drops it ALL when there's money on the table.

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Notice that suddenly Glenn Greenwald isn't calling Brian Williams a "drooling subservient shill" any more.


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Whisp

(24,096 posts)
32. That is a sure tell.
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:15 PM
May 2014

I have my certificate in body language from watching the Lie To Me tv series. Excellent show. For the first 8 or so episodes for that is where you get introduced to the science and it's fascinating.

 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
36. He's got a panoply of tics and tells--very carefully edited out by Poitras, but note that every
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:18 PM
May 2014

single time he claims a new accomplishment, it starts back up.

 

Whisp

(24,096 posts)
45. well now I'm feeling sorry and scared for the idiot.
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:24 PM
May 2014

Is he feeling the pressure/threats from Putin, from Greenwald, from the U.S.? From all of them?

Maybe he's not a spy after all, maybe he's the patsy some thought he was. And Mr. $$Greenwads$$ is cashing in big time while Snowden is collecting nervous tics.

Whooo!

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
19. Did Snowden dispute?
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:08 PM
May 2014

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lostincalifornia

(3,639 posts)
33. When the classified information was released, that is exactly what happened. A very stupid thing to
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:18 PM
May 2014

release the information before he got to the country where he wanted to be

MADem

(135,425 posts)
192. The Chinese did not acknowledge the "pull."
Thu May 29, 2014, 08:44 PM
May 2014

They played the "problem with the paperwork" game--it that "James" or "Joseph" as the middle name? Let's dither while he gets his ticket, goes through security, and gets on the plane! Ooops! Too late!

They wanted Snowden OUTTA THERE. They didn't want the problem. They didn't want him arrested in Hong Kong, they wanted to maintain the Great Fiction that Hong Kong is an enclave that gives a shit about "rights" in contrast to China (Big Lie--when Beijing says JUMP, Hong Kong says HOW HIGH?).

They pushed him off on Putin, and Putin, having hosted Snowden at the Russian consulate in Hong Kong, was "ready to receive." For all we know, China and Russia worked a deal to make sure that China had trouble processing the US request, so Snowden would fall right into Putin's loving embrace.

 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
15. Snowden now disclaiming that he ever had contacts in Russia....took nothing to Russia....Claims
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:06 PM
May 2014

he has no control over the documents anymore.....

SO he gave it all away?????

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
23. Who are you going to trust?
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:11 PM
May 2014

A spy agency that is forbidden by law from spying on Americans or multinational media corporations?
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Number23

(24,544 posts)
177. "Snowden stayed at Russian consulate while in Hong Kong"
Thu May 29, 2014, 03:55 AM
May 2014
Before American fugitive Edward Snowden arrived in Moscow in June — an arrival that Russian officials have said caught them by surprise — he spent several days living at the Russian Consulate in Hong Kong, a Moscow newspaper reported Monday.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/report-snowden-stayed-at-russian-consulate-while-in-hong-kong/2013/08/26/8237cf9a-0e39-11e3-a2b3-5e107edf9897_story.html


He was saying?
 

ChisolmTrailDem

(9,463 posts)
37. Obama said he was a low-level administrator, a "hacker". Why did the president down-play
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:20 PM
May 2014

Snowden's qualifications?

 

ChisolmTrailDem

(9,463 posts)
55. Yes, I have. But people usually do not come to interviews with material to backup their
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:27 PM
May 2014

answers to an interviewers questions, yet most of the time we take them at their word anyway.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
41. Why would anyone automatically believe a guy hiding in Russia?
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:22 PM
May 2014

A guy who said in Hong Kong that he was not there to hide from justice? Snowden's credibility was shot to hell with that one remark, IMO.
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randome

(34,845 posts)
59. I know. I believe the President more than I do Snowden.
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:29 PM
May 2014

The fact that all Snowden could steal were SharePoint documents proves he didn't have much access at all.
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ChisolmTrailDem

(9,463 posts)
63. EDITED: Neither side is offering any proof of their claims, but I tend to put more faith in the
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:30 PM
May 2014

president.

However, Sec. Kerry was livid because he says Snowden's "betrayal" caused immeasurable damage to U.S. interests.

Did low-level power points cause immeasurable damage to U.S. interests?

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
35. Where else would he get the opportunity to shoot leakers in the balls?
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:18 PM
May 2014

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ChisolmTrailDem

(9,463 posts)
34. Snowden was still talking when he was cut off by commercial break. What did he go
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:18 PM
May 2014

on to say? Will they tell us? Or, are they selectively editing this interview to their own agenda?

 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
38. NBC News and Greenwald have a financial deal, detailed above. I'm sure Snowden will do just fine.
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:20 PM
May 2014

Lots of claims.....and no proof offered.

Discharge papers???

 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
40. Williams holds an IPhone---what can be done with it???? Snowden claims
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:22 PM
May 2014

that any surveillance agency, any country, can do anything with these phones.....targeted, however.

 

berni_mccoy

(23,018 posts)
44. Unlikely. The owner would have to allow it.
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:24 PM
May 2014

That's what Snowden meant by targeted. They would have to trick the target into installing a provisioning profile on the phone.

 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
46. Then details what can happen to you if you turn your phone on---you should be AFRAID that someone
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:24 PM
May 2014

will use your googles against you....

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
57. And never, ever specifies whether this is being used against illegitimate targets.
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:28 PM
May 2014

The 'dirtiness' of the targeting. 'Lack of respect' for targeted suspects! Oh, God, this is...stranger than I would have thought.
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msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
64. Note, he hasn't once claimed to have illegally targeted anyone. Who did he illegally target that
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:31 PM
May 2014

he's having the fits over?????

 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
67. He wants Congress to get them. You'd think he might have taken copies with him....or the
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:32 PM
May 2014

girlfriend, or his Mom might have them.

ucrdem

(15,512 posts)
53. Exec summary: it's all legal but you still should be very afraid.
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:26 PM
May 2014

Thanks for helping out the GOP yet again NBC.

Bobbie Jo

(14,341 posts)
66. And he didn't retain a copy??
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:32 PM
May 2014

He can read your thought forms, but can't smuggle a freaking email over something of this magnitude?

 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
68. Exactly--he forgot to take the evidence that he was a whistleblower.....now,
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:33 PM
May 2014

understand this is after talking to a lawyer, Greenwald.

 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
70. Snowden claims he didn't take info that would cause lives to be at risk....but didn't read
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:36 PM
May 2014

them all...

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
71. He refuses to answer when he decided to steal documents.
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:36 PM
May 2014

Why?
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Whisp

(24,096 posts)
75. If someone came to your house/work and copied your computer files
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:38 PM
May 2014

onto a thumb drive when you weren't there, - how would you know what exactly they took?

ucrdem

(15,512 posts)
77. Tell us what you turned over to Xi, Eddie.
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:40 PM
May 2014

We've seen the Verizon warrant and the Powerpoints and weren't impressed.

 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
78. SNOWDEN does NOT DENY turning over military secrets--merely promises they won't be published.....
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:40 PM
May 2014

OH SHIT.......Williams just knifed him in the back.....

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
79. Yeah, that stood out to me, too.
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:41 PM
May 2014

As did the acknowledgement of NBC's relationship with Greenwald.
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msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
82. That is the money shot--it means NBC News and other organizations were given military secrets and
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:43 PM
May 2014

Snowden, in his arrogance, thinks he can protect them.

 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
80. Brian Williams ended the segment with the kinfe to Snowden---noting that military secrets were
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:42 PM
May 2014

handed over, but Snowden thinks they won't be published.....

Why? because Snowden made journalists sign an agreement.


S

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
84. Is that like an oath? Or a non-disclosure agreement?
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:44 PM
May 2014

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Whisp

(24,096 posts)
97. He said he gave everything to the journalists...
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:52 PM
May 2014

so Greenwald, etc., promised not to publish, is that what Snowden means?

Didn't Greenwald threaten to bring America to 'to it's knees' a way back? Does that sound like a trustworthy person that keeps promises?



 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
93. Yeah--but unlike them, prison is too good for him. He isn't doing us any good by being in a jail
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:49 PM
May 2014

cell.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
104. "The most trusted journalistic institutions in America."
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:56 PM
May 2014

Oh, God, make it stop!
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randome

(34,845 posts)
108. Of all the things he misses, he never mentions his girlfriend, who said she was devastated.
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:57 PM
May 2014

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merrily

(45,251 posts)
111. Snowden's motives are irrelevant to me. This is between the USG and those who vote and pay for them
Wed May 28, 2014, 10:59 PM
May 2014

IOW, it's about us.

ProSense

(116,464 posts)
114. The person
Wed May 28, 2014, 11:02 PM
May 2014

who advised him to do this interview should have to pay his legal fees.

Geez, what a train wreck.

AnnieBW

(10,426 posts)
115. Yeah, he's a real Jason Bourne...
Wed May 28, 2014, 11:02 PM
May 2014

Snowjob, you're a low-level sysadmin who happened to work one assignment overseas. You're not a hero. You're a twit.

 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
131. Mitchell just knifed him, though....says possible letter he sent would have been April 2013.....
Wed May 28, 2014, 11:18 PM
May 2014

Which means that he sent his letter after he met with Greenwald and after he went to BAH to steal.....


so....it's ass-covering.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
135. Maybe Greenwald suggested he send that letter.
Wed May 28, 2014, 11:21 PM
May 2014

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MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)
140. This is getting dangerously close to implicating Greenwald.
Wed May 28, 2014, 11:24 PM
May 2014

Could Greenwald really be stupid enough to have colluded with Snowden before the fact? I just don't see him being that completely idiotic in order to get a story.

 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
185. Oh no--Glenn is that stupid----if you look at the case he defended
Thu May 29, 2014, 06:55 AM
May 2014

Matt Hale in, Greenwald acted so stupidly that I would unreservedly call it malpractice.

 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
120. Former ambassador notes that Snowden is not "stuck" in Russia--Russia is a sovereign nation, could
Wed May 28, 2014, 11:06 PM
May 2014

have absolutely given him travel documents....

Also, Snowden's lawyer is FSB...so claiming that he has no contacts with the government in Russia is a LIE....

MADem

(135,425 posts)
190. Russia could give him citizenship if they'd like. They did it with Gerard Depardieu, after all.
Thu May 29, 2014, 08:39 PM
May 2014

And GD didn't have to wait five years, or take a test, or anything. Pootie liked him, so they made him up a nice passport, complete with one of his film "head shots" as the photograph.

They could do the very same for Snowden.

And then, he could go anywhere on his Russian passport.

ecstatic

(32,704 posts)
122. I'm late to the party but the title "Inside the mind of Edward Snowden"
Wed May 28, 2014, 11:09 PM
May 2014

kind of implies that Snowden might be crazy. About to start watching now...

 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
126. "Snowden is naive and mistaken" about the harm he is caused, and is naive about
Wed May 28, 2014, 11:13 PM
May 2014

the unregulated and uncontrolled.....

Michael Leiter........

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
130. Jesus fuck, if anything deserves a trigger warning...
Wed May 28, 2014, 11:17 PM
May 2014

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msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
128. Mitchell just revealed something interesting-Snowden claims to have sent a letter in APRIL 2013---
Wed May 28, 2014, 11:16 PM
May 2014

but he had already met with Greenwald, already taken job at BAH....

So what it sounds like this letter is "ass covering!"

 

Whisp

(24,096 posts)
129. Snowden went to Hawaii to intentionally leak
Wed May 28, 2014, 11:16 PM
May 2014

Then why did he send those emails to the NSA?

Don't not fit, as so many things in this saga that don't make sense.

 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
133. Look at the time--he sent the letter Mitchell is talking about in April 2013....after he stole. nt
Wed May 28, 2014, 11:19 PM
May 2014
 

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)
136. Damn, missed the meltdown because I'm watching the Hawks/Kings game
Wed May 28, 2014, 11:22 PM
May 2014

Sounds like Snowden really fucked this up.

 

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)
142. Can tell you're a real sports fan.
Wed May 28, 2014, 11:25 PM
May 2014

REading the comments here.

BTW, this is hockey. Double overtime. Stanley cup playoffs.

 

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)
149. That was pretty damned stupid since the interview can be used against him in a court.
Wed May 28, 2014, 11:32 PM
May 2014

HE has to know Putin will be finished with him one day and will revoke his temporary sanctuary, right?

I mean a super secret double naught spy like Snowden isn't going to miss that guaranteed eventuality, right?

 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
139. Ambassador outlining damage to US--
Wed May 28, 2014, 11:23 PM
May 2014

Damage to bilateral relations.

Information given to enemies...

Ambassador notes that Russian human rights dialogue ENDED because of Snowden's presence in Russia---he was used in propaganda.

How does releasing capabilities help us.

 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
141. OMG--now Snowden is talking like an idiot about the 4th amendment----
Wed May 28, 2014, 11:25 PM
May 2014

it's friggen hysterical.

Oh Eddie.....go finish high school before you opine on the Constitution!!!

ProSense

(116,464 posts)
155. LOL!
Wed May 28, 2014, 11:37 PM
May 2014

Like I said, train wreck.

Everything he hyped was BS. He basically gave an interview that stepped all over his talking points.

 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
172. Well....he sounds like a person who has read a few books. And that impresses others
Wed May 28, 2014, 11:54 PM
May 2014

that have read a few books....

For example, his dissertation on the 4th amendment was cringingly stupid. But it 'sounded' smart...you know what I mean? Then Michael Leiter destroyed his analysis....

 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
148. Michael Leiter, Breyer's former clerk, is ABSOLUTELY SKEWERING Snowden's 4th amendment claims as
Wed May 28, 2014, 11:31 PM
May 2014

completely unfounded in legal reasoning and fact.....

Snowden is wrong on facts and law.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
151. "He confuses the capability of the NSA with what they're actually doing."
Wed May 28, 2014, 11:33 PM
May 2014

And he never had evidence to back up his fears. Excellent points.
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msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
152. Williams notes long breaks, loss of train of thought, aphorisms, loss of eye contact in interview
Wed May 28, 2014, 11:34 PM
May 2014

process.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
163. I saw about 10 minutes of it before it froze for me, too.
Wed May 28, 2014, 11:44 PM
May 2014

I refreshed the page but still nothing.
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MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)
156. So when will the GG Twit fit over this interview start?
Wed May 28, 2014, 11:37 PM
May 2014

I just checked and I do believe he thinks Snowden nailed it because he hasn't tweeted a thing yet.

 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
167. It's entirely possible that Glenn may not realize Eddie fucked up--remember the Putin
Wed May 28, 2014, 11:50 PM
May 2014

interview crap???

ecstatic

(32,704 posts)
160. Edward comes across as extremely arrogant (or narcissistic?)
Wed May 28, 2014, 11:40 PM
May 2014

It's almost like he's putting on an act. Even Glenn comes across better than him.

Cha

(297,217 posts)
179. Mr "It's Not About Mememememememe" Full of Holes Snowden who
Thu May 29, 2014, 04:26 AM
May 2014
keeps putting his narcissistic face out there for the suckers who eat up every word without question.


Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
180. Thanks for following this and posting, all.
Thu May 29, 2014, 06:16 AM
May 2014

My allergy medicine got the best of me yesterday evening so I crashed early.

ProSense

(116,464 posts)
186. 3 Reasons To Doubt Snowden's Claim That He 'Has No Relationship With The Russian Government At All'
Thu May 29, 2014, 08:08 AM
May 2014
3 Reasons To Doubt Snowden's Claim That He 'Has No Relationship With The Russian Government At All'
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025017483
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