Why Embarrassing the Govt. is The #1 Crime in the U.S.

[pam4water]

"The crucial intercept that prompted the U.S. government to close embassies in 22 countries was a conference call between al Qaeda's senior leaders and representatives of several of the group's affiliates throughout the region.

The intercept provided the U.S. intelligence community with a rare glimpse into how al Qaeda's leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, manages a global organization that includes affiliates in Africa, the Middle East, and southwest and southeast Asia."*

Three government officials leaked some very serious information to The Daily Beast about a massive conference call between al Qaeda leaders all over the world. This information is very sensitive, and effectively burns a crucial intelligence resource for us (at the very least), so why doesn't the Obama administration care? Why are Edward Snowden and Bradley Manning being hounded and punished for far less sensitive information? Cenk Uygur breaks down the ridiculous double standard.

*Read more from The Daily Beast:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/07/al-qaeda-conference-call-intercepted-by-u-s-officials-sparked-alerts.html
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[Turbineguy]

1. It's more of a Number One

passtime really.

[dkf]

2. MUST SEE!!!!!!!' +1000000

[valerief]

3. How can the US be "embarrassed"? Dubya was president for 8 years!

There is no shame anymore.

[Dustlawyer]

4. K&R!!!!!!!!!! So true! We are no longer "The land of the Free". I Just hope the Brave will

leave their Home and fight! We need publicly funded elections and obviously, campaign finance reforms, including Super PACs! If the Government can show a Compelling Governmental Interest, they can enact Reasonable Restrictions on Free Speech. This can get around the "money is speech" and "corporations are people" arguments that would surely to be litigated, only to end up in front of SCOTUS!

[blackspade]

5. Cenk Nails It Again!

Where is the outrage!?

[burnodo]

6. No, no, no! Snowden bad! Snowden bad!

Rinse. Repeat.

[snappyturtle]

7. This is great! I had wondered about this....didn't make sense in

light of the treatment of the whistleblowers, Manning and Snowden...
so glad I'm not nuts! So...the gov't can leak but the rest of us can't.
Got it.