General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: An attempted mind fuck ( otherwise known as psyops) [View all]Hekate
(90,565 posts)I've been here since 2002 and you and I used to have some good conversations back and forth. During the Bush admin I was here a great deal, and I remember you even if you don't remember me.
I followed the Plame-Wilson affair pretty closely; read Wilson's op-ed; went to hear him speak when he came to speak at the university; donated a small amount to their legal fund. I remember it very well indeed, and I know the part that Cheney played.
Of course real people died; Ms. Plame's job was to keep tabs on terrorists and all of a sudden she was outed and all the people who ever had any contact with her overseas were at risk of losing their lives. It was one of the more heinous crimes committed by Cheney.
See?
Snowden is not Valerie Plame. Nobody outed him.
I have written a lot about Snowden as I try to figure out why he would do this. I have not called for his head. But I do think he is damaging this country. I have wondered if he is incredibly naive about how governments work -- US, China, Russia, Ecuador, anyone at all. I have written about the need to rein in the intelligence-gathering apparatus in this country, and how it is still necessary to gather intelligence.
I have maintained that this is complex, and that simple minds demand simple answers.
And you throw down the gauntlet at me and say things like "What say you?"
Well, I've said it. This is what I say: It's complicated and still unfolding.
All the best,
Hekate