Snowden has done a service- Former Bush official applauds the whistleblower
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Re: Snowden has done a service- Former Bush official applauds the whistleblower
#2“I credit Snowden for having a great deal of courage, because he’s ruined himself forever,” he told Salon.
“I don’t think he has a future,” the former Bush administration official added.
I'd say it depends on the American citizen/voter. What future do we want?
Not pressuring the government to bring him back means giving the government a clear thumbs-up for ever-increasing mass surveillance. And it sends any potential whistleblower a clear signal to turn a blind eye to corruption and out-of-control government activity.
Is that really what we want?
Re: Snowden has done a service- Former Bush official applauds the whistleblower
#3I suspect I agree with this guy on most things, but it is a bit tone-deaf to suggest McCain should be in prison. Most people would say he has done his time. That kind of statement calls to mind McCain's famous mic-drop: "I wish I could have had the luxury, like you, of growing up and living and spending my entire life in a nice place like the First District of Arizona, but I was doing other things. As a matter of fact, when I think about it now, the place I lived longest in my life was Hanoi."
Re: Snowden has done a service- Former Bush official applauds the whistleblower
#4“I credit Snowden for having a great deal of courage, because he’s ruined himself forever,” he told Salon. “I don’t think he has a future,” the former Bush administration official added. I'd say it depends on the American citizen/voter. What future do we want? Not pressuring the government to bring him back means giving the government a clear thumbs-up for ever-increasing mass surveillance. And it sends any potential…
In the meantime, no current presidential candidate is willing to pardon Snowden.
Re: Snowden has done a service- Former Bush official applauds the whistleblower
#5Snowden as a service, saas
Re: Snowden has done a service- Former Bush official applauds the whistleblower
#6Obama OS changelog:
-- Obama 2.0
"President Barack Obama has harshly cracked down on whistle-blowers, using the World War I-era Espionage Act to punish whistle-blowers who leaked to journalists more than all previous U.S. presidential administrations combined."
-- Obama 1.0 RC1
"Protect Whistleblowers: Often the best source of information about waste, fraud, and abuse in government is an existing government employee committed to public integrity and willing to speak out"
Re: Snowden has done a service- Former Bush official applauds the whistleblower
#7“I credit Snowden for having a great deal of courage, because he’s ruined himself forever,” he told Salon. “I don’t think he has a future,” the former Bush administration official added. I'd say it depends on the American citizen/voter. What future do we want? Not pressuring the government to bring him back means giving the government a clear thumbs-up for ever-increasing mass surveillance. And it sends any potential…
In the meantime, no current presidential candidate is willing to pardon Snowden.
Which, I guess, says everything about the level of systemic corruption that we as a society have reached.
Re: Snowden has done a service- Former Bush official applauds the whistleblower
#8“I credit Snowden for having a great deal of courage, because he’s ruined himself forever,” he told Salon. “I don’t think he has a future,” the former Bush administration official added. I'd say it depends on the American citizen/voter. What future do we want? Not pressuring the government to bring him back means giving the government a clear thumbs-up for ever-increasing mass surveillance. And it sends any potential…
I'm pessimistic, half of america is already fine with opening their iPhone to the Gov. So a traitor who has done something so altruistic that it's impossible for the majority to accept it for what it really is and above all who lives in Russia with their historical nemesys, there is no way there is a chance one day for him to be understood by the masses, I'm afraid.
Re: Snowden has done a service- Former Bush official applauds the whistleblower
#9"The whistle-blower himself says he has always been incredibly careful about what exactly he discloses, and to whom. “I carefully evaluated every single document I disclosed to ensure that each was legitimately in the public interest,” Snowden told the Guardian. “There are all sorts of documents that would have made a big impact that I didn’t turn over.”"
Re: Snowden has done a service- Former Bush official applauds the whistleblower
#10While whistle blowing unconstitutional surveillance on American citizens may be a service, mass dumping of info on classied programs to China and Russia is almost treason (we are not at war).