when the gov (read oligarchy) holds the citizens hostage it seems pretty reasonable

It has filled the role that the media used to fill. It's necessary. And in that sense, good.

For those who complain with Snowden...corruption doesn't know party. It is what it is. You don't get to choose what is lawless. The only caveat is that we are dependent on what Wikileaks determines is to be published--and we could be missing out on distilling that information ourselves. Which is why we need more of these types of agents like Wikileaks.

Jack

correct me if im wrong, but snowden and wikileaks are different things.

just as hilary's exploits are different yet

wikileaks may be the commonly used vessel but the acts themselves are mutually exclusive

Anyone who thinks Snowden is not a traitor may have to explain to us where that line is crossed.

I expect our government to keep legitimate secrets secret and their business in the sunshine, they appear incapable of doing either. I don't like that our secrets have been exposed, but the incompetent SOBs that exposed our secrets and do corrupt things while in government service cannot be allowed the cover of secrecy. The integrity of our government is more important than keeping secrets about meddling in other countries governments and spying on our own citizens.

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What HRC did, though... is something for which a military member would have been court-martialed. And that is a cold, hard fact.

I don't think he's a traitor... if I was president I'd grant him instant immunity...

if he is a traitor, who did he betray? Evil politicians? A government breaking its own laws? I guess disobedience to the devil is still disobedience... I'd have a hard time calling it treason but I guess the devil wouldn't...

LMAO

Or oxymoron?

Having to break the law in order to prove the US guberment is breaking many laws?