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http://www.juancole.com/2014/02/christie-officials-instead.htmlChristie, Clapper and other Officials who should be in Jail instead of Snowden
By Juan Cole | Feb. 1, 2014 |
(By Juan Cole)
The vindictiveness toward Edward Snowden in official Washington has nothing to do with law-breaking and everything to do with the privileges of power. The powerful in Washington may spy on us, but we are not to know about it. Snowdens sin in their eyes was to level the playing field, to draw back the curtain and let the public see what the spies were doing to them The United States has become so corrupt that the basic principle of the law applying to all equally has long since became a quaint relic. We are back to a system of aristocratic privilege. If we had a rule of law and not of men, Edward Snowden would be given a medal and the following officials would be on the lam to avoid serious jail time. (snip)
Makes some good points in this article. Worth the short read.
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Priorities, priorities, priorities. (Original Post)
JEB
Feb 2014
OP
This is a duplicate. This story has already been posted under it's headline. nt
okaawhatever
Feb 2014
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okaawhatever
(9,478 posts)1. This is a duplicate. This story has already been posted under it's headline. nt
JEB
(4,748 posts)2. Somehow missed it.
okaawhatever
(9,478 posts)4. No worries. I was just pointing it out. I'm not one of the moderators, nt
Octafish
(55,745 posts)3. NO OVERSIGHT: Privileges of Power.
Thank you, JEB! Excellent article.
As for its logical extension: NO ACCOUNTABILITY, including WHO PROFITS FROM ENDLESS WAR AND ILLEGAL SPYING?
JEB
(4,748 posts)5. Lots of people not only getting away with illegal stuff, but
making huge profit from it. I guess in present day America, profit is all that matters.