Is Edward Snowden a Traitor or a Hero?

[rbkwp]

bring it on, its a wonderful world
deniers aplenty, like GW/CC
gain
quicker the Planet explodes the better, no qualms about it
we dont deserve our presence here
thinking of the most devious ways to get on top of each other
aquire weaponry to destroy each other

maybe I should speak for myself
as the perfects no doubt wish to remain

Spy Merchants - Al Jazeera Investigations

Published on Apr 10, 2017
Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit enters the secretive world of the surveillance industry. Spy Merchants reveals for the first time how highly-invasive spyware, which can capture the electronic communications of a town, can be purchased in a 'grey market’ where regulations are ignored or bypassed. Mass surveillance equipment can then be sold onto authoritarian governments, criminals or even terrorists.

During a four-month undercover operation, an industry insider working for Al Jazeera filmed the negotiation of several illegal, multi-million dollar deals that breach international sanctions. The proposed deals include the supply of highly restricted surveillance equipment to Iran. The undercover operative also secured an extraordinary agreement to purchase powerful spyware with a company who said they didn’t care who was the end-user.

 

[rbkwp]

NATIONAL SECURITY is one of the biggest loads of shit tthe USA Govt condones
almost every POLITICIAN is likely 10xs worse
speak out you followers of so called Govt security?

Whistleblower Advocates: Stop Targeting the Messenger

In recent weeks, the Trump administration has taken on a much more aggressive tone towards whistleblowers and groups like Wikileaks, calling them 'hostile intelligence services' and saying that Julian Assange's arrest is a 'priority'

http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=18983

 

[rbkwp]

pretty well related??


MICROSOFT President hits out at the NSA
sound familiar
current computer virus drama

Experts warn of new cyber-attack threats

Published on May 15, 2017
Experts warn of new cyber-attack threats

Further large-scale disruption in the wake of Friday's ransomware computer attack appears to have been averted.

The Wanna Cry virus locked data and demanded a ransom on more than 200,000 computers in 150 countries.

But there are still many questions about who is responsible. Experts say the latest attack is unlikely to be the last.

 

[rbkwp]

Govts routinely lie to there populace
- he said

US whistleblower Chelsea Manning set to be freed from prison

Chelsea Manning, a transgender and former US soldier who was jailed for one of the largest leaks of classified documents in US history, is set to walk out of a military prison after seven years behind bars.

In July 2010, Manning - then a male soldier known as Bradley - was arrested over the release of a huge trove of more than 700,000 classified military and diplomatic documents via WikiLeaks.

US President Barack Obama commuted her 35-year prison sentence in January.

Shihab Rattansi reports from Quantico, Virginia, where Manning was detained at a US Marines base for three years.

Wikileaks Releases Lady Gaga Halloween Interview With Julian Assange

 

[rbkwp]

of course
American democracy is perfect and this doesent happen

lets blame CHINA for its poor human rights record
lets blame RUSSIA/PUTIN for the ogre he is

our Trump, and the failed one,not to mentionm our presidents before him,are all perfection personified huh
and an expectation that Trumps muttering Xis a fine man, Trump would just as easily reverse his shit talk if he wasent fearful of China
USA 'best military in the world' doesent mean shit,if you have a gutless deceitful leader

BREAKING NEWS
"We lost another one." China killed or jailed at least 18 C.I.A. sources over two years, debilitating American spying in the country.
Saturday, May 20, 2017 12:32 PM EDT
The Chinese government systematically dismantled C.I.A. spying operations in the country starting in 2010, killing or imprisoning more than a dozen informants over two years and crippling intelligence gathering there for years afterward.
Current and former American officials described the intelligence breach as one of the worst in decades.
Read more »

 

[deleted15807]

Funny Snowden tweeted this pre-election 2016:

Yet:

The Wall Street White House: Trump hires fifth Goldman Sachs staffer to the administration​

 

[rbkwp]

May 22, 2017
John Pilger: Julian Assange is Cleared of Rape Charges, but Far From Free

Filmmaker and journalist John Pilger says Swedish authorities should be 'embarrassed' for pursuing what he called trumped up accusations against Assange and also how journalists are increasingly targeted as enemies of the state.

http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=19142

 

[rbkwp]

ahem
related/as in whistleblower that is
dont give a F' re theUS Govt picking up a few billion more for its killing mania

besides i LOVE CATERPILLAR products

The Whistleblower Behind Caterpillar’s Massive Tax Headache Could Make $600 Million
The construction giant faces a $2 billion IRS bill and possible criminal charges, while the accountant who tipped off the feds stands to make a windfall.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/feat...r&utm_term=170601&utm_campaign=bloombergdaily

 

[rbkwp]

of course no ones interested in the SNOWDEN RUSSIAphile
unless ot course your beloved current president PARDONs him
wouldent be unexpected huh

in the meantime this,makes a reasonable read
PLENTY of revelations,uhmmm correction reading
take your pick!!!


Secrets From the Biggest Snowden Reveal
On Wednesday, The Intercept published the most documents ever released at once from the cache provided by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden: 294 articles from an internal NSA news site, SIDtoday, many of them classified. After combing through the documents, staffers Margot Williams, Micah Lee, and Talya Cooper wrote an overview of their findings, which included revelations on how U.S. spies misused a covert network for personal business and the many ways the U.S. tried to bug Iraq after removing Saddam Hussein. Longtime contributor Nick Turse separately used the NSA documents to investigate how the spy agency helped a draconian regime in Ethiopia exponentially expand its surveillance network, while investigative reporter Ryan Gallagher revealed how the NSA secretly operated drones from a base in the English countryside.
Ahead of this flood of information on electronic spying by the U.S. government, The Intercept’s Sam Biddle reminded readers of the unparalleled surveillance powers of a private American corporation, Facebook. Academics told him that Facebook’s behavior in handling cloaked advertising from the Russian government was “stunning” and raised “crucial questions” about “most of the public’s personal data.” Biddle called for CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify before Congress.

SNOWDEN ARCHIVE
——THE SIDTODAY
FILES
SIDtoday is the internal newsletter for the NSA’s most important division, the Signals Intelligence Directorate. After editorial review, The Intercept is releasing nine years’ worth of newsletters in batches, starting with 2003. The agency’s spies explain a surprising amount about what they were doing, how they were doing it, and why.

https://theintercept.com/snowden-sidtoday/

 

[rbkwp]

semi related
dnt mind saying
give it up Clinton she male has been
days are gone now for you and your sort,no use riding on others coatails,populace attention seeking you

Julian Assange hits back at 'creepy' Clinton over Russia allegations
Julian Assange launches a personal attack on Hillary Clinton, accusing her of lying and displaying a "cold creepiness" after the former Democratic presidential candidate tells the ABC the WikiLeaks founder is a "tool of Russian intelligence".

 

[rbkwp]

semi related

COULD be termed as a bigger contribution to democracy than the demonic pseudo leader and its hench persons of the current US govt

even if,this lot ended up in power
think WLs putting much more truth/fact out there than big mouth tweeter Trump
either way theyre all a pack of scheming/conniving b.....ds,the lot of them

Julian Assange confirms Cambridge Analytica sought WikiLeaks' help
Report says Trump campaign’s data-mining contractor was trying to get hold of Hillary Clinton’s missing emails

edit

“I can confirm an approach by Cambridge Analytica [prior to November last year] and can confirm that it was rejected by WikiLeaks,” Assange tweeted. He did not elaborate on the content of the request.

Julian Assange confirms Cambridge Analytica sought WikiLeaks' help
Report says Trump campaign’s data-mining contractor was trying to get hold of Hillary Clinton’s missing emails

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...rms-cambridge-analytica-sought-wikileaks-help

 

[798686]

@OP.

Neither. He's just a twit.

 

[chrisrobin]

The real question is how did it happen.
How was it possible for computer records to be accessed, copied and passed on, stolen?
Why is the security so bad, so lax and inefficient.
The question therefore is not were Brady and Snowdon traitors - they were
but
how was this allowed to happen.
In typical establishment fury the authorities screamed traitor, villain and created a smokescreen to cover their own lack of proper control - how many top brass, managers etc got fired though the failings of what should have been secure documentation.
Every time a hackers gains access, even kids do it now as a passage of rite it is the hackers whop are at fault - yes they are , but the true fault lies in a system that allows access, therfore are secrets any safer electronically stored or should they be down to one copy by pen stored in a big cupboard with only one key.
Yes anyone who passes on sensitive material is wrong, but how is the information left lying around and so easily obtained

 

[TexanStar]

He's got a 3 hour interview with Joe Rogan. Over 4 million views so far and it's only been up a day.

Interesting stuff if facets of national security / civil liberties / politics interest you.