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So what's your explanation? That Snowden could have found a way to raise issues through legal channels, could have found a way to overcome internal traction aga

• mseebach 9y ago
  Presumably, the scope of the scandal would have been much smaller. His immunity would almost certainly have been conditional on him abiding by this confidentiality agreement, then, probably, some investigators (the senate oversight committee perhaps?) would review his evidence and shut down the illegal bits, and that would be that.
  • jbreckmckye 9y ago
    > some investigators (the senate oversight committee perhaps?) would review his evidence and shut down the illegal bits, and that would be that. I think you are very optimistic about the way the United States and its various instruments handle complaints, respect the law and police themselves. I am not an optimist. I think most nations are more interested in their material goals than ideological integrity. I also think that model is more consistent with history than the other. After all - how would a government with such transparency and integrity let its armed forces fire on civilians to begin with?