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BoingBoing has the skinny on author John Schindler[1] > John Schindler was a prof at the College; he slammed Snowden as a traitor and compared Greenwald to Hit
by ttctciyf 8y ago
BoingBoing has the skinny on author John Schindler[1]
> John Schindler was a prof at the College; he slammed Snowden as a traitor and compared Greenwald to Hitler, and was generally dismissive about concerns about network surveillance; he also sent pictures of his dick to a woman who wasn't his wife. He also co-wrote the report that stated that Sadam Hussein had WMDs, and helped send America to war. That was a lot worse than dick pics.
I mean, while I have no issue with Schindler's evident animus for the current US President, and while the Polish case may (or may not) establish Schindler's intended point, his credibility is IMO way insufficient to be trusted on stories like this. He's really best seen as part of a fringe movement of pro-intelligence online cheerleaders and would-be vigilantes, whose most visible participant is the infamous Louise Mensch[2]
1: https://boingboing.net/2014/08/12/former-nsa-spook-resigns-from.html https://boingboing.net/2014/08/12/former-nsa-spook-resigns-f...
2: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/06/louise-mensch-and-the-rise-of-the-liberal-conspiracy-theorist.html?via=gdpr-consent https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/06/louise-mensch-an...
- twblalock 8y agoYou just posted a lot of ad hominems that have no bearing on whether the author's statements in this article are true.
- ttctciyf 8y ago>> He also co-wrote the report that stated that Sadam Hussein had WMDs, and helped send America to war. It's not an ad-hominem to suggest that an author's previous record on accuracy can be a guide to his present credibility.
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- chasd00 8y agoChina's spying, IP theft, and other bad behavior is nothing new or secret. Someone got arrested in Poland, well that's what happens when you get caught. Why so much China whiteknighting here and in the other story?