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Bradley Manning had nothing extremely damaging, yet has been treated very harshly. The spooks will prosecute you because in their mind, anything classified that

Bradley Manning had nothing extremely damaging, yet has been treated very harshly. The spooks will prosecute you because in their mind, anything classified that is released is serious. Honestly, some of what Snowden/Greenwald claim sounds like embellishment or bluster, and saying that Snowden has a dead-man's switch is a good way to get him assassinated by enemies of the US. It would be tragic if he is harmed because of bluffing.

igravious 13y ago
> Honestly, some of what Snowden/Greenwald claim sounds like embellishment or bluster This is vague. What exactly do you think is bluster or embellishment. Greenwald is a very precise and measured journalist. Snowden strikes me as very cautious. > and saying that Snowden has a dead-man's switch ... Show me (in Greenwald's own words) where Greenwald claimed this of Snowden.
- shabble 13y ago
  > Show me (in Greenwald's own words) where Greenwald claimed this of Snowden. From TFA: > Asked about a so-called dead man's pact, which Greenwald has said would allow several people to access Snowden's trove of documents were anything to happen to him, Greenwald replied that "media descriptions of it have been overly simplistic. > "It's not just a matter of, if he dies, things get released, it's more nuanced than that," he said. "It's really just a way to protect himself against extremely rogue behavior on the part of the United States, by which I mean violent actions toward him, designed to end his life, and it's just a way to ensure that nobody feels incentivized to do that." Which does sound like a direct quote from Greenwald, partly confirming (Yes, docs can still be released if he's dead), and partly rejecting (the "overly simplistic" and "rogue behavior on the part of the United States - which suggests it's not automatic, so enemies of the US would need to convincingly false-flag it for the desired outcome)

igravious 13y ago

> Honestly, some of what Snowden/Greenwald claim sounds like embellishment or bluster This is vague. What exactly do you think is bluster or embellishment. Greenwald is a very precise and measured journalist. Snowden strikes me as very cautious. > and saying that Snowden has a dead-man's switch ... Show me (in Greenwald's own words) where Greenwald claimed this of Snowden.

shabble 13y ago
> Show me (in Greenwald's own words) where Greenwald claimed this of Snowden. From TFA: > Asked about a so-called dead man's pact, which Greenwald has said would allow several people to access Snowden's trove of documents were anything to happen to him, Greenwald replied that "media descriptions of it have been overly simplistic. > "It's not just a matter of, if he dies, things get released, it's more nuanced than that," he said. "It's really just a way to protect himself against extremely rogue behavior on the part of the United States, by which I mean violent actions toward him, designed to end his life, and it's just a way to ensure that nobody feels incentivized to do that." Which does sound like a direct quote from Greenwald, partly confirming (Yes, docs can still be released if he's dead), and partly rejecting (the "overly simplistic" and "rogue behavior on the part of the United States - which suggests it's not automatic, so enemies of the US would need to convincingly false-flag it for the desired outcome)