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> Pompeo, R-Kan., said he was "deeply troubled" by the scheduled video appearance of Snowden, whom he described as lacking the credentials to authoritatively
by beedogs 13y ago
> Pompeo, R-Kan., said he was "deeply troubled" by the scheduled video appearance of Snowden, whom he described as lacking the credentials to authoritatively speak on issues pertaining to "privacy, surveillance, and online monitoring." Snowden's "only apparent qualification," Pompeo wrote, "is his willingness to steal from his own government and then flee to that beacon of First Amendment freedoms, the Russia of Vladimir Putin."
Right. If history has shown us anything, it's that a guy on the House intelligence committee has no idea at all what's going on in the NSA.
- baddox 13y agoWhat a dumb quote. Disregarding for the moment the wording, "willingness to steal from his own government" combined with the fact that he worked for the NSA absolutely gives Snowden the credentials to speak intelligently on these topics.
- mcv 13y agoExactly. If Snowden is not qualified to speak on this subject, then who is?
- taejo 13y ago> that beacon of First Amendment freedoms, the Russia of Vladimir Putin. This seems like a weird way to say freedom of speech, when talking about a foreign country. The first (and so far only) amendment to the Russian constitution is about term lengths for the president and Duma.
- akerl_ 13y agoThe first amendment covers more than freedom of speech, and Russia isn't exactly great at any of the other things it covers.