Detained partner of Glenn Greenwald was ‘human carrier pigeon’

[Cali_Democrat]

David Miranda row: Glenn Greenwald's partner held notes on how to crack computers

Detained partner of Guardian journalist was ‘human carrier pigeon’, High Court is told

A man controversially detained at Heathrow Airport with thousands of pages of top-secret British documents was carrying written instructions on how to crack encrypted computer files, the High Court has been told.

The disclosure of the files carried by David Miranda, partner of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald, could ultimately risk the lives of agents and damage national security, the court was told in a statement from a top Government intelligence adviser.

Mr Miranda, 28, was acting as a human carrier pigeon when he was arrested at Heathrow under anti-terror laws on 18 August. At the time he was shuttling secret documents between Brazil-based Mr Greenwald and a colleague, the documentary maker Laura Poitras, who was in Berlin. Mr Greenwald has recently revealed the existence of a secret spying network based on documents given to him by former CIA employee Edward Snowden.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/david-miranda-row-glenn-greenwalds-partner-held-notes-on-how-to-crack-computers-8791547.html

[Blue_Tires]

1. "carrier pigeon?" what's wrong with saying "courier?"

[Cali_Democrat]

2. Carrier pigeon

A carrier pigeon or messenger pigeon is a homing pigeon (specifically a domesticated rock pigeon, Columba livia) that is used to carry messages. Using pigeons to carry messages is generally called "pigeon post". Most homing or racing type varieties are used to carry messages. There is no specific breed actually called "carrier pigeon". Carrier pigeons that are the basic Racing Homer were used to carry messages in World War I and World War II. Thirty-two pigeons were presented with the Dickin Medal.[1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier_pigeon

[msongs]

3. obama will meet putin next week, what does that make them then, co-conspirators? nt

[Cali_Democrat]

4. I'm confused by your question. n/t

[MNBrewer]

5. First "mule" now "carrier pigeon"

the dehumanization is amazing.

[itsrobert]

6. yup. GG used his partner like

A tool.

[MNBrewer]

8. speaking of tools

[DevonRex]

7. It is very clear who Snowden, Greenwald and

Assange work for. There is no justifiable reason for outing covert agents of the US and UK.