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Why the Ruling Class is So Upset About Edward Snowden [View all] Octafish Jul 2013 OP

Perhaps because they have secrets of illegal activity they've been involved in? JM42 Jul 2013 #1

Wikileaks Release Suggests STRATFOR Inside Info Plan with Goldman Sachs Exec Octafish Jul 2013 #2

You have to realize that they're all in it for the money. Fuck the country. Money rules. JM42 Jul 2013 #3

That's it, exactly: ''Money trumps peace.'' Octafish Jul 2013 #5

Geeze. He's totally wasted, but at least he was telling the truth for once. JM42 Jul 2013 #6

a warm welcome to DU grasswire Jul 2013 #12

Thanks, but he was still drunk off his ass. Perhaps that's the only way he CAN tell the truth. JM42 Jul 2013 #16

I don't know whether he was drunk. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #25

Okay, maybe it was an LSD flashback, but he's always sounded drunk off his ass. JM42 Jul 2013 #28

Oh he was drunk and often. Remember when the SS had to carry him out of the Cleita Jul 2013 #33

Welcome to DU! colorado_ufo Jul 2013 #20

My bad. I mean Iraq. One stupid letter. And thanks for the welcome. JM42 Jul 2013 #22

Welcome to DU, JM42! calimary Jul 2013 #78

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #95

Holey shit, he actually said it. zeemike Jul 2013 #14

It isn't "talk" - it's drunken babble. JM42 Jul 2013 #17

Good point. zeemike Jul 2013 #19

Thank you. The shrub was never a "dry drunk" - he was always drunk. JM42 Jul 2013 #21

Or when he gave Angela Mercle a back rub? zeemike Jul 2013 #23

He was clearly loaded and she was clearly offended. JM42 Jul 2013 #24

He treated a head of state like a hired hand. Remember what he did on Letterman? Octafish Jul 2013 #41

Whose coat is that? JDPriestly Jul 2013 #46

Maria Pope Octafish Jul 2013 #49

Two fucking terms ctsnowman Jul 2013 #90

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Yep.... They let us in on that several years ago via "Money Trumps Peace" midnight Jul 2013 #55

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #93

another sickening revelation, Octafish grasswire Jul 2013 #8

You are most welcome, grasswire. Octafish Jul 2013 #30

Free market. Ha! Manipulated markets is more like it. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #44

Guess who bought LIBOR today? Octafish Jul 2013 #54

Plus K&R! nt Enthusiast Jul 2013 #82

All of this stuff trickled out over the years, Snowden has The Second Stone Jul 2013 #4

''What Snowden did is illegal. What the government is doing is much, much worse.'' Octafish Jul 2013 #42

Pretty Much Sums Up My Disgust With Obama, Bush And Cheney cantbeserious Jul 2013 #63

Me too......nt Enthusiast Jul 2013 #83

Adlai Stevenson was a great politician Art_from_Ark Jul 2013 #80

+10000000 JDPriestly Jul 2013 #45

'We are the targets, not Al Queda'. That is the scandal they are trying to cover up. sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #48

+++++ marions ghost Jul 2013 #51

Maybe they aren't as upset about Snowden's leaks as they are about... Jessy169 Jul 2013 #7

....and too many who say they are Democrats are helping to vilify him.. grasswire Jul 2013 #10

^^^ THIS ^^^ usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #11

Those in on the secret are one-up on those who are not privy. Octafish Jul 2013 #50

Did Somebody Say... "Secret Government" ??? WillyT Jul 2013 #68

You nailed it. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #84

I think they are fearful that old scandals, BCCI, the Vatican Bank, etc, will be seen as part of byeya Jul 2013 #9

the people are just part of a commodity to them grasswire Jul 2013 #15

Yes. Workers are throwaway commodities along with the resources used to import or make goods byeya Jul 2013 #26

Precisely. And then they blame Americans for needing Social Security. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #47

Absolutely, byeya. Smart people can connect dots. Octafish Jul 2013 #52

as corrupt as the banking system is now, nashville_brook Jul 2013 #67

It seems the corruption has become systemic, a qualification for advancement at least. Octafish Jul 2013 #70

If you're concerned about Riggs Bank, try Googling "Riggs Bank" and "Politico" RufusTFirefly Jul 2013 #75

See your Riggs and raise you a Nugan-Hand Bank. Octafish Jul 2013 #103

I'm tempted to call, but I'll simply fold RufusTFirefly Jul 2013 #104

You've got all aces, RufutTFirefly. Octafish Jul 2013 #105

That is really a big part of the problem... tex-wyo-dem Jul 2013 #79

2 pronged: they own those companies, and they likely benefit financially from the secrets. Myrina Jul 2013 #13

DING DING DING! - We HAVE A WINNER! JM42 Jul 2013 #18

Yes - Their Gravy Train Cannot Be Denied cantbeserious Jul 2013 #64

Carlyle Group spawned many identical monsters, like Trireme Partners... Octafish Jul 2013 #94

Brilliant, thank you for this! Myrina Jul 2013 #96

On how many US Military bases around the world do you... CtDemoFarmer Jul 2013 #27

Big Brother is never your friend... marions ghost Jul 2013 #36

It breaks my heart. It should be totally different. Octafish Jul 2013 #60

Americans have to be kept in the dark or else the game is over. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #29

Willfull Ignorance By Plan And Design cantbeserious Jul 2013 #65

...in cages without walls, or else they'd all go crazy mad. Octafish Jul 2013 #98

Embarrassment William deB. Mills Jul 2013 #31

+1 truebluegreen Jul 2013 #38

PLUS ONE! nt Enthusiast Jul 2013 #85

thanks heaven05 Jul 2013 #32

I hope this gets blown wide open in the months to come. Our media won't report much and will Cleita Jul 2013 #34

Using this man's definition intaglio Jul 2013 #35

Gary LEUPP: ''We in our turn should feel, if not terrorized, nauseated.'' Octafish Jul 2013 #56

Professor intaglio Jul 2013 #99

That is a great summation. bvar22 Jul 2013 #37

Do wha dididy dumb didity do polynomial Jul 2013 #39

welcome to du madrchsod Jul 2013 #53

Big K & R LiberalLovinLug Jul 2013 #40

to read later snagglepuss Jul 2013 #43

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Jul 2013 #57

But I thought everything he revealed was already known, and was also (somehow) a lie MNBrewer Jul 2013 #58

Absolutely. This is a threat to The Way Things Are Done. DirkGently Jul 2013 #59

thanks for the post, great article, from a great site. Civilization2 Jul 2013 #61

Thanks for posting this NineNightsHanging Jul 2013 #62

Thank You For Sharing cantbeserious Jul 2013 #66

Yes we're an awful country because of the 1% Progressive dog Jul 2013 #69

68 posts before the authoritarian response shows up? Warren Stupidity Jul 2013 #71

If that's a question it got the number of responses wrong, Progressive dog Jul 2013 #87

Union rules say they have to have a lunch break. No wait that can't be right. A Simple Game Jul 2013 #97

I hate to ask, but in what way is the quote you highlighted deceptive nonsense? Karmadillo Jul 2013 #72

Treason is not only defined in the US Progressive dog Jul 2013 #74

murderers are going free, that was the point. tomp Jul 2013 #88

No it wasn't Progressive dog Jul 2013 #89

That quote is spot-on. (no text) Quantess Jul 2013 #76

K & R Liberal_Dog Jul 2013 #73

K&R. (nt) Kurovski Jul 2013 #77

Kicked and Recommended! nt Enthusiast Jul 2013 #81

trying to understand MichaelKelley Jul 2013 #86

k/r marmar Jul 2013 #91

Marvelous thread. woo me with science Jul 2013 #100

k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Jul 2013 #101

Excellent thread. Quantess Jul 2013 #102

So much win! whatchamacallit Jul 2013 #106