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15. Wow, I did not realize that the video

Reply to stevenleser (Original post)

Tue Aug 6, 2013, 11:03 AM

Aug 2013

showed no wrongdoing - that was Manning's one saving grace.

All four are very disturbed people. Julian and Glenn are worse for taking advantage of Bradley and Ed.

The whistleblower protection act is something they should have used. They could have avoided all of their current problems (Glenn alone is not stuck somewhere or in jail). There is no excuse for skipping that step. They are all in countries that probably don't even have such a law, let alone a FISA or a Fourth amendment. Yet the United States is supposed to be be bad one.

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Full Transcript for my Segment on Whistleblowing, Snowden, Manning, Assange and Greenwald [View all] stevenleser Aug 2013 OP

Unfortunately I answered your question. Savannahmann Aug 2013 #1

The fact that disproves your response is simple and irrefutable. stevenleser Aug 2013 #2

Any update yet on those classified legal interpretations that you've read? MNBrewer Aug 2013 #3

Can you be more specific? Have no idea to what this is in reference. nt stevenleser Aug 2013 #4

well... MNBrewer Aug 2013 #11

If you want to discuss that, start a new OP and send me a link. That has nothing to do with this OP stevenleser Aug 2013 #13

Option one was tried. Savannahmann Aug 2013 #19

Thanks for such a complete dustup Hydra Aug 2013 #16

Great post. nt Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #20

Thanks for the heads up... whttevrr Aug 2013 #5

LOL, please, the unintended comedy of your post is Hilarious!!!!!!! stevenleser Aug 2013 #7

Why would I continue? whttevrr Aug 2013 #9

Nice try. The reason you aren't continuing is because you can't. The facts are in my favor stevenleser Aug 2013 #10

When you discredit the messenger, Ron Green Aug 2013 #6

So dont do that. nt stevenleser Aug 2013 #8

I am boycotting Russian product and that includes their media and their media figures. Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #12

That's good. I don't blame you. Doesnt have much to do with this OP, but whatevs. nt stevenleser Aug 2013 #14

Wow, I did not realize that the video treestar Aug 2013 #15

"What I said is really an IQ test and a test"... ljm2002 Aug 2013 #17

Thanks, stevenleser for your comments. Too much truth here for some but the facts are the facts. Thinkingabout Aug 2013 #18