NSA Whistleblower: Govt. Storing Everyone's Info
Jun 9, 2013 16:15:58 GMT -5
Post by PrisonerOfHope on Jun 9, 2013 16:15:58 GMT -5
NSA Whistleblower Comes Forward, Government Storing Everyones Information On Everything All The Time
June 9, 2013 1:53pm PST
Conservatives have embraced the revelations about the Obama administration’s spying on U.S. citizens, because they appreciate the way it confirms their concerns about Big Government and collectivism. Few, however, have paused to think about the source of these disclosures. They come, not from concerned conservatives, but from a far Left activist who wants, not to protect Americas, but to America itself. His motives don’t mean that it’s wrong for us to know that the Obama administration has gone far beyond its counterterrorism mandate by spying on every American’s internet activity; it just means that we should keep a wary eye on the motives of those who are feeding us this red meat.
Glenn Greenwald, a far Left journalist, has been using the British Guardian a far Left paper, to reveal the method and scope of the Obama administration’s antiterrorism efforts. Today, he identifies and provides a sympathetic profile about the NSA whistleblower, Edward Snowden, who is currently hiding out in Hong Kong.
Snowden, a former Army enlistee who left because his fellow troops were more interested in killing Arabs than in advancing world freedom. From there, he went to work as a security guard at an NSA facility. After that, he joined the CIA. From there, he went to work for private defense firms that contracted him out to the NSA.
While working for the CIA, Snowden didn’t like what he saw under the Bush administration, but had high hopes that Obama would redeem the program. By the time he Left the CIA and started doing contract work for the NSA, he had abandoned hope for the Obama administration. As he “watched as Obama advanced the very policies that I thought would be reined in,” he “got hardened.”
Snowden sees himself as a warrior in the battle, not for America’s good, but for the world’s good. When he released the first batch of classified NSA information, he included a note that reads like something written by everybody’s memory of the geeky, unpopular 13-year-old at school:
I understand that I will be made to suffer for my actions. . . . I will be satisfied if the federation of secret law, unequal pardon and irresistible executive powers that rule the world that I love are revealed even for an instant.
When Greenwald finally caught up with Snowden for an interview, Snowden said that this whole thing isn’t about him and once again said it’s about the good of “the world” (not America, but “the world”):
I really want the focus to be on these documents and the debate which I hope this will trigger among citizens around the globe about what kind of world we want to live in. .” He added: “My sole motive is to inform the public as to that which is done in their name and that which is done against them.
Over and over again, Snowden gets back to his motive: to protect the world from America:
I’m willing to sacrifice all of that because I can’t in good conscience allow the US government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they’re secretly building.
And:
I don’t want to live in a world where there’s no privacy and therefore no room for intellectual exploration and creativity.
When Snowden ran from the United States after committing the security breach, he headed for Hong Kong, a city he chose because it has “a spirited commitment to free speech and the right of political dissent.” That’s an interesting perspective, because Hong Kong is entire controlled by China. No wonder Snowden felt that, as Greenwald says, “he believed that it was one of the few places in the world that both could and would resist the dictates of the US government.” The Chinese government has Obama’s number, and it’s a low one.
Even in Hong Kong, though, Snowden is terrified that the CIA or some other black ops organization will come for him. Having expressed his concerns about being hunted down, and explained that he hides out in a hotel, Snowden then said “I am not afraid because this is the choice I’ve made.” Weird words from someone who clearly lives in fear.
As we noted, it’s useful for all Americans to know that their government has no compunction about spying on them. Lord Acton correctly noted more than a hundred years ago and “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Every Obama initiative has been directed at obtaining absolute power for the federal government. Before embracing Snowden, though, it’s important to understand that he’s not working for the betterment of America’s citizens. He’s working to undermine America entirely, and doesn’t care if the method he chooses leaves her vulnerable to very real enemies.
www.mrconservative.com/2013/06/18747-nsa-whistleblower-comes-forward-government-storing-everyones-information-on-everything-all-the-time/
June 9, 2013 1:53pm PST
Conservatives have embraced the revelations about the Obama administration’s spying on U.S. citizens, because they appreciate the way it confirms their concerns about Big Government and collectivism. Few, however, have paused to think about the source of these disclosures. They come, not from concerned conservatives, but from a far Left activist who wants, not to protect Americas, but to America itself. His motives don’t mean that it’s wrong for us to know that the Obama administration has gone far beyond its counterterrorism mandate by spying on every American’s internet activity; it just means that we should keep a wary eye on the motives of those who are feeding us this red meat.
Glenn Greenwald, a far Left journalist, has been using the British Guardian a far Left paper, to reveal the method and scope of the Obama administration’s antiterrorism efforts. Today, he identifies and provides a sympathetic profile about the NSA whistleblower, Edward Snowden, who is currently hiding out in Hong Kong.
Snowden, a former Army enlistee who left because his fellow troops were more interested in killing Arabs than in advancing world freedom. From there, he went to work as a security guard at an NSA facility. After that, he joined the CIA. From there, he went to work for private defense firms that contracted him out to the NSA.
While working for the CIA, Snowden didn’t like what he saw under the Bush administration, but had high hopes that Obama would redeem the program. By the time he Left the CIA and started doing contract work for the NSA, he had abandoned hope for the Obama administration. As he “watched as Obama advanced the very policies that I thought would be reined in,” he “got hardened.”
Snowden sees himself as a warrior in the battle, not for America’s good, but for the world’s good. When he released the first batch of classified NSA information, he included a note that reads like something written by everybody’s memory of the geeky, unpopular 13-year-old at school:
I understand that I will be made to suffer for my actions. . . . I will be satisfied if the federation of secret law, unequal pardon and irresistible executive powers that rule the world that I love are revealed even for an instant.
When Greenwald finally caught up with Snowden for an interview, Snowden said that this whole thing isn’t about him and once again said it’s about the good of “the world” (not America, but “the world”):
I really want the focus to be on these documents and the debate which I hope this will trigger among citizens around the globe about what kind of world we want to live in. .” He added: “My sole motive is to inform the public as to that which is done in their name and that which is done against them.
Over and over again, Snowden gets back to his motive: to protect the world from America:
I’m willing to sacrifice all of that because I can’t in good conscience allow the US government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they’re secretly building.
And:
I don’t want to live in a world where there’s no privacy and therefore no room for intellectual exploration and creativity.
When Snowden ran from the United States after committing the security breach, he headed for Hong Kong, a city he chose because it has “a spirited commitment to free speech and the right of political dissent.” That’s an interesting perspective, because Hong Kong is entire controlled by China. No wonder Snowden felt that, as Greenwald says, “he believed that it was one of the few places in the world that both could and would resist the dictates of the US government.” The Chinese government has Obama’s number, and it’s a low one.
Even in Hong Kong, though, Snowden is terrified that the CIA or some other black ops organization will come for him. Having expressed his concerns about being hunted down, and explained that he hides out in a hotel, Snowden then said “I am not afraid because this is the choice I’ve made.” Weird words from someone who clearly lives in fear.
As we noted, it’s useful for all Americans to know that their government has no compunction about spying on them. Lord Acton correctly noted more than a hundred years ago and “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Every Obama initiative has been directed at obtaining absolute power for the federal government. Before embracing Snowden, though, it’s important to understand that he’s not working for the betterment of America’s citizens. He’s working to undermine America entirely, and doesn’t care if the method he chooses leaves her vulnerable to very real enemies.
www.mrconservative.com/2013/06/18747-nsa-whistleblower-comes-forward-government-storing-everyones-information-on-everything-all-the-time/
