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And if you believe Putin I have some land you might be interested in buying. Meet me at low tide.
OK Mr Putin, there’s this bridge in New York…
Can we get this re-posted when a better translation becomes available?
Wow, just wow! I’m sure Snowden thinks he’s incredibly clever to ask Putin about Russia’s surveillance in trying to make some moronic point that somehow Russia treats their citizens better than the US does. Sure, they do just as long as you ignore the illegal arrests, beating women in the street, practically making gay illegal, etc. The straight white male privilege is strong in this one.
I’m certain Putin gave him a straight up honest answer so no real news there.
Now a really newsworthy story would be if Snowden told Putin of Lindsay Grahams feelings for him and then asked him if they had any hook ups planned.
That would roll the innerwebs!
Wow indeed. Snowden is now directly participating in Russian propaganda when tensions between our two countries are at a peak. Does he think we’re stupid?
With Olympics Looming, Russia Ramps Up Online Surveillance
The most important piece of the puzzle is Russia’s system of lawful interception, which some have labeled as “Orwellian” or “PRISM on steroids.” This system, which has origins in the Soviet era, allows the FSB to access Internet servers and telecommunications providers directly, allowing the government to eavesdrop on all online and phone communications that go through their networks.
The online snooping through Russia’s system, called SORM (System for Operative Investigative Activities), differs from that in the U.S. In Russia, the FSB can access the servers directly, thanks to mandatory “black boxes” that companies are compelled to install in their data centers at their own cost. According to a 2012 investigation published on Wired, the FSB is directly connected to local ISPs and telecom providers with protected underground cables.
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Snowden is a traitor who should be hunted down for the criminal he is and executed.
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So Snowden will accept from Putin that Russian surveillance is bound by law, yet scoffs at the idea that NSA activities, supervised by the Executive Branch, Congress, and the Courts in addition to it’s own staff lawyers, is not bound in any way to following the law.
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Snowden is just useful idiot in the hands of his puppeteer Greenwald. Most countries in the world are in the process of keeping tabs on the terrorists. The other countries are the terrorists
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How absurd all this is and how ridiculous Putin and his erstwhile free speech defector appear.
“Does Russia engage in this type of activity?” asks Bambi, er Snowdon.
Nyet, Russia invented spying and turned it into performance art.
Stalin photoshopped before photoshopping was cool.
The clock is running on the US right eventually swooning, “Putin gets morning airtime, but US networks refuse Obama.”
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