The Snowden Affair Summed Up.

[Nikolokolus]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/in...es-surveillance-revelations-decoded#section/5

A pretty good brief about the entire timeline of disclosures, scope and repercussions so far.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Dammit. Please move to the OT section.

 

[Natebishop3]

Noob!

 

[Nikolokolus]

These three-beer lunches on Fridays are catching up to me

 

[Haakzilla]

...not so sure The Guardian is the most trustworthy source nowadays, especially considering they got rid of all those involved with the original leak

 

[Nikolokolus]

...not so sure The Guardian is the most trustworthy source nowadays, especially considering they got rid of all those involved with the original leak

Greenwald didn't get let go, he's joining some new venture with Jeremy Scahill and Laura Poitras

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/15/us-usa-security-greenwald-idUSBRE99E18D20131015

 

[jlprk]

Republicans dislike Assange and Manning because they found no political use for their revelations. Republicans are quiet about Snowden because his NSA disclosures are politically helpful...until a Republican president takes office. Then Snowden will become their enemy like Assange and Manning.

 

[MARIS61]

Britain has no free press protections and the government has taken control of the Guardian. Expect a different slant on Snowden coverage from now on.

 

[Denny Crane]

 

[Haakzilla]

Britain has no free press protections and the government has taken control of the Guardian. Expect a different slant on Snowden coverage from now on.

...this is also what I was eluding to!

 

[Nikolokolus]

Britain has no free press protections and the government has taken control of the Guardian. Expect a different slant on Snowden coverage from now on.

Do we really have press freedoms here anymore?

 

[Haakzilla]

Do we really have press freedoms here anymore?

...nope!