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Ether NSA
leaker Edward Snowden is a criminal hurting the American citizens or
the American people running the US government are abusing the
constitutions of the United State. In time you and me will know the
answer to that question soon enough, then what?
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The spring air in the small, sand-dusted town has a
soft haze to it, and clumps of green-gray sagebrush rustle in the
breeze. Bluffdale sits in a bowl-shaped valley in the shadow of Utah’s Wasatch Range to the east and the Oquirrh Mountains
to the west. It’s the heart of Mormon country, where religious pioneers
first arrived more than 160 years ago. They came to escape the rest of
the world, to understand the mysterious words sent down from their god
as revealed on buried golden plates, and to practice what has become
known as “the principle,” marriage to multiple wives.
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Courtesy of the Guardian file
“People who think I made a mistake in picking [Hong Kong] as a location misunderstood my intentions,” Snowden told the paper. “I am not here to hide from justice; I am here to reveal criminality.”
“I have had many opportunities to flee [Hong Kong], but I would rather stay and fight the United States government in the courts, because I have faith in Hong Kong’s rule of law,” Snowden said.
The 29-year-old former government consultant’s whereabouts have been a mystery since he checked out of the Hong Kong hotel where he was last interviewed.
The paper reported that Snowden has hid out in "secret locations in Hong Kong" since the publication of the classified documents he claims to have leaked to reporters at The Washington Post and British newspaper The Guardian.
The self-proclaimed “spy” spoke of the south China city as a refuge in earlier interviews.
“It is really tragic that an American has to move to a place that has a reputation for less freedom,” Snowden told The Guardian in an interview published June 9. “Still, Hong Kong has a reputation for freedom in spite of the People’s Republic of China.”
Snowden has not been charged with a crime, and he said in his interview with the South China Morning Post that he will rely on the government in Hong Kong to defend him if the U.S. should request his extradition.
“My intention is to ask the court and people of Hong Kong to decide my fate. I have been given no reason to doubt your system,” Snowden said in the interview.
Whether the city will keep him is another matter. Hong Kong has a rendition treaty with the U.S. government, but its decisions are subject to approval in Beijing. Mainland China does not have an extradition treaty with the U.S. That does not necessarily mean officials might be less likely to hand Snowden over.
“As a U.S. citizen, I think it is very hard to avoid getting sent back to the U.S," New York attorney Robert Anello, who has handled extradition cases, told NBC News. "There are certain countries that might grant him asylum, but that very much depends on whether the country is willing to go to battle with the U.S. over this issue."
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On Tuesday, Mika Brzezinski accused the media of "misleading" coverage on Edward Snowden and the NSA's surveillance programs.
Her comments came during a discussion about Snowden, the source who leaked information about the NSA's secret programs to the Guardian and the Washington Post, on "Morning Joe." Scarborough remarked that Snowden looked like a "weasel," while contributor Richard Haas cautioned against calling the former NSA contractor a "whistleblower" — a debate that news outlets have been engaged in.
"That's right," Brzezinski agreed. "That I think is an intellectual true analysis of what he is and he's not a whistleblower."
“He's not a whistleblower, okay?” she stressed to Scarborough. "And it’s actually been very misleading the way this story's been covered, even by the reporter himself... who’s super, super close to the story, okay?”
"The government's been misleading us all along," Scarborough responded.
"Okay, but let's also make sure we analyze everyone involved, including the press, which isn't perfect either," Brzezinski said.
The Guardian's Glenn Greenwald — who is known for his opposition to government intrusion on privacy — broke the story about the NSA's secret surveillance of Verizon customers' phone records last week.
He later raced the Washington Post's Barton Gellman and documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras, who broke the story about the NSA's PRISM program the next day. On Monday, he appeared on "Morning Joe," where he sparred with Brzezinski and accused her of using "White House talking points."
Greenwald was recently in Hong Kong with Poitras to interview Snowden, whose whereabouts are currently unknown. Greenwald has promised "more significant revelations" about government surveillance to come.
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So, naturally, the Republican Party's entire battle plan going forward is to win slightly more votes from 8.4 percent of the electorate by giving them something they don't want.
As Byron York has shown, even if Mitt Romney had won 70 percent of the Hispanic vote, he still would have lost. No Republican presidential candidate in at least 50 years has won even half of the Hispanic vote.
In the presidential election immediately after Reagan signed an amnesty bill in 1986, the Republican share of the Hispanic vote actually declined from 37 percent to 30 percent -- and that was in a landslide election for the GOP. Combined, the two Bush presidents averaged 32.5 percent of the Hispanic vote -- and they have Hispanics in their family Christmas cards.
John McCain, the nation's leading amnesty proponent, won only 31 percent of the Hispanic vote, not much more than anti-amnesty Romney's 27 percent.
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More explosive details on US surveillance targets...
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His plans for the immediate future...
His fears for his family...
Will fight extradition...
Not hiding...
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NSA leaker hunkers down in Hong Kong -- for now
Courtesy of the Guardian file
NSA
whistleblower Edward Snowden, an analyst with a U.S. defence
contractor, is seen in this still image taken from video during an
interview by The Guardian in his hotel room in Hong Kong June 6, 2013.
By Matthew DeLuca, Staff Writer, NBC News
Self-identified
NSA leaker Edward Snowden broke the low profile he has kept since
passing details of two classified American government surveillance
programs to reporters, saying he is “neither traitor nor hero” in an
interview with the South China Morning Post.“People who think I made a mistake in picking [Hong Kong] as a location misunderstood my intentions,” Snowden told the paper. “I am not here to hide from justice; I am here to reveal criminality.”
“I have had many opportunities to flee [Hong Kong], but I would rather stay and fight the United States government in the courts, because I have faith in Hong Kong’s rule of law,” Snowden said.
The 29-year-old former government consultant’s whereabouts have been a mystery since he checked out of the Hong Kong hotel where he was last interviewed.
The paper reported that Snowden has hid out in "secret locations in Hong Kong" since the publication of the classified documents he claims to have leaked to reporters at The Washington Post and British newspaper The Guardian.
The self-proclaimed “spy” spoke of the south China city as a refuge in earlier interviews.
“It is really tragic that an American has to move to a place that has a reputation for less freedom,” Snowden told The Guardian in an interview published June 9. “Still, Hong Kong has a reputation for freedom in spite of the People’s Republic of China.”
Snowden has not been charged with a crime, and he said in his interview with the South China Morning Post that he will rely on the government in Hong Kong to defend him if the U.S. should request his extradition.
“My intention is to ask the court and people of Hong Kong to decide my fate. I have been given no reason to doubt your system,” Snowden said in the interview.
Whether the city will keep him is another matter. Hong Kong has a rendition treaty with the U.S. government, but its decisions are subject to approval in Beijing. Mainland China does not have an extradition treaty with the U.S. That does not necessarily mean officials might be less likely to hand Snowden over.
“As a U.S. citizen, I think it is very hard to avoid getting sent back to the U.S," New York attorney Robert Anello, who has handled extradition cases, told NBC News. "There are certain countries that might grant him asylum, but that very much depends on whether the country is willing to go to battle with the U.S. over this issue."
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Her comments came during a discussion about Snowden, the source who leaked information about the NSA's secret programs to the Guardian and the Washington Post, on "Morning Joe." Scarborough remarked that Snowden looked like a "weasel," while contributor Richard Haas cautioned against calling the former NSA contractor a "whistleblower" — a debate that news outlets have been engaged in.
"That's right," Brzezinski agreed. "That I think is an intellectual true analysis of what he is and he's not a whistleblower."
“He's not a whistleblower, okay?” she stressed to Scarborough. "And it’s actually been very misleading the way this story's been covered, even by the reporter himself... who’s super, super close to the story, okay?”
"The government's been misleading us all along," Scarborough responded.
"Okay, but let's also make sure we analyze everyone involved, including the press, which isn't perfect either," Brzezinski said.
The Guardian's Glenn Greenwald — who is known for his opposition to government intrusion on privacy — broke the story about the NSA's secret surveillance of Verizon customers' phone records last week.
He later raced the Washington Post's Barton Gellman and documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras, who broke the story about the NSA's PRISM program the next day. On Monday, he appeared on "Morning Joe," where he sparred with Brzezinski and accused her of using "White House talking points."
Greenwald was recently in Hong Kong with Poitras to interview Snowden, whose whereabouts are currently unknown. Greenwald has promised "more significant revelations" about government surveillance to come.
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Ann Coulter - June 12, 2013 - IF THE GOP IS THIS STUPID, IT DESERVES TO DIE
June 12, 2013
Democrats terrify Hispanics into thinking they'll
be lynched if they vote for Republicans, and then turn around and taunt
Republicans for not winning a majority of the Hispanic vote.
This line of attack has real resonance with our stupidest Republicans. (Proposed Republican primary targets: Sens. Kelly Ayotte, Jeff Flake, Lindsey Graham and Marco Rubio.) Which explains why Republicans are devoting all their energy to slightly increasing their share of the Hispanic vote while alienating everyone else in America.
It must be fun for liberals to manipulate Republicans into focusing on hopeless causes. Why don't Democrats waste their time trying to win the votes of gun owners?
As journalist Steve Sailer recently pointed out, the Hispanic vote terrifying Republicans isn't that big. It actually declined in 2012. The Census Bureau finally released the real voter turnout numbers from the last election, and the Hispanic vote came in at only 8.4 percent of the electorate -- not the 10 percent claimed by the pro-amnesty crowd.
The sleeping giant of the last election wasn't Hispanics; it was elderly black women, terrified of media claims that Republicans were trying to suppress the black vote and determined to keep the first African-American president in the White House.
Contrary to everyone's expectations, 10 percent more blacks voted in 2012 compared to 2008, even beating white voters, the usual turnout champions. Eligible black voters turned out at rate of 66.2 percent, compared to 64.1 percent of eligible white voters. Only 48 percent of all eligible Hispanic voters went to the polls.
No one saw this coming, which is probably why Gallup had Romney up by 5 points before Hurricane Sandy hit, and up by 1 point in its last pre-election poll after the hurricane.
Only two groups voted in larger numbers in 2012 compared to 2008: blacks aged 45-64, and blacks over the age of 65 -- mostly elderly black women.
In raw numbers, nearly twice as many blacks voted as Hispanics, and nine times as many whites voted as Hispanics. (Ninety-eight million whites, 18 million blacks and 11 million Hispanics.)
This line of attack has real resonance with our stupidest Republicans. (Proposed Republican primary targets: Sens. Kelly Ayotte, Jeff Flake, Lindsey Graham and Marco Rubio.) Which explains why Republicans are devoting all their energy to slightly increasing their share of the Hispanic vote while alienating everyone else in America.
It must be fun for liberals to manipulate Republicans into focusing on hopeless causes. Why don't Democrats waste their time trying to win the votes of gun owners?
As journalist Steve Sailer recently pointed out, the Hispanic vote terrifying Republicans isn't that big. It actually declined in 2012. The Census Bureau finally released the real voter turnout numbers from the last election, and the Hispanic vote came in at only 8.4 percent of the electorate -- not the 10 percent claimed by the pro-amnesty crowd.
The sleeping giant of the last election wasn't Hispanics; it was elderly black women, terrified of media claims that Republicans were trying to suppress the black vote and determined to keep the first African-American president in the White House.
Contrary to everyone's expectations, 10 percent more blacks voted in 2012 compared to 2008, even beating white voters, the usual turnout champions. Eligible black voters turned out at rate of 66.2 percent, compared to 64.1 percent of eligible white voters. Only 48 percent of all eligible Hispanic voters went to the polls.
No one saw this coming, which is probably why Gallup had Romney up by 5 points before Hurricane Sandy hit, and up by 1 point in its last pre-election poll after the hurricane.
Only two groups voted in larger numbers in 2012 compared to 2008: blacks aged 45-64, and blacks over the age of 65 -- mostly elderly black women.
In raw numbers, nearly twice as many blacks voted as Hispanics, and nine times as many whites voted as Hispanics. (Ninety-eight million whites, 18 million blacks and 11 million Hispanics.)
So, naturally, the Republican Party's entire battle plan going forward is to win slightly more votes from 8.4 percent of the electorate by giving them something they don't want.
As Byron York has shown, even if Mitt Romney had won 70 percent of the Hispanic vote, he still would have lost. No Republican presidential candidate in at least 50 years has won even half of the Hispanic vote.
In the presidential election immediately after Reagan signed an amnesty bill in 1986, the Republican share of the Hispanic vote actually declined from 37 percent to 30 percent -- and that was in a landslide election for the GOP. Combined, the two Bush presidents averaged 32.5 percent of the Hispanic vote -- and they have Hispanics in their family Christmas cards.
John McCain, the nation's leading amnesty proponent, won only 31 percent of the Hispanic vote, not much more than anti-amnesty Romney's 27 percent.
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For the second consecutive recruiting cycle, the LSU Tigers find themselves not only wanting,
but needing a high number of quality defensive linemen to replenish the depth
the team has lost over the last few years. The haul the staff put together for 2013
was quite impressive in both sheer numbers and the quality of prospects in
which they were able to land on National Signing Day. While they may not be
able to bring as many in this cycle, it is vital for them to bring in the same
type of talent.
It is possible that LSU could lose both Anthony Johnson and Ego Ferguson to the NFL draft if they have the type of years many are expecting. The overall number of linemen the Tigers take may be influenced by those impending decisions. If the Tigers happen to lose Johnson and Ferguson to the NFL following the season, they would be forced to take at least one extra defensive tackle prospect in the class, pushing the number to three defensive tackles. If not, two may be the final number.
On the edge, the Tigers will look to follow up a solid group from last year. While the group was filled with really good prospects, it doesn't include a super explosive edge rusher — the kind LSU fans have become accustomed to seeing in recent years. The staff is targeting a large contingent of premier edge rushers this year and if they can get the pieces they want, LSU could net an impressive group of prospects the Tigers could develop into the next group of premier linemen. The total number of prospects that are pure defensive ends could be around three. Perhaps the trickiest aspect of predicting a finish with this group is that there are a couple of guys that could play inside or out — something LSU has been fond of in the past.
LIKLEY DEFENSIVE LINEMEN: Karr defensive lineman Gerald Willis has been front and center on LSU's recruiting board from the onset. The 6-foot-3, 270-pounder is capable of sliding inside or playing on the edge. He's expressed the desire to play at defensive end at the next level. His frame looks like it is made for playing inside, but there is no questioning his ability on the field. He is high on out of state programs USC, Florida and Texas A&M so the Tigers have their work cut out for them. The persistence that the LSU staff will employ in their recruitment of Willis and this is one of the main reasons I believe the Tigers will win this battle.
Another prospect that could be labeled as an inside-outside threat as a defensive lineman is Plaquemine's Davon Godchaux. The 6-foot-4, 265-pound, lineman has a lean and long frame that could force him inside once he develops. The Tigers have yet to offer Godchaux, but he is set to visit the campus and compete at the July prospect camp, which may lead to an offer. This is likely to happen at this point and when it does, expect Godchaux to declare for LSU. As of now, Godchaux holds offers from Florida State, Ole Miss, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Southern Miss, TCU, Texas Tech, USC and Vanderbilt among others.
Oklahoma defensive end Deondre Clark may be the closest thing LSU has to a lock in this group. The 6-foot-4, 240-pounder visited LSU back in April and left declaring LSU his sole leader. Clark is expected to make a return trip to Baton Rouge this summer with his family, which is likely the time in which he will commit. He is a pure defensive end prospect and will provide LSU with a good pass rusher and he's stout in run-support.
A SHOCKER: Going out on a limb isn't something I shy away from. Especially when you consider what LSU has going in their favor. With that said, add Florida standout defensive tackle Travonte Valentine to the group. The 6-foot-4, 305-pound Champagnat High School defensive tackle has a lot of offers to choose from and the contact with LSU has been inconsistent at this point, but that will likely change soon as the national recruit is set to visit LSU in July. Recently Valentine transferred to Champagnat for his senior year and is in contact with 2013 LSU recruit Rashard Robinson. He's also a future teammate of defensive back Michael Johnson, another player I predicted to sign with LSU months ago. Miami is his current leader according to multiple sources, but this is one to monitor to moving forward. I say... Valentine will be a Tiger.
Projected LSU commitments:
Gerald Willis, DL, 6-3, 270, Karr
Davon Godchaux, DL, 6-4, 265, Plaquemines
Travonte Valentine, DT, 6-4, 305, Champagnat, Hialeah, Florida
Deondre Clark, DE, 6-4, 240, Douglass, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Gerald Willis is likely to choose between LSU, Florida and Texas A&M.
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Latest Recruiting News
- Tulane, Louisiana Tech, UL-Lafayette among offers for speedy Dutchtown duo Corey McBride, Torrance Mosley
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- LSU target, 2014 quarterback DeShone Kizer commits to Notre Dame
It is possible that LSU could lose both Anthony Johnson and Ego Ferguson to the NFL draft if they have the type of years many are expecting. The overall number of linemen the Tigers take may be influenced by those impending decisions. If the Tigers happen to lose Johnson and Ferguson to the NFL following the season, they would be forced to take at least one extra defensive tackle prospect in the class, pushing the number to three defensive tackles. If not, two may be the final number.
On the edge, the Tigers will look to follow up a solid group from last year. While the group was filled with really good prospects, it doesn't include a super explosive edge rusher — the kind LSU fans have become accustomed to seeing in recent years. The staff is targeting a large contingent of premier edge rushers this year and if they can get the pieces they want, LSU could net an impressive group of prospects the Tigers could develop into the next group of premier linemen. The total number of prospects that are pure defensive ends could be around three. Perhaps the trickiest aspect of predicting a finish with this group is that there are a couple of guys that could play inside or out — something LSU has been fond of in the past.
LIKLEY DEFENSIVE LINEMEN: Karr defensive lineman Gerald Willis has been front and center on LSU's recruiting board from the onset. The 6-foot-3, 270-pounder is capable of sliding inside or playing on the edge. He's expressed the desire to play at defensive end at the next level. His frame looks like it is made for playing inside, but there is no questioning his ability on the field. He is high on out of state programs USC, Florida and Texas A&M so the Tigers have their work cut out for them. The persistence that the LSU staff will employ in their recruitment of Willis and this is one of the main reasons I believe the Tigers will win this battle.
Another prospect that could be labeled as an inside-outside threat as a defensive lineman is Plaquemine's Davon Godchaux. The 6-foot-4, 265-pound, lineman has a lean and long frame that could force him inside once he develops. The Tigers have yet to offer Godchaux, but he is set to visit the campus and compete at the July prospect camp, which may lead to an offer. This is likely to happen at this point and when it does, expect Godchaux to declare for LSU. As of now, Godchaux holds offers from Florida State, Ole Miss, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Southern Miss, TCU, Texas Tech, USC and Vanderbilt among others.
Oklahoma defensive end Deondre Clark may be the closest thing LSU has to a lock in this group. The 6-foot-4, 240-pounder visited LSU back in April and left declaring LSU his sole leader. Clark is expected to make a return trip to Baton Rouge this summer with his family, which is likely the time in which he will commit. He is a pure defensive end prospect and will provide LSU with a good pass rusher and he's stout in run-support.
A SHOCKER: Going out on a limb isn't something I shy away from. Especially when you consider what LSU has going in their favor. With that said, add Florida standout defensive tackle Travonte Valentine to the group. The 6-foot-4, 305-pound Champagnat High School defensive tackle has a lot of offers to choose from and the contact with LSU has been inconsistent at this point, but that will likely change soon as the national recruit is set to visit LSU in July. Recently Valentine transferred to Champagnat for his senior year and is in contact with 2013 LSU recruit Rashard Robinson. He's also a future teammate of defensive back Michael Johnson, another player I predicted to sign with LSU months ago. Miami is his current leader according to multiple sources, but this is one to monitor to moving forward. I say... Valentine will be a Tiger.
Projected LSU commitments:
Gerald Willis, DL, 6-3, 270, Karr
Davon Godchaux, DL, 6-4, 265, Plaquemines
Travonte Valentine, DT, 6-4, 305, Champagnat, Hialeah, Florida
Deondre Clark, DE, 6-4, 240, Douglass, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Projecting LSU's 2014 class: Quarterbacks
Projecting LSU's 2014 class: Tight ends
Projecting LSU's 2014 class: Linebackers
Projecting LSU's 2014 class: Defensive backs
Projecting LSU's 2014 class: Running backs
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