tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post1646381857431719352..comments2024-03-22T10:49:51.766-05:00Comments on Horizons: Snowden, China and cyber securityNancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-58639513068213295492014-05-11T18:02:00.087-05:002014-05-11T18:02:00.087-05:00Snowden has always struck me as someone who has a ...Snowden has always struck me as someone who has a problem with reality. His self-image doesn't - and didn't - match up with objective reality. His portraying himself as a technical wizard isn't backed up by his educational achievements, or his work record. In fact, his "hacking" consisted of tricking co-workers into giving him passwords so he could copy files. A lot of his story smelled like long-dead fish right off the bat, to those of us who do have some knowledge of computers. <br /><br />For me, what was another scandal was that he was able to slide through to a top security clearance that he never should have been given, due to the number of "red flags" in his past. Things like lying about his education, for example. <br /><br />I don't know if he was working for Russian intelligence at the time, but the point is now moot. Any fig leaf about "letting the people know about NSA spying on US citizens" disappeared rather quickly when he started releasing information about methods and means of monitoring those we should expect the NSA to be monitoring. Anyone who thinks the Russians (and the Chinese) don't have copies of everything he had is ... hopelessly naive. Norbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383422747683493947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-80607431640163016942014-05-11T15:33:45.232-05:002014-05-11T15:33:45.232-05:00Add me to the list. This story has been fishy to m...Add me to the list. This story has been fishy to me since the first day. And I don't believe he and Greenwald and Co are doing this alone and I believe the intent was and is to undermine the US Government. It will be interesting to see their next moves when PBO is out of office. I sense the urgency and outrage will morph into something else.Big Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562171990096463168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-47608468078094038922014-05-10T20:17:29.250-05:002014-05-10T20:17:29.250-05:00He never acted like a whistle-blower. He's a s...He never acted like a whistle-blower. He's a spy. And if that means I join you in the tin-hat parlor, well, aluminum looks good on me.<br />mlfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454611597785457644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-42182919631354338892014-05-10T16:20:14.568-05:002014-05-10T16:20:14.568-05:00I have never thought of Snowden as nothing more th...I have never thought of Snowden as nothing more than a traitor. I don't believe that he did this all on his own. He had big money help. But time will tell of his true intentions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-74049267810158776102014-05-10T16:17:13.848-05:002014-05-10T16:17:13.848-05:00Correction, it's Robert Baer. Bob Barr is the...Correction, it's Robert Baer. Bob Barr is the fomer nutjob congressman from Georgia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-45925581856671553232014-05-10T16:14:29.685-05:002014-05-10T16:14:29.685-05:00It was also more than coincidental that Snowden/Gr...It was also more than coincidental that Snowden/Greenwald's leak that the U.S. was spying on China came on the eve of the U.S./China summit in Palm Springs. The leak definitely did damage to the U.S. for that summit.<br /><br />Former CIA officer & current CNN analyst and author, Bob Barr, believes that Snowden was already working for Putin. He said the pattern of the leaks followed the former KGB spying playbook. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-45856038878024672562014-05-10T14:12:02.524-05:002014-05-10T14:12:02.524-05:00One of the things this information made me realize...One of the things this information made me realize is that Putin has been out in the open with his challenges to "the West" - particularly w/ his moves in Crimea and his support for Assad and Iran. But it just might be that the more sophisticated approach behind the scenes is being played by China. Nancy LeTourneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-48282938965783725142014-05-10T14:02:50.640-05:002014-05-10T14:02:50.640-05:00Thanks for both of these posts on Snowden, Smartyp...Thanks for both of these posts on Snowden, Smartypants.<br /><br />However, being sinister and naive are not mutually exclusive. I have always suspected that Snowden had ulterior motives, especially after he started collaborating with Glenn Greenwald. However, it's clear to me that he's in over his head. Being sinister doesn't always mean you are smart or worldly. <br /><br />I, never, for a moment believed he was a genuine whistle-blower. I've always viewed him as a spy. And I'm even more convinced of that now than ever. His naivete comes in where he thought he (with Greenwald's help) could completely control the direction of his personal agenda. Wrong! Especially when someone like Vladimir Putin is your protector. <br /><br />nabsentia23noreply@blogger.com