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Re:Spy or whistleblower? Should Obama settle with Snowden? by massysett on Saturday July 16, 2016 @09:23PM (#12108601)
The Russians will wait until the right moment to leak them. Maybe a week or two before the election.
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Re:Spy or whistleblower? Should Obama settle with Snowden? by pbreit on Saturday July 16, 2016 @09:33PM (#12108639)
What would they get out of that? Not a Trump presidency.
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Re:Spy or whistleblower? Should Obama settle with Snowden? by tenpies on Saturday July 16, 2016 @10:00PM (#12108709)
Trump and Putin actually seem to have a very good relationship and have spoken positively about each other. Trump winning could legitimately foster a new era of better relationships with Russia.

Hillary would probably be the opposite.

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Re:Spy or whistleblower? Should Obama settle with Snowden? by dredmorbius on Sunday July 17, 2016 @05:14AM (#12109537)
What Putin says, largely for domestic consumption, and what he truly feels, are, I quite strongly suspect, rather different things.

Adam Curtis has touched on this, in "Bitter Lake" IIRC. Recommended. (BBC video documentary -- this bit comes early on.)

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