Re:how to completely own an airline in 3 easy steps
by vunicipna on Friday January 20, 2023 @04:16AM
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There's no evidence that Snowden brought his supposed 'concerns' to anybody in his chain of command, prior to defecting to Russia. The documents he began stealing in 2012 weren't targeted towards the bulk data collection program - he exfiltrated whatever he could lay his hands on, which of the hundreds of thousands of items were mostly military secrets, and classified information on intelligence work abroad. The claim that this was all driven by watching Clapper testify in committee is a convenient lie, a cover-up for what he was really doing: a massive theft of secrets across the board.
Serial liars do often go back and 'clarify' their lies once called out, it's part of spinning a web of deception. Admitting any wrongdoing, as normal people might do, isn't on the agenda for people like Snowden, all puffed up and full of ego, living off their own bullshit.
Not only did he defect to Russia and enjoy being celebrated there, he also has many people in the US and allies lauding his espionage, filmmakers and journalists gushing over his narrative and airbrushing out inconvenient facts. What a series of accolades for a liar and thief. He seems to revel in this 'wise whistleblower-in-exile' act he's carved out for himself while remaining Putin's pet. This treacherous escapade worked out better than he ever could have imagined.
Did he say that it was what "triggered to him to start downloading" or was it that the lies to congress were what finally convinced him to take the truth to the public instead of continuing to bring his concerns to other people within the intelligence community? If I remember correctly, he'd been investigating what looked to him like an unconstitutional program for a while.
> coinciding with arguments with his managers. He had a grudge against his employers,
Nobody gives up their well paying job (while making sure they'll never work in their field again), risks their life with their loving partner, gives up their freedom, risks their life and their future all because they get into an argument with their boss.
> Even little things like his claimed $200k salary when it was actually closer to $100k-ish.
That'd be a weird thing to lie about, but he has clarified that issue. According to him the $200,000 was his "career high" salary. He took paycuts at Booz Allen Hamilton in order to get closer to the material he wanted to access. He ended up making $122,000 a year, but that wasn't the most he'd ever made doing intelligence work. Is there some evidence that shows he never made $200,000?