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Re:Senators skip classified briefing on NSA snooping to catc... by throwaway10001 on Saturday June 15, 2013 @05:35PM (#5886352)
In a normal scandal story, the appropriate committee would grant immunity to Snowden, have him testify, then bring up Clapper, have him testify, and compare notes. Preferably publicly.

Have you seen Manning lately ? White as flour. Shows how much exercise and sun he has been getting while in jail. Snowden would be insane to come without an unconditional pardon/ and full immunity, not just immunity for what he says in Congress. He knows what awaits him in US jails

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Re:Senators skip classified briefing on NSA snooping to catc... by tsotha on Saturday June 15, 2013 @07:35PM (#5886673)
Manning's situation is totally different. For one thing, he's active military. For another, he didn't even know what he was releasing.
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Re:Senators skip classified briefing on NSA snooping to catc... by throwaway10001 on Sunday June 16, 2013 @12:11AM (#5887432)
It is but tell that to NSA and to all those angry Senators and Congress people--and especially to those lobbyists from the military industrial complex. He will be kept "in isolation because he can leak secrets even from jail"
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Re:Senators skip classified briefing on NSA snooping to catc... by tsotha on Sunday June 16, 2013 @01:27AM (#5887558)
The NSA and Congress don't run the justice department. We've had high profile civilian criminals before.
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Re:Senators skip classified briefing on NSA snooping to catc... by infinite8s on Sunday June 16, 2013 @11:23PM (#5891250)
The NSA and the Justice Department are part of the same branch of government.
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Re:Senators skip classified briefing on NSA snooping to catc... by tsotha on Monday June 17, 2013 @01:04PM (#5894354)
They are, but the lines of authority only meet at the very top. The NSA only has influence on the Justice Dept to the extent it can influence the president.
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