On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 12:27 AM, Cathal Garvey (Phone) <cathalgarvey@cathalgarvey.me> wrote:
Lets not forget that "avoiding a bullet" was a prime motivator in Snowden's coming out as the leaker.
that doesn't sound painful enough; evidence suggests they prefer an extended crushing destruction of opponents and whistle-blowers - """ [Thomas] Drake said he was still suffering the consequences of his actions. "My life was essentially destroyed," Drake said, noting that the case took a terrible financial and personal toll. He lost his retirement savings and went into debt as his legal bills approached $100,000. ... Asked if he still believes what he did was worth it, Drake had no doubts: "Is freedom worth it? Is liberty worth it? Is not living in a surveillance society worth it?" "If you don't want to live it, then you've got to stand up and defend the rights and the freedoms that prevent that from actually happening," he said. """ http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/11/us-usa-security-nsa-drake-idUSBRE9... <$TLA> we sentence you to a long life!