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digz on July 18, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Snowden's Dead Man's Switch

Really? Trusting the word of a guy who's son was one of AQ's top lieutenants?

Here's an alternative story... the 5 'civilians' he was with were his father's old AQ friends.

Comparing these two cases is a joke.

sp332 on July 18, 2013 [–]

Even the Unabomber got a trial.

marshray on July 18, 2013 | [–]

He was even allowed to read his statement in public court.

But he wasn't accused of leaking any state secrets either.

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