Kicking Off in Paris Again

[Lola C]

Because he has actually worked in an intelligence agency. Who do you think might be paying him, and to what end, and what evidence do you have for it?

So having worked for an intelligence agency would automatically make him honest and not having any agenda of his own?

Ever wondered why he lives where he lives now and how he provides for himself there?

[Zero Liability]

So having worked for an intelligence agency would automatically make him honest and not having any agenda of his own?

Ever wondered why he lives where he lives now and how he provides for himself there?

Remind me why it is his honesty that is in question, given the scale and scope of unlawful surveillance he exposed? If you want to insinuate some sort of sinister agenda into what he did, by all means do so, but unless you have evidence to that effect, I scarcely see what significance it has.

[NickFitz]

Ever wondered why he lives where he lives now and how he provides for himself there?

He lives there because the US State Department cancelled his passport while he was in the air flying from Hong Kong to South America, thereby preventing him from completing his journey when the plane made a scheduled stop in Russia.

As for how he supports himself: he's a contractor. "In addition to substantial savings from his career as a well-compensated contractor, he has received numerous awards and speaking fees from around the world. He is also in the process of securing foundation funding for a new press freedom initiative, creating tools that allow journalists to communicate securely."

The importance of having a substantial warchest and developing skills outside one's technical niche is well known to this forum, and he's an example of why.

[NickFitz]

In other news, the USA is going to show solidarity with the victims of terrorism by renaming Freedom Fries to French Fries

[EternalOptimist]

He lives there because the US State Department cancelled his passport while he was in the air flying from Hong Kong to South America, thereby preventing him from completing his journey when the plane made a scheduled stop in Russia.

As for how he supports himself: he's a contractor. "In addition to substantial savings from his career as a well-compensated contractor, he has received numerous awards and speaking fees from around the world. He is also in the process of securing foundation funding for a new press freedom initiative, creating tools that allow journalists to communicate securely."

The importance of having a substantial warchest and developing skills outside one's technical niche is well known to this forum, and he's an example of why.

charged with espionage on june 14 2013 (a Friday) arrived in Moscow june 24 (a Monday)

he is no contractor. just a Friday to Monday disguised employee

[OwlHoot]

Not buying the "western governments" argument. The involvement of some of the colonial Empires like the UK and France into the the third world countries business was much higher before the decolonization. These countries were in fact ruled by the UK and France! However, there were no terrorism on the same level as now.

There was actually. A hundred years ago western countries were beset by Eastern European and Jewist incendiaries and terrorists.

[NotAllThere]

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Oh, and I dont give a **** if anyone thinks the above is 'racist.'

Funny thing. Someone says something totally reasonable, and then feels they have to add that on the end? The lady doth protest too much, methinks.

[Flashman]

#We_need_the_votes

[SimonMac]

https://twitter.com/AFP/status/665530187329720322

#BREAKING Frenchman identified as possible concert hall attacker: police sources

Bloody natives, coming erm back here to where they were born and causing International Terrorism

[meridian]

[QUOTE]A Greek government minister says the holder of a Syrian passport found at the scene crossed into the European Union through the Greek island of Leros in October.

Deputy public order minister Nikos Toskas, said in a statement:

"On the case of the Syrian passport found at the scene of the terrorist attack, we announce that the passport holder passed from Leros on October 3 where he was identified based on EU rules ... We do not know if the passport was checked by other countries through which the holder likely passed."[\QUOTE]

Well done Merkel et al, and those hand-wringing lefties.

Surprised he was identified, to be honest, I thought the lefties were keen on people just pushing their way across borders without any identification at all.