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Originally Posted by Yanks_Todd
DWB I think you are giving him way to much credit. He reminds me of Harvey Lee Oswald. A fairly unremarkable guy who is trying to do something remarkable, but struggling.
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Maybe. Lets look at what we do know:
1) He had a high security clearance at the NSA. He had the authority to read any email, or wiretap any phone, including the President's email. I could be wrong, but I don't think they would give a burger flipper that kind of access.
2) He is smart enough to have not been arrested so far and escape all attempts by the US government to do so. That within itself is quite an incredible act, especially when you're crossing borders.
3) He is smart enough to know where to go and obviously their extradition agreements, or lack thereof.
4) He is smart enough to get what he needed to the press and make himself known enough to where they can't just kill him. Instead, he is being protected.
Contrary to popular belief, just those four things takes
a lot of smarts, especially playing this game on an international level. A lot of balls too.
What about his finances? Do you think he just skipped town and hoped he could pan handle for cash? Doubt it. All his US assets were frozen the day they issues a warrant for him. Maybe he didn't plan for that, but given the info he had access to, he would have known exactly that he would have had to plan for it, and probably knew where to do it.
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Originally Posted by theking
I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic...
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The enemy is clearly domestic in this case. He followed his oath.