<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>So. We have found a topic (of many) of which we disagree.</div><div><br></div><div>There is a difference between "whistle blowing" and selling (or giving away) classified defense information.</div><div><br></div><div>If I had, while in the Army, disclosed such classified defense information as had Snowden, I wouldn't see freedom until the next ice age . . . and rightfully so.</div><div><br></div><div>If Mr. Snowden truly wanted to shed light on the evil acts of government agencies, he should return to the states and confront "the beast" instead of hiding in Russia, a country not well known for the privacy of its citizens (of ALL places).</div><div><br></div><div>I, personally, feel quite comfortable and secure in the current environment here in the Nifty Fifty (USA).<br><br><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"There's room at the top they are telling you still.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If you want to be like the folks on the hill."</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">- John Lennon</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div></div><div><br>On Oct 15, 2014, at 6:34 PM, Paul Rumelhart <<a href="mailto:paul.rumelhart@gmail.com">paul.rumelhart@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite">What does our government do about it? Try to get Snowden and beef up restrictions on whistle blowers.</blockquote></body></html>