Snowden's US lawyer is Libertarian "powerhouse" Bruce Fein

[flamingdem]

** Apple doesn't fall far from the tree
** Paul Revere says "giveth me a break"

It’s now a possibility. Fun political geek twist: Snowden’s dad’s lawyer is libertarian powerhouse Bruce Fein!
Bolivia threw a possible lifeline to the surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden on Tuesday, telling Russian television it would consider granting him political asylum to escape from what it called the espionage network of the US “empire”.

As other options began to fade for Snowden, trapped in the transit zone of a Moscow airport, Bolivian president Evo Morales said his country was keen to “shield the denounced”.

Snowden’s father, meanwhile, stepped up the rhetoric in favour of his son’s actions on Tuesday, publishing an open letter that compared him to colonial independence fighter Paul Revere.

The letter was signed by Lon Snowden and his lawyer, Bruce Fein, who also reported receiving a phone call from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Fein told the Associated Press that Assange, in the phone call on Saturday, delivered what he said was a message from Snowden to his father, asking him to keep quiet.

http://www.alan.com/2013/07/02/snowden-to-bolivia/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+liberaland+(Alan+Colmes+Liberaland)

[flamingdem]

1. Bruce Fein on the battle in Wisconsin, income tax, estate tax and health care

Researching, haven't seen it all yet

[Andy823]

12. Why does his dad need a lawyer?

Who told the older Snowden he needed a lawyer, and how did you come to end up with Fein? Is the older Snowden a Paul follower also?

Just seems like there are a lot of question that need to be answered.

[flamingdem]

13. The dad arrange to have Fein be Snowden's lawyer

He distrusts Assange

[Andy823]

14. Interesting

I wonder how he was put in touch with Fein. There just seems to be a whole lot of Paul followers involved with this in one way or another.

[struggle4progress]

2. Bruce was one of the Reagan-era FCC commissioners who trashed the Fairness Doctrine

[flamingdem]

3. Fein is a scholar for the American Enterprise Institute

which is closely connected to AIPAC, a main lobby for Israeli interests. Fein’s business associations largely consist of foreign governments and large oil conglomerates, all of which seem to be strange bed fellows for a “constitutional lawyer” of the United States.

MAGE: Bruce Fein – the most well-connected Lawyer in Washington DC, Langley and Tel Aviv.

In recent years, Fein has had his ethics called to question over a money laundering scandal involving the Turkish Coalition Of America (TCA) and Republican Representative Jean Schmidt from Ohio. This prompted a House Ethics Committee hearing in August of 2011. Although Fein was representing Schmidt, he had been in collaboration with the TCA and the Turkish lobby for sometime. Its not hard to think there may have been a conflict of interest.

Sibel Edmonds, a well-known FBI whistleblower had this to say about Fein’s character:

“I did not have to invent Bruce Fein’s Foreign Lobbyist status. It is in Mr. Fein’s resume and his past and present practices, showcased by him right here. Mr. Fein’s intimate associations with the CIA, the State Department and the White House are not based on any allegations; it is in his resume as written by him. Mr. Fein’s position and membership in the Neocon Nest AEI is a fact that is highlighted and used by him when needed. The ruling on Mr. Fein’s foreign lobby money funneling scheme is not some rumor; it is in an official congressional report.“

[frazzled]

6. And conservative Heritage Foundation

Works for Turkey to deny Armenian genocide. Big fan in Ron Paul.

Confirms that an uber-Libertarian (with right-wing tendencies) has formed a coalition in this incident. Fein has ties to Paul, Greenwald, et al.

[alcibiades_mystery]

4. It's not about who is involved, but about what is being revealed!!!!

Or something.

Next we'll find out the whole lot of these assbuckets are Karl Rove's cousin. It will still be "not about them," because, you know, we have a perfect view of Snowden's selection criteria and process, so his own interests and politics couldn't possibly be relevant, his manner of releasing information being completely objective and all, yeah?

Some people are fucking idiots and will insist on being fucking idiots their whole lives.

[flamingdem]

8. +1 lol

[Thinkingabout]

5. The picture is falling in place, the more revealed the clearer the details. Their patsy

Might get rescued by who, oh yes, we have heard of these before, Paulbots.

[baldguy]

7. He's a peach.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Fein

associate deputy AG under Reagan
American Enterprise Institute
Heritage Foundation
In 2011, proposed impeaching President Obama over the military intervention in Libya.

"Fein's message therein has so far been praised only by politicians and commentators from the fringe of the political spectrum. Ron Paul (via Campaign for Liberty), Ralph Nader, Glenn Greenwald, Judge Andrew Napolitano, US Representative Walter B. Jones, Jr., are the only prominent political figures so far to have publicly declared their concurrence with Fein's analysis."

[Luminous Animal]

9. You meant to write "Snowden’s dad’s lawyer is libertarian powerhouse Bruce Fein", right?

The article says, "Snowden’s dad’s lawyer is libertarian powerhouse Bruce Fein"

You say, "Snowden's US lawyer is Libertarian "powerhouse" Bruce Fein"

Why?

[baldguy]

11. Do you really think Fein and Pere Snowden are just golf buddies?

He didn't hook up with a "powerhouse libertarian lawyer" because of his personality.

[CakeGrrl]

10. Lie down with dogs...

...what an alliance.

NOOOO agenda to see here. Nope.

[flamingdem]

15. This latest move pretty much sums things up!

Dad thinks his darling son is channeling Paul Revere

[Whisp]

16. The Paul Revere riding through Russia with a thumbdrive up his ass?

I keep hearing different versions of this Paul Revere guy.