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In reply to the discussion: I can't believe that Greenwald would do [View all]Vinnie From Indy
(10,820 posts)How would the GCHQ know prior to detaining Miranda what was in his possession?
Was Miranda detained solely because he had contact with Greenwald and Poitras?
If the GCHQ was spying on Greenwald and Poitras and did know that Miranda was carrying stolen documents, why was he not arrested? If we are to believe that the transport of these documents is such a danger to the national security of Great Britain why was Miranda freed and not charged with a crime?
Since the Guardian was paying for the plane tickets, I think a strong argument could be made that Miranda was working for the newspaper on this story in conjunction with Greenwald. This is no different than thousands of other journalists that have assistants and secretaries and such.
Trying to make this into a "how could Greenwald be so uncaring and mean to his partner" debate is an obvious, amateurish and desperate ploy to reframe the debate away from the monumental issues raised by the Snowden affair. That might work in Freeperville or any number of other places on the 'Net, but it will not be that effective here on DU. People here are too smart to be distracted by that red herring.
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