Mike Rogers hates Snowden enough to cost us $130 billion per year

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Sunday December 22, 2013 · 11:07 AM PST

2013/12/22 · 11:07

Representative Mike Rogers (U.S. Rep. R-MI-8) chairs the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He's also one of the last people we want representing U.S. interests abroad. This week, he managed to offend the European Parliament by threatening U.S.-E.U. trade talks if the Parliament decides to go ahead with planned testimony from U.S. whistle-blower Edward Snowden. More after the break.

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Saturday December 21, 2013 · 4:29 AM PST

2013/12/21 · 04:29

The story of Abdelhakim Belhadj continues to take amaze. 2 new twists highlighting U.K./U.S. crimes have occurred this week in one of the most extraordinary cases involving extraordinary rendition. Read a little bit about his case and get the latest news after the break.

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Friday December 20, 2013 · 4:02 AM PST

2013/12/20 · 04:02

The NYTimes Room for Debate today asks the question “Has Snowden Been Vindicated?” and features former Bush Department of Homeland Security official Stewart Baker. Now "former Homeland Security Official" is number 3 on the "probably going to be a smear job" warning list so I was prepared for it, but he set about his job of smearing the messenger with gusto. More on my first diary after the break.

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Mike Rogers hates Snowden enough to cost us $130 billion per year

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Stewart Baker, Snowden and the Security Establishment