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The DOJ pursues the "real criminal" in the NSA spying scandal

While the high-level lawbreakers are protected from consequences by our political class, only the courageous whistle-blower is subject to criminal prosecution.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Wednesday, January 7, 2009 08:02 AM

    Forgotten, Most Important Reason to Fold

    5. If we hold accountable the high, powerful officials (from the top, to let's say, committee members responsible) the government would collapse. It could not function without the great leadership if they went to jail.

    (It's much safer for the accused, traitorous, whistle blowers to go to jail than our illustrious Bush, Cheney, Gonzales, Ashcroft, to name only a few promoters of trust-me rulership).

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