Cenk hosting. Where in the world is Snowden? US speculates to Snowden’s whereabouts including Russia, Iceland, Cuba, and Ecuador. Clip of Chuck Schumer regarding Snowden. Russia laughs off plea for cooperation with US. Clip of John Kerry expressing disapproval over Snowden. The US has lost the moral high-ground with regard to chiding China over lack of civil liberties. Remember when America used to be the leader of the free world? Ecuador is in a bloc that’s “awesome”; the Alba bloc. Ecuador is the new leader of the free world. Unreal. Character assassination of Glen Greenwald via Meet the Press. David Gregory and Greenwald clip played. Cenk questions Gregory’s framing of the “aiding and abetting” inquiry or Greenwald. Mainstream reporting only propagates the established power structure and the government is trying to criminalize true journalism.
Espionage act has been used 7 times under the Obama administration. Clip of Russel Tice testimony before congress. Why aren’t Clapper et al being charged with perjury and being subjected to the same scrutiny as Snowden? ‘Leaks to the media are equated with espionage.’ Are we on the road to East Germany? Government employers are being encouraged to police employees with regard to insider threat possibilities. All of these methods and programs didn’t work with Snowden and others, so why is it continuing? Americans oppose the trend towards using completely autonomous weapons though only 25%.
How do you reason with a robot? Once it’s locked in, what are you gonna do? Cenk talks about his impromptu dinner with David Petraeus. IRS and the BOLO program. Tea Party scandal is debunked as the IRS agent in charge is a Republican. BOLO included Progressive and Occupy groups as well. IRS agents testified under oath that Obama administration had nothing to do with it. Mitch McConnell has backed off the story. Pelosi speaks at Netroots convention and is booed while expressing her opinion that the administration is in the right by persecuting whistleblowers. Nelson Mandela is in critical condition. Clip of Dubya thinking Mandela was already dead and killed by Sadam.