Snowden Calls BS On Putin's Answer: Says He Was Playing The Role Of Ron Wyden (via Techdirt)
Yesterday we, like many, were perplexed by Ed Snowden's decision to go on a Russian television program, and to ask Vladimir Putin a question about whether or not the Russians do mass surveillance like the NSA does (which was, of course, exposed by Ed…
What perplexes me is the pretense that leaders attempt to cling to, even when no one in their right mind would believe them.
ReplyDeleteThis wasn't a softball question, it was a rhetorical question, which Putin should have answered truthfully, without too many specifics.
A similar event occurred in Australia, concerning a bottle of expensive wine. In that case, evidence was withheld until the hapless politician had lied.