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FIDH calls for asylu to !e "ranted to #d$ard Sno$den

FIDH ur"es concerned states to accept #d$ard%s Sno$den asylu application and condensthe United States% a""ressi&e approach to$ards $histle!lo$ers' $hich poses a se&ere threatto Sno$den%s ri"hts' potentially leadin" hi to face ill(treatent and an unfair trial)

Sno$den%s ci&il diso!edience pro&ided inforation essential to ensure transparency' respectfor deocratic principles and protection of the ri"ht for US and $orld$ide citi*ens andcountries not to !e the su!+ect of unla$ful interference)

,he forer -ational Security ."ency /-S. contractor' $ho disclosed a lar"e nu!er ofdocuents un&eilin" the US ass national and international sur&eillance pro"ras' no$faces the possi!ility of !ein" etradited to the US $here he has !een char"ed $ith theft of

"o&ernent property' unauthori*ed counication of national defense inforation and$illful counication of classified counications intelli"ence to an unauthori*ed person'the latter t$o offenses fallin" under the U)S) #spiona"e .ct 1)

,he lea4s disclosed a secret court order that deanded Veri*on pass to the -S. the details ofphone calls related to illions of custoers' as $ell as details on the Pris -S. intelli"encesyste' aied at collectin" data on intelli"ence tar"ets fro the systes of soe of the a+ortech copanies) 5ore recently Sno$den also lea4ed files $ith e&idence that the -S.intelli"ence ser&ice $as also spyin" on #uropean Union Institutions as $ell as the diploaticcorps includin" of a nu!er of #U 5e!er States)

,he US has on a nu!er of occasions reco"ni*ed the iportance of $histle!lo$ers indenouncin" a "o&ernent%s unethical or ille"al practices' includin" !y "rantin" asylu to$histle!lo$ers fro 6hina and other countries) Ho$e&er so far $histle!lo$ers $ho are USciti*ens ha&e !een su!+ect to se&ere persecution' leadin" to ill(treatent and !reaches of theri"ht to a fair trial' as in the case of 7radley 5annin"' $ho spent 1000 days in pre trialdetention in conditions +ud"ed !y the U- Special 8apporteur on ,orture' Juan 5ende*' toaount to inhuan and de"radin" treatent and possi!ly torture) He is currently facin" courtartial for &arious char"es carryin" life iprisonent' includin" that of aidin" the eney'$hich attracts the death penalty)

Given the USs approach to whistleblowers, Snowdens fears of facing grave human

rights violations should he be extradited to the US are founded and his asylum requestsshould be granted,said 9ari Lahid+i' President of FIDH)
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5oreo&er dou!le standard in the use of their airspace !y #uropean countries is also shoc4in")It is quite a paradox that European States authorised I! flights on and over their

territory, in violation of international law, but refused to allow Evo "oraless plane on the

grounds that Edward Snowden might have been on board,said 9atie :alla"her' FIDH

Vice(President and Senior Staff .ttorney at /668)

FIDH calls on :o&ernents of naely #uropean Union 5e!er States and Latin .erica toreco"ni*e #d$ard Sno$den ay face "ra&e &iolations of his ri"hts and persecution for his

political opinions and conse;uently appro&e his re;uest for asylu)

FIDH calls also on the US to ensure the ri"hts of $histle!lo$ers are respected throu"hout thecourse of in&esti"ations and trials and to re&ie$ its approach to$ards such fi"ures ta4in" intoconsideration the role they play in safe"uardin" the &alues of transparency and deocracy)

FIDH calls on the international counity to proote the ipleentation and de&elopent

of le"al instruents and frae$or4 pro&idin" safe"uards for those $ho a4e disclosures inthe pu!lic interest and in accordance $ith uni&ersal standards)

histleblowers go far to find asylum


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?In principle' any state can decide for itself $ho it "rants political asylu to ( unless there isan international a"reeent that rules it out'? says international la$ epert ,hilo 5arauhn ofthe Uni&ersity of :iessen' :erany) In other $ords' if a country has si"ned the :ene&a6on&ention on the status of refu"ees' and the person in ;uestion is !ein" pursued !ecause ofhis political con&ictions' then that country ust "rant his or her re;uest for asylu) ,hat duty

does not hold if the country does not support the con&ention or the person in ;uestion is not apolitical refu"ee)

#&en if there is no duty to "rant asylu' the country still has the option of ta4in" soeone in),hen uch depends on $hether there or not there is an etradition treaty) .ccordin" to theetradition treaty !et$een the US and Hon" 9on"' for eaple' Hon" 9on" has the option ofrefusin" etradition if there is a suspicion that Sno$den is !ein" persecuted for his politicalcon&ictions)

?#d$ard Sno$den can ha&e that eained in a court case'? 5arauhn told D


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ost po$erful epire in the $orld /the US a"ainst a youn" an $ho has done nothin" !uttell the truth' said 5aduro)

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Vene*uela had pushed for his etradition) 7ut' a US ii"ration +ud"e ruledhe could notG!e sent to either country' for fear he could !e tortured)

If the Ghar!orin" of a Gfu"iti&e $ho li4ely coitted real acts of terroris is accepta!le$ithin the rule of la$' it should "o $ithout sayin" that anythin" Vene*uela does to help

Sno$den $ill' $ithout any ;uestions $hatsoe&er' deser&e to !e accepted as $ithin the rule ofla$ too)

,he State Departent $ill li4ely clai the US and Vene*uela ha&e Gshared ties of friendshipand coon &alues and the t$o countries should !e a!le to $or4 out soe 4ind ofa"reeentone that ends $ith Sno$den in the custody of the US "o&ernent)

>n July 3' Secretary of State John 9erry offeredthis rosy &ersion of history !et$een the t$ocountries to con"ratulate Vene*uela on its coeoration of its independence day

Vene*uela and the United States ha&e uch in coon) For eaple' re&olutionary leader

:eneral Francisco de 5iranda also played a part in our o$n stru""le for independence'participatin" in the 7attle of Pensacola in 1C1) His contri!ution is fore&er eoriali*ed in aonuent that stands in the heart of Philadelphia' the ori"inal capital of the United States)


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Increasin"ly' these Gtraditional echaniss are failin" as countries li4e Vene*uela ta4eeasures to protect their countries fro US eddlin") .ny dependence they ha&e on the USis !rou"ht to an end' as the countries turn to 6hina or 8ussia for the aid' support or ties theycould ha&e had $ith the US if it did not insist it ipose neoli!eral econoic policies on their

populations)

,he US "o&ernent ust adit it is responsi!le for creatin" "eopolitical conditions $hereVene*uela or any other Latin .erican country $ould !e ea"er to help a $histle!lo$er a&oid

persecution)

In the end' $hat is ost si"nificantand $ill continue to recei&e little to no attention !y US"o&ernent officials' politicians' pundits or e!ers of thin4 tan4sis the reality that $hathas happened $ith Sno$den is a result of >!aa%s failure to pro&ide protections for nationalsecurity a"ency $histle!lo$ers)

!aa eepted national security a"ency$histle!lo$ers) .nd had he "one to the inspector "eneral' there $ould ha&e !een no"uarantee that the inspector "eneral too4 any actions $hatsoe&er on !ehalf of hi) He ayha&e e&en "i&en his nae to soe superior official and Sno$den ay ha&e lost his securityclearance or +o! as a contractor)

If he $ent to the press and reained in the United States' there $ould ha&e !een littleopportunity in a court of la$ to ount a defense that his disclosures $ere in the pu!licinterest and not soe act of espiona"e) He ay ha&e !een put in adinistrati&e se"re"ationor in solitary confineent in a federal prison and endured harsh pretrial confineentconditions li4e Pfc) 7radley 5annin" did for nine onths of his pretrial confineent)

,hus' the reality is that those $ho dare to !lo$ the $histle on their o$n "o&ernent oreli4ely to follo$ the eaple of Sno$den and fly to a country $here they eet $ith a

+ournalist li4e :lenn :reen$ald' e&entually "o pu!lic and ta4e responsi!ility for $hat theyeposed and then !e"in the possi!ly lon"' arduous process of see4in" asylu fro a countryin the $orld $illin" to stand up to the United States)


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7ein" at the heart of a &olatile South .sia' India has !een the hoe to refu"ees froPa4istan' Sri Lan4a' ,i!et' 7an"ladesh' .f"hanistan and 5yanar' to nae a fe$)

#d$ard Sno$den' !y applyin" for asylu in India' has +oined the o&er 3'A00 other asylusee4ers a$aitin" official response on their status) .ccordin" to the U- 8efu"ee ."ency' theU-H68' there are o&er 1)C la4h refu"ees residin" in India)

. proper le"al frae$or4 addressin" the issue of refu"ees is a!sent in India) .llo$in" ordisallo$in" those see4in" refu"e is Gpurely political' said D Su!a 6handran' director'Institute of Peace and 6onflict Studies' a thin4 tan4 !ased in -e$ Delhi) G-ot ha&in" a

proper national la$ for refu"ees in !lac4 and $hite "i&es India lee$ay' he added)

Historically' India has had a li!eral policy of "rantin" asylu to people $hether they !e fro.f"hanistan' -epal' ,i!et(( people $ho ha&e escaped political persecution)

,he ost $ell(4no$n eaple is the Dalai Laa' $ho escaped to India in 1A) Since theearly 10s' forer .f"hanistan president -a+i!ullah@s faily has !een stayin" in Delhi $itha onthly allo$ance and security)

For Sno$den' asylu here $ould !e a lon" shot) India is far ore interested in itsrelationship $ith a strate"ic partner such as the US than one indi&idual)

7raha 6hellaney' professor' Strate"ic Studies' at the 6entre for Policy 8esearch' a -e$Delhi !ased thin4 tan4' a"rees $ith 6handran) G:rantin" or re+ectin" asylu is al$ays a

political decision of a "o&ernent) ,he US has deported its o$n citi*ens on char"es ofterroris' he said)/histleblower, protection0

,he ;uestion of $histle!lo$ers !ein" protected under la$ is acadeic) GIn a deocracy allits citi*ens ha&e constitutional freedos)

-o person' e&en a $histle!lo$er can !e denied such freedos R he has the ri"ht to a fairtrial' said 6hellaney)

7ut in reality' $histle!lo$ers in India ha&e it !ad) 8,I acti&ists ha&e !een urdered foreposin" scas across the country)

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War on Whistleblowers, Democracy & nli!htenment" #$ Authoritarianism

#nsto%%able?

!y 6hristopher ,uc4erFollo$

mail

20 !omments " 20 #ew

,his article $as ori"inally pu!lished on O2O12 herehttpOOthe"lo!alo&eent)!lo"spot)coO)))

$%ve &u'lis(ed many arti)les"'lo*sdurin* t(e &ast several years, ar*uin* t(at t(ere are many

ominous warnin*s si*ns t(at we are witnessin* + toleratin*- t(e emer*en)e o. a 21st)entury /S )or&orateaut(oritarian, oli*ar)(i) system, w(i)( .ew a)tually desire, and most

will &ro.oundly re*ret, a.ter it is too late

ne result o. t(e to&i)al nature o. re&ortin* 'lo**in* is t(at we%re too o.ten myo&i)ally

.o)used on &ie)emeal issue, 'ills, s&ee)(es, and 'linded to t(ere &la)e as &art o. 'roader,

(olisti), )om&le &atterns and te)toni) trends

$n t(is 'lo* &ost, $ will s(are insi*(ts .rom my resear)( involvin* interviews wit( &oliti)al

asylum seeers .leein* aut(oritarian re*imes, and .o)us more on t(e some o. t(e stru)tural,

)ultural .or)es )ausin* rein.or)in* t(is trend towards t(e collective irrationality

ne)essary .or t(e new steamroller o. 21st )entury aut(oritarianism to 'e .ully

institutionalized, w(i)( $%m )on.ident will 'e our .ate, unless a si*ni.i)ant ma5ority 'e)omes

)ons)ious o. t(e .a)t t(at t(e &at( we%re on leads to unima*ina'le (orrors, su..erin*,

)atastro&(es, o&&ression and deat( o. t(e meri)an 7ream, and t(at our only (o&e lies in

restorin* t(e demo)rati) )(e)s 'alan)es, w(i)( &reviously &rovided systemi), invisi'le

&ressures t(at e&t &us(in* t(at meta&(ori)al &endulum into e8uili'rium w(en t(in*s went a

too .ar le.t, or ri*(t

$n t(e &ast 1011 we%ve 'e)ome inured to realities, &oli)ies, w(i)( were &reviously

unt(ina'le +e* a))e&tan)e o. torture, a /S 9resident )laimin* &ower to murder )itizens, or

inde.initely lo) t(em in a dun*eon wit(out )(ar*e or trial, &ermanent war, et)- t t(is rate,

we%ll (ardly 'e a'le to re)o*nize )olle)tive selves in 102 years

9ut sim&ly, we must 'e)ome )olle)tively sel.)ons)ious
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t(at our system is severely 'roen, (ow, and w(y, in order to .i it 'e.ore it%s too late

;at(er t(an 'ein* t(e im&lementation o. some )a'al%s >?

$n my +@"1"12- 'lo* &ost, I-,#LP8>' 6I.@s 59UL,8.that entailed -a*i(type eperients on huans $Oo their perission' and no$ ?le"ally?resort to inhuane practices used !y authoritarian counist re"ies)

5y $arnin" a!out authoritarian a!uses of unprecedented eecuti&e ?$ar on terror? po$ers >r$ellian state capacity secrecy' $as further le"itiated days later' $hen the scandala!out FD. spyin"' ?eneies list? fascist retaliation &s) $histle!lo$ers $ho $ere tryin" to

protect the pu!lic' $as reported in the press /see y O1CO12 !lo"' FD. Spyin" @#neiesList@ Scandal Ho$ 6orporate State .!uses .nti(,error Po$ers to .ttac4 the T '


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,hey and other $histle!lo$ers' li4e Si!el #donds /6lassified r$ellian state apparatus can !e used to crush' iprison' discredit' destroy

li&es of anyone deeed a ?pro!le? !y an ?a!o&e the la$? secreti&e elite' e;uipped $ith/&irtually= totalitarian po$ers) >f course' the cases reported !y the edia are the tip of theice!er"' and alost certainly the ?ildest? a!uses of the ne$ >r$ellian US. state' $hichno!ody &oted for' or re;uested)))and too fe$ li4e yself had $arned of for years)

Indeed' y contro&ersial /Sprin" 200B paper pu!lished in Global Security & Cooperation/:S uarterly' ?Ideolo"ical Protectionis ,he 7ush .dinistration@s 5isuse of Science Inforation in the Policy Process'?presciently $arned that the under reported censorshipof science' repression of acadeics' and $histle!lo$ers posed a "ra&e threat to our

deocracy' national security' pu!lic healthOsafety' and that .ericans $ould suffer serioushar if 6on"ress didn@t in&esti"ate these practices' and potential


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!oth parties elites con&er"ed on a certain !elief' policy' &alue' etc)

-o$ !oth parties ha&e no$ supported trustin" the US eecuti&e $ith unprecedented'

unchec4ed authoritarian po$ers' and iplicit &ie$ that $e should !lindly ?trust? any USPresident or US eecuti&e a"ency $ill not a!use these po$ers' and the eistin" chec4s

!alances ade;uately protect us fro the despotic a!uses of po$er' $hich the Foundin"Fathers' attepted to fore&er pre&ent in the US.) Steadily' .ericans are unconsciouslya!andonin" the Foundin" Father@s fundaental distrust of "o&ernent po$er' and e!racin"authoritarian &alues &ie$s of !lind trust in e&er(epandin"' concentrated' unprecedentedUS eecuti&e po$ers secrecy) -aturally' ost still re"ur"itate traditional US &alues' !uttheir actions tolerance of practices policies' $hich $ould !e ridiculed as anti(deocratic' authoritarian' inhuane ille"al else$here' are increasin"ly accepted $ithoutuch protest in the US.)

.s :lenn :reen$ald' 6hris Hed"es' Dan 8ather others ha&e pointed out' US +ournalists edia are afraid to as4 tou"h ;uestions' 4neel at the heals of po$er' and ha&e !ecoeincreasin"ly propa"andistic for the political corporate #sta!lishent elite' $ho ustincreasin"ly resort to ?reality control? easures /pseudo(science thin4 tan4s' sophisticatedspin operations' .stro,urf fa4e "rassroots or"ani*ations' political repression censorship/often under "uise of @national security to co&er(up the increasin"ly horrific truths' 7i" Lies'systeic fraud' corruption' desecration of the .erican Drea' steady utation of US frodeocracy into authoritarianis' and copetiti&e capitalist free ar4et into anti(copetiti&e'unfair 9leptocracy ri""ed 6rony 6apitalis)

Just li4e the assi&e housin" ar4et fraud toic assets that $ere concealed nearlytri""ered a :lo!al :reat Depression' the the oli"archic US political econoic elite area""ressi&ely concealin" the truth a!out our increasin"ly suicidal path fro the .erican

pu!lic /a4a ?the T' $ho $ould sa&e us fro catastrophe deand correcti&e easures'if they only had access to the incon&enient truths' $hich enrich epo$er a narro$ elitethat al$ays iuni*es itself fro( often profits fro( the catastrophic' pre&enta!ledisasters' $hich the asses ust pay for /e)") O11 attac4s' housin" crisis' LI7>8 scandal'

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Increasin"ly' the US elite culture(shapers' are !eha&in" li4e the oli"archical elite in theUSS8' -a*i(:erany' and >r$ell@s dystopian 1CB) Increasin"ly the US is a!andonin" the&alues present in cultures of thri&in"' fertile ci&ili*ations $here creati&ity' free thou"ht

epression' scientists' and truth(tellers $ho ;uestion stale orthodoies are re$arded andcele!rated' the culture adapts its !eliefs to ne$ realities' and the rulin" re"ie encoura"esintellectuals artists to challen"e con&entional $isdo' ;uestion authority'

.s -aoi r$ell@s $arnin"' such as' ?In systes !asedupon uni&ersal deceit' tellin" the truth !ecoes a re&olutionary act)?

,he first &ictis of such authoritarian re"ies are acadeics' scientists' $histle!lo$ers'uni&ersity students' $ho are tar"eted as if terrorists' or actual eneies' !ecause they ha&e4no$led"e' epertise' counication s4ills to epose the horrific truths' and 7i" Lies'$hich the re"ie needs ost of the population to !elie&e in $ithout ;uestion)

Usually' inside $histle!lo$ers those li4e yself' $hose epertise research focuses oneposin" illuinatin" ho$ po$er is a!used the truth repressedOanipulated' are seen !ythe re"ie as the ost ?dan"erous? threats' so $e are often falsely accused discredited ashelpin" ?the eney'? e&en if our oti&es $ere the opposite) See the 7ush adinistration@sunprecedented censorship of science' >!aa@s ?


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trust of( authority' irrational dou!lethin4 /i)e) co"niti&e dissonance in population' $hich can!e easily duped anipulated into collecti&e !lindness to the lies a!surd contradictions!et$een the re"ie@s actions rhetoric' or dou!le(standards utili*ed' so that a certainpractice can !e "ood $hen the re"ie does it and !adO#&il $hen the ?eney? of the day doesit) For eaple' Pres) >!aa can clai the po$er to urder his or forei"n citi*ens any$here

in the $orld' $hile the US can siultaneously &ilify any other leader $ho clais suchpo$ers' and this authoritarian dou!lethin4 allo$s the US to torture ?!ad? suspects' $hilepu!licly decryin" huan ri"hts a!uses e&ery$here else in the $orld' $ithout any peoplenoticin" or rear4in" on the !latant hypocrisy)

.nother ?red fla"? indicator a country is sufferin" fro the institutionali*ation ofauthoritarian policies' practices and ass psycholo"y' is $hen irrational' forerly ioral'unaccepta!le authoritarian practicesO&alues' are openly e!raced and cele!rated !yinfluential political or cultural authorities)

r$ell@s classic' 1CB' in $hich the a!surdly contradictoryslo"ans of 7i" 7rother@s rulin" elite party are !lindly accepted !y an unthin4in" loyalesta!lishent

"Ignorance is Strength, Slavery is Freedom, and War is Peace."

ere we see one o. t(e two ma5or &arties o&enly em'ra)in* aut(oritarian values and

o&&osin* t(e tea)(in* o. )riti)al t(inin* sills, &re.errin* t(at 21st )entury meri)ans do not

learn (ow to )riti)ally eamine t(eir &reeistin* 'elie.s, 8uestion aut(ority #o, 'lindo'edien)e, and .ait( in aut(ority .i*ures is 'e)omin* t(e new meri)an et(os, and

a&&arently it%s no lon*er s(ame.ul, and em'arrassin* to o&enly denoun)e nli*(tenment

values, w(i)( ins&ired t(e =oundin* =at(ers to )reate a !onstitutional demo)ra)y

$t%s revealin* t(at at a time w(en /S s(ould 'e .o)used on )reatin* t(e 'est )riti)al t(iners,

)a&a'le o. )om&etin* in an in)reasin*ly )om&etitive *lo'alized e)onomy, a ma5or &arty

alon* wit( many si*ni.i)ant )ultural .or)es wants our nation to .lee .rom o'5e)tive reality,

and ensure t(e net *eneration un)riti)ally a))e&ts t(is )ulture o. sel.destru)tion

un8uestiona'ly o'eys t(e aut(ority o. t(e eistin* elite, w(i)( &ro.its o.. t(is &at( o. irrational

)olle)tive sui)ide
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T(is is not an isolated )ultural anomaly, 'ut an o&en em'ra)e o. t(e )ulture o. irrationality,

w(i)( is rein.or)ed on a daily 'asis 'y &oliti)al leaders w(o )an o&enly de.end a'surdly

illo*i)al, )ontradi)tory (y&o)riti)al, uns)ienti.i) views, w(i)( are all too o.ten treated as&er.e)tly valid 'y an un)riti)al, unt(inin*, su'servient mass media

!(ris ed*es (as re&eatedly o'served in t(e /S, w(at instein o'served in &reDD$

Germany, sel.destru)tive madnesscollective insanity

.ten in )ountries w(ere even t(e edu)ated )lasses 'e)ome 'linded 'y res&onsi'le .orsel.destru)tive, militant aut(oritarian )olle)tive insanity, t(ose de.endin* reason, o'5e)tive

trut(, rationality, are deemed even deli'erately dia*nosed as delusional

T(e .a)t t(at several renown a)ademi)s 5ournalists (ave sued t(e /S in .ederal )ourt,

'ased t(eir )ase on .ears o. totalitarian &erse)ution (orri.i) (uman ri*(ts violations +ie

inde.inite detention .or .ormerly le*al resear)( &oliti)al )riti)ism-, w(i)( /S do)tors are

trained to automati)ally dia*nose as symtoms o. mental illnessdelusional, &aranoid

t(inin*

Cu)ily .or #oam !(omsy, 7aniel lls'er*, !(ris ed*es, #aomi Dol. and !ornel Dest,

t(ey (ad su..i)ient .ame &ower.ul allies, to now t(ey )ould now &u'li)ly )redi'ly

e&ress 'elie.s .ears o. /S &erse)ution, w(i)( would *et +or (as *otten- youn*er, notyet

.amous t(iners dis)redited "or lo)ed away .orever in a &sy)(iatri) institution, lie !(inese

dissidents, and Guantanamo Bay terrorist sus&e)ts, w(o are


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$roni)ally, as t(e /S in)reasin*ly 'orrows im&roves u&on !(inese totalitarian met(ods

+e* /S torture manual 'ased u&on !(inese met(odsE (i*(te)( mass surveillan)e, so)ial

en*ineerin*-, and !(ina in)or&orates t(e 'est o. /S )a&italism, and ea)( state seems to 'e

mor&(in* into a new 21st )entury aut(oritarian model, w(ile demo)ra)y s&reads to $slami)

nations

$roni)ally &erversely, only meri)ans remain 'lindly )redulous trustin* o. *overnment

&ower, and only t(e )itizens outside o. t(e /S +!(ina, $ran, Aiddle ast- s(are t(e &ro.ound,

a&&ro&riate distrust o. un)(e)ed *overnment &ower o. t(e /S% =oundin* =at(ers, w(o

ens(rined inaliena'le ri*(ts in a !onstitution, w(i)( (ave 'een evis)erated nearly

rendered as irrelevant, as Catin )ate)(isms to a 9riestly &edo&(ile

$ndeed, $ interviewed several $ranian &oliti)al asylumseeers w(o (ad &ositive views o. t(e

/S, 'ut e&ressed similar o'servations )a&tured in a &ro.oundly insi*(t.ul 8uote:

"Americans do not know how to think for themselves...in Iran...we know the

government lies, so we try to figure out the truth for ourselves...you Americans

always believe the government...even when you say you dont."

$. /S (istory is any *uide, and my analysis warnin*s are even )lose to t(e mar, $ su&&ose

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!y 6hristopher ,uc4eron Sun Sep 1N' 2012 at 120N1 .5 PD,

* [new] Your words sound sane to me. (4+ / 0-)

$. /S (istory is any *uide, and my analysis warnin*s are even )lose to t(e mar, $

su&&ose $ s(ould .ear writin* su)( &ie)es, w(i)( $ do, and w(y $ do not .eel sa.e

re&ortin* all my resear)( .indin*s

=or a truly )ons)ious 'ein*, t(e .irst &riority is to &ut onesel. 'eyond dan*er T(is is

an im&ortant &ostnational )onsideration .or someone w(o (as a voi)e to lend and a

&ers&e)tive to o..er $t is, indeed, an o'li*ation

>nce you are in a country $here you are $elcoe and sta!le and secure' you can thenhelp others) In the case of the US' chan"e is "oin" to coe fro the outside $orld'no$' as the nation declines in "lo!al stature and influence) .nd outside is $here you$ant to !e)

. child of fi&e $ould understand this) Send soeone to fetch a child of fi&e) (( :roucho 5ar

!y PlutoonSun Sep 1N' 2012 at 12B2A .5 PD,

o * [new] Thans. Your !omment sounds sane to me. (2+ / 0-)

Soeties' there@s a tension !et$een the o!li"ationOinstinct for self(preser&ation and self(sacrifice for the truth and "reater "ood) Soeties' thet$o are conflated) Soeties' there@s no $ay to put oneself !eyond dan"er) .tthis point in history' Julian .ssan"e is learnin" that e&en $O access to the"lo!al edia le&era"e' there is no place @outside the US'@ any naelessothers li4e hi ha&e learned the sae thin")


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,here@s also nothin" re;uirin" the ethod to !e a drone' or( iny &ie$( it !e outside the US)

Let@s say a $histle!lo$er epresses intent of eposin" a topsecret pro"ra that $ould horrify US citi*ens' e!arass

officials or allies' and siply char"in" the $O crie $ouldn@tstop truth fro coin" out' $hat@s to stop >!aa of orderin"co&ert urder of $histle!lo$er' or deein" the a ?threat tonational security)?

.lso' this does not refute y delineated lo"ic' a!out the ?lesseris included in the "reater? constitutional le"al principle)

-aely' it $ould !e ridiculous to clai >!aa can order youurdered' !ut can@t order you@re do" 4illed' you !lac4listed'tar"eted $ith &arious fors of repression' persecution' psyops'cy!er($arfare' etc)

See y other posts on -D.. Free Speech for this' $hichsu""est such ?lesser? attac4s are under$ay inside the US.' +ustli4e they $ere under J) #d"ar Hoo&er)


!y 6hristopher ,uc4eron Sun Sep 1N' 2012 at 11B0A1 .5PD,

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* [new] Tr" aain that do wont hunt. ) n/t (0+ / 0-)

I tre!le for y country $hen I reflect that :od is +ustK that his+ustice cannot sleep fore&er) W,hoas Jefferson

!y!o!de&oon5on Sep 1' 2012 at 0210 .5 PD,

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* [new] ,s re-deinition o !onstitutiona# riht to (2+ / 0-)

due proces of la$ !ein" secretly "uaranteed !y secret process $O secrete&idence is a oc4ery of the concept' e thin4s) I a"ree $ithconstitutional la$ prof) Jonathon ,urley on this one)

Loo4 ho$ any innocent people "et iprisoned or eecuted' despiteha&in" trappin"s of due process of la$ /+ud"e' la$yers' +ury) . !asicidea of the concept is that citi*ens ha&e a ri"ht to respond to thechar"es and defend their innocence)

.lso' as I@&e ar"ued else$here' there@s nothin" pre&entin" the

.:O>!aa adinistration fro usin" this ne$ concept of due process
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?protections? to secretly depri&e citi*ens of life' li!erty or property' inother innuera!le $ays)))not +ust drone assassinations in forei"ncountries)

It@s a &ery dan"erous' authoritarian &alueOpracticeOidea' in y &ie$)


!y 6hristopher ,uc4eron Sun Sep 1N' 2012 at 1101A .5 PD,

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o * [new] ou#d the remote areas o ,#asa or other states (1+ / 0-)

ser&e a siilar criteria if they $ere deeed too difficult to safely send inpolice forces=

!y 6laudius 7o!arnacon Sun Sep 1N' 2012 at 10B22C .5 PD,

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* [new] Yeah ama said ,#asans are s!rewed /! o !o#d. (0+ / 0-)

Seriously' you raise a "ood point) ?8eoteness? is hardly a credi!lecriteria' $hich is ost cases is +ust a ?la*iness? criteria' thou"h thereay !e places that are too $ell(fortified to capture $Oo si"nificant UScasualties)

I also seriously ;uestion ?safely capture? is a credi!le standard)

.fter all' the F7I didn@t +ust !o! ' and try to capture hea&ilyared people in the US' $hich can !e &ery unsafe)

If capture $as really the "oal' the US could@&e said to the US "uy inXeen' ?$e@re "oin" to !o! you unless you turn yourself in $e@re$atchin" &ia satellite)))you ha&e 1 hour)?

In fact' I thin4 in any cases the US prefers the tar"et dead' notcaptured' li4e >saa' or let@s say)))an innocent $histle!lo$er $Odanin" e&idence >!aa dees a threat to his re(election)))I ean?national security)?

Xou raise the dar4ly coic spectre of >!aa orderin" urder of.las4an ta e&aders !Oc it@s siply too cold far a$ay to con&enientlycapture the)


!y 6hristopher ,uc4eron Sun Sep 1N' 2012 at 11AA30 .5 PD,
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!y :ooseroc4on Sun Sep 1N' 2012 at 0A1A2 .5 PD,

o * [new] a#id point. Thans. (0+ / 0-)

!aa@s positiion on -D..@s @indefinitedetention@ pro&ision /see recent posts here' it also is a &ery authoritarian

position) ,here are policies I $ouldn@t /e)") dissol&in" #P.' !ut $ould notcall this authoritarian)

Ho$e&er' you correctly reind e that I should ore clearly define theconcept' to deonstrate that y o$n !iases aren@t distortin" y analysis'$hich should not siply !e( and I don@t thin4 is( ?e&erythin" I don@t li4e is

authoritarianis)?
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It actually $ould !e !ad social science to lup the all to"ether' as you say)>ne needs clear concepts' o!+ecti&e criteria for distin"uishin" epirical

phenoena) I $ouldn@t ha&e su!itted this to social scientific re&ie$ /at leastin its current for)

I $hipped this out a fe$ onths a"o' and ha&e !een eanin" to clean it up de&elop it' !ut thou"ht I@d "et soe feed!ac4 first)

So than4s)


!y 6hristopher ,uc4eron Sun Sep 1N' 2012 at 11220 .5 PD,

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* [new] To answer "our tit#e 5ustion (1+ / 0-)

Xeah' pretty uch) (/

!y cor&oonSun Sep 1N' 2012 at 0C202A .5 PD,

o * [new] ear were oth riht ) (1+ / 0-)


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