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tdirect
13y ago
> giving operational secrets or at least implying he is willing to reveal operational secrets for special treatment from china... and no doubt money Could you please offer citation?
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tdirect
13y ago
That the U.S. may be the cyber aggressor is very important information for the American people. If this is the case, it's difficult to believe the government of China doesn't already know...
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tdirect
13y ago
What is confusing about his motivations? Nothing has been suspicious about the revelations he has made thus far or in his stated intent. The only thing slightly suspicious is that he chose Hong Kong, but there are many explanations for how
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tdirect
13y ago
I think this differs very little from the other revelations. This does make the government look bad in the eyes of US citizens--why are we crying foul at China when we are doing exactly the same thing, and may even be the more aggressive pa
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tdirect
13y ago
I don't think he has given any information from one country to another. He has revealed to the American people that they are taking an offensive rather than merely defensive role in a hacking war with China. This is important for the A
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tdirect
13y ago
He has not at all signaled, so far, that he would like any special consideration from China. He has not claimed to have "a lot of info" on US cyber attacks on China. He has said he would let Hong Kong decide whether he deserves pr
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tdirect
13y ago
How is he advertising such a thing? He specifically said he carefully chose documents that would be in the public interest and not documents that would be a threat to national security.
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tdirect
13y ago
If he did indeed reveal this, how is it "buying favor from the Chinese government"? It's hard to imagine the government of China doesn't already know about these attacks. The beneficiary of this information is the U.S. p