@emptywheel @robertcaruso You're definitely a "I don't like this forest or these trees, so I'll talk about bark and grass instead" type.
@RadioFreeTom Less than the deliberate leaks abt AQAP the year before. Less then their own observation.
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@emptywheel Translation: "Yes, Snowden's theft aided ISIS. But I will never just say so without trying to add some kind of distraction." -
@RadioFreeTom No. Translation: Terrorists learn, ISIL better than most, and from more immediate evidence better than dated docs. -
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@emptywheel "Did Snowden's theft assist ISIS?" "Well, terrorists learn." "Is that a yes?"" "It's complicated." -
@RadioFreeTom@emptywheel that's a bit reductionist. Like saying Bush created ISIS. A couple pretty critical steps removed in that process. -
@BornEricG@emptywheel No one's saying Snowden created ISIS. Asking if Snowden's theft aided ISIS in any way. /1 -
@BornEricG@emptywheel Let's even grant Morrell is being...dramatic. (I don't, but okay.) If it helped ISIS, then *it helped*.
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