> * "We have to learn from these mistakes when they occur,” Representative Charlies Ruppersberger said to Alexander in the hearing. “What system are you or the director of national intelligence administration putting into place to make sure that if another person were to turn against his or her country we would have an alarm system that would not put us in this position?"*
So now the good Representative Ruppersberger is taking part in the automatic branding of Mr. Snowden as one who has turned against his country. For whistleblowing.
But it's the easier path. It's hard to fix the problems they have. It's easy to throw someone under the bus, dust your hands off and declare "job well done."
> * "We have to learn from these mistakes when they occur,” Representative Charlies Ruppersberger said to Alexander in the hearing. “What system are you or the director of national intelligence administration putting into place to make sure that if another person were to turn against his or her country we would have an alarm system that would not put us in this position?"*
So now the good Representative Ruppersberger is taking part in the automatic branding of Mr. Snowden as one who has turned against his country. For whistleblowing.
This is the wrong path.