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Monday, December 9, 2013

Conservatives attack having Snowden give evidence to the EU Parliament





The Big Brother loving British Conservative Party opposes a video appearance by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden before the European Parliament.  Green MEP says the appearance could happen this year.

The European parliament is lining up Snowden to give evidence by video link this month, in spite of resistance by British Conservatives, a Green MEP has announced.

Jan Philipp Albrecht, a German Green MEP, said parliamentarians wanted Snowden to appear before the assembly's committee on civil liberties, justice and home affairs (LIBE).

Albrecht said it would represent a great success for the parliament's investigation into mass surveillance of EU citizens reports the UK Guardian.

He said: "Half a year after the first publications from his collection of numerous NSA documents, the truth of which has not so far been refuted, there are still consequences as far as political responsibility is concerned.  The basic political will is there. Now we will need to see if we can get a formal majority for a hearing and hope Snowden can keep his promise to answer questions on the affair."

European parliament sources considered it likely committee members would vote in favour of a Snowden hearing, with the only vocal opposition from British Tory MEPs.

On Thursday, the Conservative MEP Timothy Kirkhope sent a letter to all members of the committee protesting against the invitation to Snowden, calling it "a provocative act that would enable [Snowden] to further endanger security around Europe and beyond".

Kirkhope described the whistleblower as "possibly a criminal, and, in the eyes of many, a traitor who had through acts of utter recklessness and thoughtlessness, put the lives of millions of people in danger".

Sarah Ludford, the Lib Dem MEP, said: "Edward Snowden's revelations merit serious debate on whether the intelligence services are out of control. But if Snowden's video appearance is to be more than a high-profile stunt, it is essential that he is asked the right questions, including whether he had any other motivation than the public interest.

"We also need to get testimony from the intelligence chiefs responsible if we are to give European citizens the answers they deserve."


Why do "Conservatives" Support Big Brother?
In both the US and the UK we see politicians who claim to be "freedom loving" small government Conservatives fall all over themselves to protect, grow and fund an ever larger 1984 Police Surveillance State.  These whores also use the same bullshit buzzword language about national security, whistleblowers being Enemies of the State and traitors.
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Also note the corrupt Orwellian alliance between Leftist authoritarians like Comrade Obama and Conservative Party members like PM David Cameron.  Big Brother is not only bipartisan but knows no national boundaries.

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