System Update with Glenn Greenwald With Tulsi's Hearing this Week, Establishment Attacks her with Lies About Snowden & 702; China's Leap Forward in AI U.S. Journalist Arrested in Switzerland for Criticizing Israel
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Jan 28, 2025 Freelance journalist Garrison Lovely discusses the political attacks on Tulsi Gabbard, particularly concerning her support for Edward Snowden and criticisms of surveillance practices. He sheds light on China's groundbreaking AI model, DeepSeek, which poses a significant threat to U.S. tech supremacy. The conversation also touches on the shocking arrest of journalist Ali Abunimah in Switzerland for his views on Israel, highlighting the alarming trends in free speech suppression and the political weaponization of truth.
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Snowden, Wikileaks, and Russia
- Contrary to claims, Snowden never gave documents to WikiLeaks, but to journalists like Greenwald.
- Snowden didn't defect to Russia; the Obama administration revoked his passport, trapping him there.
Shifting Views on Snowden
- News outlets initially supported Snowden's disclosures, but now many Democrats oppose him.
- Section 702 allows warrantless spying on Americans, contrary to National Review's claims.
Snowden and National Security
- Even the NSA chief admitted in 2014 there was no evidence Snowden was a foreign spy.
- Despite this, lies about Snowden persist, now used to question Gabbard's fitness for office.