There are a number of narratives  being floated by the usual suspects to attempt to demonstrate that Edward Snowden is a traitor who has betrayed secrets vital to the security of the United States. All the arguments being made are essentially without merit.

McDonalds and Visa Show It's Easy to Get By on a Low Salary as Long as You Don't Eat

Telstra agreed more than a decade ago to store huge volumes of electronic communications it carried between Asia and America for potential surveillance by United States intelligence agencies.

We know that half a ppm of sarin gas can kill us within half an hour. 2 ppm will kill us in seconds. So what is the problem?... We're considering a large body — a system —  that can be toppled up by less than a tiny proportion of a chemical. The amount is derisory... a milligram — about the size of three small ants. A milligram of sarin can kill you faster than you can say oops... 

And we still argue about 3 ppms of CO2 per annum...

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I was appalled by the (retired) general's aggro while being interviewed last night on Lateline. I have met Nazi people with more compassion.

The general was strongly in favour of "turning the boats around" but was not prepared to tell how the Navy could do this "because if you reveal your tactics then the enemy adapts" as the core of his appalling stone-hearted diatribe...

The Federal Opposition has called for Australian military intervention on the high seas, invoking the case of the MV Tampa in the latest stoush over asylum seekers.

Ok I lost the milk off... My cow kicked the bucket... Twice http://t.co/zwUUnXxO3G

Indonesia has delivered a rebuke to Tony Abbott's turn-back-the-boats policy, signing a communique warning against unilateral action.

From the AAI website: On Wednesday, Pope Francis addressed people from all walks of life by claiming that anyone who does ‘good’ will go to heaven, even atheists.