US spy chief Clapper defends Prism and phone surveillance

[Magda Hassan]

This government IP address: 156.33.241.5 has been banned from Wikipedia for vandalizing the Edward Snowden page and labeling him a "traitor". It traces back to the US senate
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August 2013

Hello, I'm Ginsuloft. Wikipedia is written by people who have a wide diversity of opinions, but we try hard to make sure articles have a neutral point of view. Your recent edit to Edward Snowden seemed less than neutral to me, so I removed it for now. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Ginsuloft (talk) 20:54, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
Might want to look a bit closer:
NetRange: 156.33.0.0 - 156.33.255.255 CIDR: 156.33.0.0/16 OriginAS: AS3495 NetName: USSAA OrgName: United States Senate OrgId: USSAA Address: 2 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, N.E. 6TH FLOOR City: WASHINGTON DC StateProv: DC PostalCode: 20510 Country: US I guess we know who's paying him.Amitabho Chattopadhyay (talk) 01:24, 3 August 2013 (UTC) That's an assumption of bad faith. People sometimes edit in their personal capacity from a work computer. The real issue is that the edit violates WP:NPOV. Jehochman [SUP]Talk[/SUP] 15:48, 3 August 2013 (UTC) The following is a personal opinion based on my own ideas of what is true: A prime example of Government entities trying to influence the thoughts and opinions of their own citizens and others through any means necessary. Wake up United States Senate, people are learning the truth for themselves no matter how hard you try to sweep it under the rug. Not only that, but the mere fact that you are trying so desperately to discredit Edward Snowden only shows how deep your web of internet surveillance runs. If your ultimate goal is and truly was to protect American citizens, wouldn't you be spending more of your time and resources defending yourselves rather than using it to sling mud at a so called "traitor"? GoldenWolfMuse (talk) 10:00, 3 August 2013 (UTC)
As an experienced wikipedian and a site administrator, I can tell you that such things have happened in the past, and all they accomplished was to embarrass the person or persons behind the edits. If that was your goal, keep it up. If it was not, I suggest you find a better use for your time. See U.S. Congressional staff edits to Wikipedia for more information on past incidents of this nature. Beeblebrox (talk) 15:40, 3 August 2013 (UTC)Good lord, is the US government even trying to be subtle here? --Veyneru (talk) 17:34, 3 August 2013 (UTC) "We the people", huh?
--Rubicon88 (talk) 01:14, 4 August 2013 (UTC)
For the record, the constitutional definition of treason is very specific, and it does not include whistleblowing. Snowden let the American public know about literally BILLIONS of counts of illegal wiretapping perpetrated against them by the criminals in the NSA. Snowden is not only an innocent man, he is a hero who has made great personal sacrifices for our liberty. If you have a problem with that, then you need to read the constitution and your oath of office a few more times. 98.248.220.168 (talk) 08:26, 4 August 2013 (UTC)