Pardon Trib for supporting criminal war? Nyet!

The Trib Editorial Board mounted their high war party horse to oppose a pardon for National Security Agency whistle blower Edward Snowden in their editorial that answered the pardon question with a strong "Nyet". Use of the Russian 'NO' was a snide slam at Snowden's Russian hosts as he seeks return to the US with a pre-arranged plea deal to avoid a 'show trial' and its likely long prison sentence. Virtually ignoring the public service Snowden provided in outing the Bush Administration's mass secret surveillance, a stain on what American should stand for, to claim only in general terms that "Snowden's actions did severe damage to U.S. national security, compromising the Intelligence Community's anti-terror efforts and endangering the security of the American people as well as active-duty U.S. troops" and that "the government has spent hundreds of millions of dollars — and eventually will spend billions — to clean up the mess and 'mitigate the damage' Snowden caused."

That's about as specific as saying 'Edward Snowden did a very bad thing.' Speaking of bad things, how about the Tribune, with full knowledge to the contrary, supporting our criminal wars in Afghanistan and Iraq that caused hundreds of thousands of needless deaths, including over 7,000 GI's, several trillion in squandered treasure, and unquestionably paved the way for ISIS and the unfolding collapse of peace in the Middle East. Not satisfied with that madness, the Trib Editorial Board fought hard against detente with Iran, gins up war to oust Syrian President Assad, demonizes Russia at every turn, and totally ignores the plight of the Palestinians, suffering slow genocide at the hands of Israel.

Pardon the Trib Editorial Board for their untiring support of perpetual war? If legendary Tribune Publisher Robert McCormick could come back from Isolationist Heaven, he wouldn't say 'Nyet'. He'd say 'You're all fired.' Then he'd pen an editorial demanding the US withdraw from its criminal destruction of the Middle East.