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		mcantelon on Aug 19, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: White House Had Advance Notice on Heathrow Detenti... If they held him the maximum time they could - 9 hours - then it's likely harassment was also an aim.

acqq on Aug 19, 2013 [–]

More probably they hoped to discover something incriminating on his computer or media during that time in order to have a clear case against him and keep him.

leot on Aug 20, 2013 | [–]

Whoa. This hadn't occurred to me, and it seems totally likely that they were looking for a way to, in effect, hold Greenwald's partner hostage.

Despicable.

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