The main stream checks in against Snowden and Greenwald

Tim Farley of POTUS radio sided with David Gregory, this morning, on the whole, against Glenn Greenwald.

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He said Greenwald should have, could have, and didn’t answer the question why he should not be prosecuted for aiding Snowden, instead fleeing into a not entirely deserved personal attack on Gregory.

And he reported Alan Dershowitz on Piers Morgan said Greenwald hates America.

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"Edward Snowden has said, 'I've committed a serious crime,' the newspaper has put this out there," noted Piers Morgan.

"Surely he [Greenwald] should be prepared to answer questions about whether anything they have done – in cahoots with this guy, we don't know how far he goes – anything they've done borders on criminality. 

"I think it's a perfectly reasonable question."

Dershowitz, for his part, insisted there is no gray area:

"Well, it doesn't border on criminality – it's right in the heartland of criminality. 

"The statute itself, does punish the publication of classified material, if you know that it's classified," explained the guest. 

"Greenwald – in my view – clearly has committed a felony."

Continuing his assessment of the reporter, Dershowitz held little back:

"Greenwald's a total phony. 

"He is anti-American, he loves tyrannical regimes, and he did this because he hates America. 

"This had nothing to do with publicizing information."

Allred, meanwhile, questioned Greenwald's concern with Gregory's question, and moreover, wondered if "The Guardian" columnist may need to rework his business card:

"It's bizarre that he's really upset that that question is being asked. It's an obvious question," she said.

Farley reports the Russian ambassador said Snowden is not within Russian territory and so US demands for his extradition are inappropriate.

And Farley reports Julian Assange says Snowden is “in a safe place.”