Hong Kong Baffled by Snowden’s Hideout
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Hong Kong Baffled by Snowden’s Hideout
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Re: Hong Kong Baffled by Snowden’s Hideout
#2This stuff proves to me that these programs have no value in stopping things that have not yet happened. Like the boston bombings and this guy, I sure there was a huge trail of evidence that didn't get identified in time to stop the actual act.
Re: Hong Kong Baffled by Snowden’s Hideout
#3Then again, if Snowden were hypothetically spying for the PRC, Hong Kong would be the most logical place to seek protection. In this scenario the PRC would credibly protect him from the US, and European liberal democracies would not.
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#4Then again, if Snowden were hypothetically spying for the PRC, Hong Kong would be the most logical place to seek protection. In this scenario the PRC would credibly protect him from the US, and European liberal democracies would not.
If he was spying, then why Hong Kong, and why not Beijing directly?
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#5Then again, if Snowden were hypothetically spying for the PRC, Hong Kong would be the most logical place to seek protection. In this scenario the PRC would credibly protect him from the US, and European liberal democracies would not.
If he was spying, then why Hong Kong, and why not Beijing directly?
Beijing woud look incredibly suspicious wouldn't it? It would be hard to buy the "strong freedom of speech tradition" story.
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#6I would guess that he's not even in Hong Kong anymore, nor at the time of his interview.
Re: Hong Kong Baffled by Snowden’s Hideout
#7Then again, if Snowden were hypothetically spying for the PRC, Hong Kong would be the most logical place to seek protection. In this scenario the PRC would credibly protect him from the US, and European liberal democracies would not.
If he was spying, then why Hong Kong, and why not Beijing directly?
Why not? They're both in the sovereign territory of China.
Re: Hong Kong Baffled by Snowden’s Hideout
#8Then again, if Snowden were hypothetically spying for the PRC, Hong Kong would be the most logical place to seek protection. In this scenario the PRC would credibly protect him from the US, and European liberal democracies would not.
If he was spying, then why Hong Kong, and why not Beijing directly?
Protection, balanced with plausible deniability.
Re: Hong Kong Baffled by Snowden’s Hideout
#9Maybe he was ignorant, maybe he was spot on.
Maybe his hypothetical extradition will cause a sort-of diplomatic "mess" between Beijing and Honk Kong, leaving him a limbo where neither HK nor China will grant him total asylum but wont extradite him either