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Do you have more information about this theory? The discussion has been so one-sided, I feel obligated to seek other interpretations.
I haven't found any interesting information. Apparently this theory is being speculated on CNN (as I said, neither interesting, nor information...) http://www.mediaite.com/tv/former-cia-officer-officials-cons...
Slightly off-topic question, but why did he not just go to Iceland in the first place? Hong Kong does not seem like the best destination here.
A competing theory is that he is actually spying for the PRC. Hong Kong would be an obvious choice for a wealthy, Western spy seeking Chinese protection. They're semi-autonomous, but military affairs are run by the PRC, and in particular the PRC has control over foreign extradition: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/09/edward-snowden-h... If this wasn't a priori the best theory, surely the HK part adds some Ba…
Next would probably be the middle east or Korea.
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Do you have more information about this theory? The discussion has been so one-sided, I feel obligated to seek other interpretations.
I haven't found any interesting information. Apparently this theory is being speculated on CNN (as I said, neither interesting, nor information...) http://www.mediaite.com/tv/former-cia-officer-officials-cons...
Slightly off-topic question, but why did he not just go to Iceland in the first place? Hong Kong does not seem like the best destination here.
A hit on Snowden in Hong Kong would be an immense international diplomatic incident. A hit on him in Iceland would be a flash in the pan (what's Iceland going to do about it?). My hunch is that he's banking on diplomatic tensions between China and the US to shield him.
Hong Kong puts him under China's diplomatic shield without necessarily directly exposing him to the PRC's equivalent of the NSA, who I'm sure are eager to get their hands on him.
On an unrelated note, there's this petition on the White House website, in need of signatures : https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/pardon-edward-snow...
Maybe I'm just jaded, but "clicktivism" seems like it's just about the least valuable way you could possibly make a political statement.
Slightly off-topic question, but why did he not just go to Iceland in the first place? Hong Kong does not seem like the best destination here.
A competing theory is that he is actually spying for the PRC. Hong Kong would be an obvious choice for a wealthy, Western spy seeking Chinese protection. They're semi-autonomous, but military affairs are run by the PRC, and in particular the PRC has control over foreign extradition: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/09/edward-snowden-h... If this wasn't a priori the best theory, surely the HK part adds some Ba…
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More likely, he could be flying somewhere and the plane either enters US airspace, or has to make an emergency (real or not) landing in the US.
Do you think passengers involved in an emergency landing go through immigration and customs? Can they shop at the duty free store as well?
Do you think federal agents of some flavor would pass up the arrest? I think they'd do it no matter what, and then a judge will give them a stern talking to and uphold the arrest. At best the guy would be in prison for years pre-trial, possibly convicted and prison, and then when his useful life is over he'll win a Supreme Court challenge. Chilling effect served.