CIA was down the road from his hotel at the embassy.
I am not sure if he really had a plan there.
Edward Snowden 'missing' in Hong Kong
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Re: Edward Snowden 'missing' in Hong Kong
#82I wonder if this will go the way of Mcafee.
That depends, is Edward Snowden plainly out of his mind like McAfee clearly was even before the murder flap?
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#83Could just as easily be Edward Snowden 'hiding' in Hong Kong . In his position, I wouldn't exactly be checking in on foursquare right now either.
"You just became the mayor of Snowden's Hiding Place, congratulations!"
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#85CIA was down the road from his hotel at the embassy. I am not sure if he really had a plan there.
The CIA has a office 'down the road' from every hotel.
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#86Earlier quoted context omitted.
not sure how it works in the US, but my understanding of a pardon is that you have to be trialed and convicted first, you can't be pardoned in blanco.
This is not the case in the US - the President's power to pardon is pretty broad, and has been used before conviction numerous times.
But normally you pardon rich people that did something stupid, like Wall Street bankers who commit fraud.
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#87Hypothetically, I mean I'm sure he's got it all planned out, but he could convincingly change his appearance, stock up on supplies and a backpack, and grab a ferry over to one of the nearby islands to hide out until the news dies down a little bit. Then it's pretty trivial to make your way south-east. I mean he can't expect to get back safely to any Western country any time soon..
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#88This is sensationalist use of the word "missing". The BBC doesn't know where Snowden currently is -- that's all the article says.
Exactly, this article doesn't deserve to be on the frontpage of HN. It's sensationalism, we really don't need to know where is Snowden at all time. It's not a sitcom.
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#89Stuck in Hong Kong? Short on money? On the run from the Triads or the Man? Come stay at the (formerly) fabulous Chung King Mansions! The only hotel you can live in 24/7, get a job and raise a family in. In balmy Kowloon! Rooms start at $30. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XiRF1OOuw8&list=PL12CEAFFE67...
Fascinating, I wish my German was better. The Broad Group is potentially building their 220 floor building [1] which would seem like something you could do in Hong Kong and profit quite handsomely from. I suspect though that the Broad group is thinking about this sort of environment as a potential result. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad_Group
There's a few tourist tours of the mansions as well. It's been described as a smaller, nicer, friendlier version of Kowloon Walled City with licensed dentists.
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#90Can't they use the NSA logs to find him? hah