Snowden's destination is Venezuela through Havana
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#2It seems to me he had to board a plane quite in a hurry, and only after that they looked for a proper destination. This story is just beginning.
Re: Snowden's destination is Venezuela through Havana
#3It seems to me he had to board a plane quite in a hurry, and only after that they looked for a proper destination. This story is just beginning.
On the other hand, Edward Snowden didn't have much to do in the last month except spend a few hours talk to reporters -- and plan just this.
If Venezuela is his final destination, going by way of Moscow and Cuba is clever. It avoids going through any countries that would honor an INTERPOL Red Notice or a "diffusion" notice for his detention.
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#4Why would one go to Venezuela in his situation? What am I missing here? Or is that just a transit location towards Ecuador?
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#5Why would one go to Venezuela in his situation? What am I missing here? Or is that just a transit location towards Ecuador?
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#6Why would one go to Venezuela in his situation? What am I missing here? Or is that just a transit location towards Ecuador?
Venezuela's recent former president, Hugo Chávez, was broadly and openly against the United States. His successor is relatively untested, having been in office only two months. If Snowden stays in Venezuela, it could be an interesting gauge of sentiment there. In any case, there's not much of a working relationship between Venezuela and the US, which is desirable for Snowden.
Re: Snowden's destination is Venezuela through Havana
#7Why would one go to Venezuela in his situation? What am I missing here? Or is that just a transit location towards Ecuador?
Venezuela's recent former president, Hugo Chávez, was broadly and openly against the United States. His successor is relatively untested, having been in office only two months. If Snowden stays in Venezuela, it could be an interesting gauge of sentiment there. In any case, there's not much of a working relationship between Venezuela and the US, which is desirable for Snowden.
Thanks. That kind of explains things a little, I did remember Hugo Chavez being quite vocal against the US. But was under the impression that the new government was less vocal in that regard. I guess I'm wrong. And probably Mr. Snowden would be the one to know.
Re: Snowden's destination is Venezuela through Havana
#8It seems to me he had to board a plane quite in a hurry, and only after that they looked for a proper destination. This story is just beginning.
On the other hand, Edward Snowden didn't have much to do in the last month except spend a few hours talk to reporters -- and plan just this. If Venezuela is his final destination, going by way of Moscow and Cuba is clever. It avoids going through any countries that would honor an INTERPOL Red Notice or a "diffusion" notice for his detention.
In fact the source reported that “He chose such a complicated route in the hope that he would not be arrested on the way to his final destination of Venezuela,”
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#10This is slightly strange: the best onward flight to Havana is Aeroflot 150, which departed Moscow SVO 30 minutes ago. This makes Snowden's layover in Moscow likely to be over 20 hours, so one must wonder if he plans to stay there a while.
http://flightaware.com/live/findflight/UUEE/MUHA/
If he will indeed fly HK-Moscow-Havana-Caracas without delay, he may finish with flight V04101 on Monday at 23:50 Venezuela time (21:20 California time).