Why do we know all this? If he had such a perfect plan why does the whole world know where he's headed? Or maybe he's just really bad at keeping secrets.
> Or maybe he's just really bad at keeping secrets.
hihi.
Snowden's destination is Venezuela through Havana
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#22Is this a good idea for him anyway, to openly divulgue every step he takes? Or did the information just leak ?
Since it is next to impossible to fly anonymously these days, being open about his route might actually protect him.
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#23I just loved that article a few days back about how brilliant he was for picking HK.
At least it was possible for him to leave.
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#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
The new government does seem to be less vocal so far. But the person who (narrowly) won the last election was Chavez's preferred successor, so there hasn't been a major change in policies. I think it's still an open question how their policies will developer longer-term.
In March, Maduro accused the US of trying to kill his opponent in the bid for President, right after accusing the US of giving Chávez cancer that led to the seat being empty in the first place. Some US politicians asked for a recount after the Venezuelan election, as has become customary. There was no recount. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/17/us-venezuela-elect... http://edition.cnn.com/2013/03/12/world/amer…
Please correct yourself. There was a recount, and it ended up showing there was no irregularities.
And No, it is not a partisan opinion. Unless you think Jimmy Carter and hundreds of other organizations controlling the vote AND the recount are part of a communist plot.
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#25One question that I saw floating around on Twitter is how could the US Gov charge Snowden on espionage? Espionage doesn't apply or does it? Let's say you and I share some secret. When I pass that information you trusted in me to a third party (who is interested in acquiring that information) secretly for some favor (cash/kind) only then it becomes a case of espionage no? When I share facts that were meant to be confi…
Espionage is probably being defined in this instance as "aiding the enemy." It doesn't matter if you secretly divulge information. If you release information publicly that could be used by 'the enemy' then you have helped 'the enemy.'
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#26Why would one go to Venezuela in his situation? What am I missing here? Or is that just a transit location towards Ecuador?
Seems like he's actually anti-US, rather than just pro-US-citizen.
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#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
But the current government is extremely fragile having against them both pro and anti Chavez groups
The problem is not whether the government is fragile or not, is whether Russia will stand for Venezuela at the end. I'm Venezuelan and I can be sure that the government has enough problems right now to be in War or anything like that with USA. Russia would be a better place to stay.
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#28I wonder who is funding all of this travel.
Him, probably. As he said he was getting paid allot to work for the NSA.
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#29I wonder who is funding all of this travel.
It's not so expensive.
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#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
In March, Maduro accused the US of trying to kill his opponent in the bid for President, right after accusing the US of giving Chávez cancer that led to the seat being empty in the first place. Some US politicians asked for a recount after the Venezuelan election, as has become customary. There was no recount. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/17/us-venezuela-elect... http://edition.cnn.com/2013/03/12/world/amer…
Please correct yourself. There was a recount, and it ended up showing there was no irregularities. And No, it is not a partisan opinion. Unless you think Jimmy Carter and hundreds of other organizations controlling the vote AND the recount are part of a communist plot.
What recount? I'm Venezuelan, there was no recount.