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4. he has to get to the embassy to apply for assylum nt

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Fri Jul 5, 2013, 09:37 PM

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I think Snowden has a way out now [View all] arely staircase Jul 2013 OP

sounds reasonable, but what do I know cali Jul 2013 #1

Let's hope so. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #2

I believe either One of two countries can simply issue temporary travel document that will allow idwiyo Jul 2013 #3

he has to get to the embassy to apply for assylum nt arely staircase Jul 2013 #4

Do you know the distance from the airport to morningfog Jul 2013 #8

no, not familiar with moscow nt arely staircase Jul 2013 #10

Looks like about half an hour drive. morningfog Jul 2013 #29

is that venezuela's or nicaragua's embassy? arely staircase Jul 2013 #30

Venezuela, and I made the same assumption. morningfog Jul 2013 #40

Not sure he must. Don't forget, he already traveled on temporary papers issued by Ecuador. idwiyo Jul 2013 #9

no but it is the law/rule for most countries arely staircase Jul 2013 #11

One more point, either embassy can send a car to the airport to pick him. I believe that would be idwiyo Jul 2013 #12

yes said so in the OP. Putin said it too and that is what matters arely staircase Jul 2013 #14

Never mind me. Am slow today. :) idwiyo Jul 2013 #16

its all very interesting quinnox Jul 2013 #5

well my scenario hinges on one of those two countries actually being willing arely staircase Jul 2013 #7

Good assessment. n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #13

Yup. The logistics will be interesting, but he should be able to stay out of prison. Warren Stupidity Jul 2013 #6

BUT Snowden can NOT leave the airport to go to the embassy... Tx4obama Jul 2013 #15

Minor Details... HipChick Jul 2013 #17

I'm not hoping he does any of this. I hope his next one way flight is to his arely staircase Jul 2013 #24

Not sure he is worth a hit to them flamingdem Jul 2013 #42

If he does go missing, the U.S. would get blamed for it Whisp Jul 2013 #67

Putin said an embassy car counts as not being in the country arely staircase Jul 2013 #18

The last thing I saw was the excerpt below Tx4obama Jul 2013 #23

I will search the googles arely staircase Jul 2013 #25

not Putin himself but unnamed Russian officials. arely staircase Jul 2013 #28

Thanks. That's interesting. Wonder.... Tx4obama Jul 2013 #32

i bet the russians would facilitate that part arely staircase Jul 2013 #34

So it's too far for a non-stop flight Incitatus Jul 2013 #63

Venezuela isn't too far arely staircase Jul 2013 #64

no regular scheduled commercial flights Moscow-Caracas HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #72

Why couldn't Venezuela issue him a passport? cali Jul 2013 #19

good question arely staircase Jul 2013 #21

My scenario is a little different since I never believed he left Hong Kong. Moscow was just a ruse. Cleita Jul 2013 #20

Interesting theory. arely staircase Jul 2013 #22

I don't think he knew at first. Cleita Jul 2013 #38

Snowden's US passport was still valid in Hong Kong. US canceled it after he arrived in Russia n/t Tx4obama Jul 2013 #27

I have been on non-stop international flights that ended up making a stop anyway.. HipChick Jul 2013 #36

In this case it would have to be somewhere in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Cleita Jul 2013 #41

I'm not making any more predictions. Robb Jul 2013 #26

I would have accepted Chapman's proposal LittleBlue Jul 2013 #31

absolutely arely staircase Jul 2013 #33

dude embarrassed the admin, he's a ghost. galileoreloaded Jul 2013 #35

Hes always had a way out. HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #37

Cuba has an extradition treaty arely staircase Jul 2013 #39

No they do not. HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #44

it would appear that they do arely staircase Jul 2013 #48

Evidently they did....in 1926, the date on your link!!! HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #53

the Revolution did not void all treaties. arely staircase Jul 2013 #56

I live in Florida, and have visited Cuba. HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #59

I think you are wrong about that but for the sake of discussion will assume you are correct arely staircase Jul 2013 #61

There is no treaty. HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #65

According to the State Department there is. The one from 1905 I posted was resigned in 1959 arely staircase Jul 2013 #68

Any treaty from 1959 no longer exists. HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #69

why would it no longer exist? arely staircase Jul 2013 #71

Castro. HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #74

link: HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #70

well I guess that shows us what wikianswers is worth since I posted one from them saying there is arely staircase Jul 2013 #73

State Dept listed treaty is 1959. HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #75

Any treaty from '59 would have been signed by the Castro government nt arely staircase Jul 2013 #76

not necessarily. Batista could have signed it. HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #77

Castro took power on January 1st of 1959 nt arely staircase Jul 2013 #78

And he probably voided the treaty when a US backed invasion attacked Cuba a couple years later. HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #79

possibly, but I am guessing it is still on the books, as per the State Dept. website arely staircase Jul 2013 #80

There are dozens of U.S. fugitives in Cuba. former9thward Jul 2013 #47

so why hasn't he already gone there arely staircase Jul 2013 #49

Who knows? former9thward Jul 2013 #50

Occam's Razor arely staircase Jul 2013 #52

But they want all the other fugitives. former9thward Jul 2013 #54

Maybe they are less problematic? arely staircase Jul 2013 #57

Cuba has not offered asylum. They don't want him in limbo on their soil. HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #55

no limbo, just a connecting flight to bolivia which has offered it. arely staircase Jul 2013 #58

No. Until he had a destination after Havana... HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #60

I don't disagree with any of that but one point arely staircase Jul 2013 #62

Here's the catch ProSense Jul 2013 #43

Russians have already said a diplomatic car to an embassy would be acceptable arely staircase Jul 2013 #45

And he still could be nabbed in that scenario. n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #46

oh I think one of his biggest fears arely staircase Jul 2013 #51

Yeah, he needs some place to hide. I just read Iceland actually rejected him.. Cha Jul 2013 #66

Venezuela and Nicaragua have already offered asylum. nt HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #81