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allin99

(894 posts) Thu Jul 11, 2013, 03:17 PM Jul 2013

FM of Venezuela says no reply from Snowden... [View all]

Venezuela “has not received a formal reply from Snowden” regarding its offer of asylum, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua told Reuters on Thursday.

http://rt.com/usa/nsa-leak-snowden-live-updates-482/

wtf is going *on*?

I think he's dead. No way would he just not respond.

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FM of Venezuela says no reply from Snowden... [View all] allin99 Jul 2013 OP

Here's my halfassed theory!!! MADem Jul 2013 #1

Well, it's either we or the Russians who took or killed him... allin99 Jul 2013 #2

If it was us, I think Pootie Poot would be screaming from the rooftops about our heavy ham hands! MADem Jul 2013 #13

or the CIA got him out of there days/weeks ago. Whisp Jul 2013 #3

that's the thing though, he *not* communicating.. allin99 Jul 2013 #4

When was the last time he was heard from? Whisp Jul 2013 #5

i wanna say the last time was... allin99 Jul 2013 #8

We haven't seen his face with his lips moving since Hong Kong. That IS strange. nt MADem Jul 2013 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author allin99 Jul 2013 #16

Hong Kong. He hasn't been seen since then, not even on the flight he was Cleita Jul 2013 #11

yeah. i think dead. :( allin99 Jul 2013 #12

He might not have spent any time at the airport--he might be here.... MADem Jul 2013 #23

I did a post about this last week and suggested the same thing. Cleita Jul 2013 #34

Actually, this article says he met with reporters in Russia... allin99 Jul 2013 #15

I didn't see that. But it also begs the question why didn't they take some photos. Cleita Jul 2013 #17

turns out the article is a prank. allin99 Jul 2013 #21

Figures. n/t Cleita Jul 2013 #22

That, I am afraid, is an unfunny joke article. MADem Jul 2013 #27

Did you see the posh hotel he was staying at while in Hong Kong? Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #6

He was at the Mandarin--very nice, on the Kowloon side! MADem Jul 2013 #30

Or he's in jail somewhere in either China or Russia and held incommunicado. Cleita Jul 2013 #7

That settles it...CIA or Russians have him...Assange is grandstanding HipChick Jul 2013 #9

Maybe he has his headphones on and can't hear the phone ringing. n/t Scurrilous Jul 2013 #10

Or the wind is whistling in his ears. randome Jul 2013 #19

if he is dead, then I wonder what happened to the Wikileaks woman. n/t Whisp Jul 2013 #18

She's disappeared off the radar too. There were some articles in British papers about her Cleita Jul 2013 #20

thanks for the name - Sarah Harrison. Whisp Jul 2013 #24

i'm not sure why but i feel like... allin99 Jul 2013 #25

She is also well known as a "former lover" of Assange... MADem Jul 2013 #31

Both her sisters live in Hong Kong... Whisp Jul 2013 #36

They might have provided the "crash pad" for awhile... nt MADem Jul 2013 #40

Or maybe crickets. Our side doesn't want this to make them look bad either. n/t Cleita Jul 2013 #35

If he's dead, whose purpose is Greenwald serving relaying "messages" from him? CakeGrrl Jul 2013 #26

They are spy wannabes playing spy games. randome Jul 2013 #28

Perhaps GG doesn't want to admit he's been "tooled?" MADem Jul 2013 #32

Probably smart. Turbineguy Jul 2013 #29

Maybe he doesn't want to go to Venezuela hack89 Jul 2013 #33

he would still have contacted. Esp after... allin99 Jul 2013 #38

Rumor on twitter last night said that Snowden's dad is negotiating for his return flamingdem Jul 2013 #37

'Snowdad'. Is there a 'Snowmom'? I don't recall hearing anything about his mother. randome Jul 2013 #39

Looks like mom doesn't like the media spotlight flamingdem Jul 2013 #43

Certainly could be, which makes sense why wikileaks never started the... allin99 Jul 2013 #42

Wikileaks is mum, something's going on nt flamingdem Jul 2013 #44

yup. allin99 Jul 2013 #45

No photos of him on flight from Hong Kong to Moscow. DevonRex Jul 2013 #41

hmmm. But when they interviewed people getting off the flight... allin99 Jul 2013 #46

Hard to believe that after all the protests in Hong Kong, all the publicity DevonRex Jul 2013 #47

people are less likely... allin99 Jul 2013 #50

Maybe he *wants* people to think he's dead. bunnies Jul 2013 #48

Doesn't help him get to vnzla UNLESS.... allin99 Jul 2013 #49

hmmm. true. bunnies Jul 2013 #51

ah, good one. Which is he could be... allin99 Jul 2013 #57

People say it's not about Snowden. Life Long Dem Jul 2013 #52

i get the feeling if he's dead... allin99 Jul 2013 #53

Maybe he has a "cold" NoPasaran Jul 2013 #54

or the one Trotsky had... EX500rider Jul 2013 #55

I still think he's in mainland China. roamer65 Jul 2013 #56