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In reply to the discussion: Why did the brilliant trained spy ever go to Hong Kong? Why didn't he fly directly to Venezuala [View all]Cha
(319,298 posts)taken seriously and as a person who doesn't lie.. he should have thought of that way back when he was spewing lies about the President.
Secondly.. another claim of his is bogus bullshit..
Edward Snowden Says The US Stranded Him In Russia Here Are 4 Problems With That Claim
There are several issues with the claim that the U.S. stranded Snowden in Russia. Here are the most glaring:
1. Snowden couldn't have left Russia because he had no valid travel documents when he landed at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport. The U.S. revoked Snowden's passport the day before he left. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange then acquired an unsigned Ecuadorian travel document ostensibly for safe passage to Latin America that was void when Snowden landed in Moscow.
2.WikiLeaks told him to go to Russia and stay there
3. Snowden is an NSA-trained hacker and "spy" who was traveling through the territory of two U.S. adversaries. To a foreign intelligence service, "Snowden is priceless." The idea that someone of his status and expertise could freely pass through Moscow is highly implausible.
4. WikiLeaks told Business Insider that the Ecuadorian document was meant to help Snowden leave Hong Kong. That raises the question of why Snowden would need the document if his passport was still valid (Snowden says he used it to leave China). WikiLeaks has not explained why it would send the NSA-trained hacker to Russia knowing he would land with a void passport and a bunk travel document.
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http://www.businessinsider.com/snowden-says-us-stranded-him-in-russia-2014-5
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"That appears to be what has happened. Snowden has now been living under FSB protection in an undisclosed location for 10 months. And even though Kerry offered to "have him on a flight today" if he wants to return to America, there is no indication that Vladimir Putin would allow that.
So if the former CIA technician "never intended to end up in Russia," perhaps he shouldn't have flown to Moscow in the first place.
Full of holes Snowden who keeps putting his narcissistic face out there for the suckers who eat up every word without question.