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6. Snowden obviously wanted out from America

Sat Jun 22, 2013, 12:47 PM

Jun 2013

for some time. Which is ok as a personal goal, not so the extreme means by which he is pursuing that goal. If you look at some of his Ars Technica posts he mentioned China as a place he'd like to live back in 2006 and had some well-worded and clearly deeply felt comments about our meaningless materialist lifestyle. My point is his personal motivations are a big and underappreciated part of the story here, IMO. He doesn't want to come back and it's about more than avoiding prosecution. He sees the whole place as a prison.

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Snowden: US hacks Chinese mobile phone messages [View all] Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 OP

And what is not reported ? intaglio Jun 2013 #1

That's my thinking as well Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #3

TBH, Cali, China will already know about this intaglio Jun 2013 #9

Seems to me China is using Snowden for propaganda purposes. SunSeeker Jun 2013 #51

It's likely Snowden had specific knowledge of one and not the other. wtmusic Jun 2013 #10

If that's the case why did he run to China to hide out? intaglio Jun 2013 #13

Hong Kong is very different from Beijing wtmusic Jun 2013 #14

Hong Kong is a "Special Administrative Region" intaglio Jun 2013 #17

Nope. Hong Kong has its own Bill of Rights: wtmusic Jun 2013 #21

Hong Kong has a Bill of Rights intaglio Jun 2013 #25

You're wrong, and apparently you think he's a dummy. wtmusic Jun 2013 #29

No I think he is a money grubber intaglio Jun 2013 #30

I see. And Julian Assange is living the dream by confining himself to the Ecuadorean Embassy wtmusic Jun 2013 #31

I am not talking about Julian Assange intaglio Jun 2013 #40

OK now just a minute. While I believe that revealing US spying activity on cstanleytech Jun 2013 #38

Because unless he has a better investment record than George Soros intaglio Jun 2013 #42

Snowden's been living pretty well Turbineguy Jun 2013 #22

His salary was $200,000/yr wtmusic Jun 2013 #23

No...it was actually $122,000/year according to his employer Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #35

I may be incorrect here but that $122,000 was the amount BAH hired him at: Raine1967 Jun 2013 #47

how is it that you know he is staying in a hotel? olddad56 Jun 2013 #24

TV news. Turbineguy Jun 2013 #28

LOL. nt SunSeeker Jun 2013 #50

+1,000,000! nt Kahuna Jun 2013 #12

"We are shocked. Shocked I tell you." - China Berlum Jun 2013 #2

former CIA agent? savalez Jun 2013 #4

He worked for the CIA Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #5

CIA Agent has a specific connotation. savalez Jun 2013 #7

Snowden obviously wanted out from America BeyondGeography Jun 2013 #6

He should be. stonecutter357 Jun 2013 #8

I wonder if Hong Kong is in cahoots Iliyah Jun 2013 #11

Hong Kong is NOT an independent country intaglio Jun 2013 #15

Hong Kong Android3.14 Jun 2013 #26

Nice! +1 intaglio Jun 2013 #27

Snowden: "No contact with China" Hissyspit Jun 2013 #33

He has still traitorously reported intelligence gathering in relation to PRC intaglio Jun 2013 #43

Now you're just frothing nonsense. wtmusic Jun 2013 #49

DUH Iliyah Jun 2013 #16

I can't wait till this guy gets his day in court. arely staircase Jun 2013 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Hissyspit Jun 2013 #32

Well, I suppose if I were hiding in China and hoping for refuge... bhikkhu Jun 2013 #19

More corrupt that anyone imagined... DreamSmoker Jun 2013 #20

Because we spy on China? bhikkhu Jun 2013 #37

Is that anyway to be treating our future economic overlords? /nt Ash_F Jun 2013 #34

Cheney slammed Snowden as a traitor, not a hero. He has some true bedfellows here. n/t Psephos Jun 2013 #36

On the brightside atleast he isnt the VP anymore though the damage he and Bush did will take decades cstanleytech Jun 2013 #39

And Dick Cheney should know a traitor intaglio Jun 2013 #41

You really think so? Psephos Jun 2013 #44

I think he just needs to look in a mirror! intaglio Jun 2013 #45

You were being obvious. Psephos Jun 2013 #46

He's in hiding in an HK security controlled apartment flamingdem Jun 2013 #48