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bemildred

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16. He is safer there, I would think.

Reply to nilesobek (Reply #15)

Tue Jan 13, 2015, 12:46 AM

Jan 2015

As long as he follows the local rules. He would have got the solitary confinement treatment for sure if we got our hands on him, at least, the Chelsea Manning treatment. He pissed off a lot of very powerful people.

And Russia would be interesting to see.

But I would still prefer the cushy job he had in Hawaii.

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Report: Russian spy agency sought to recruit Snowden [View all] bemildred Jan 2015 OP

"sought" joshcryer Jan 2015 #1

'Blanket' surveillance. Get it? Because he used to cover his head with a blanket and now... randome Jan 2015 #2

Well, I am sure they do keep a close eye on him. bemildred Jan 2015 #5

In other news Depaysement Jan 2015 #3

Yep, pretty much what I expected to be the case. nt bemildred Jan 2015 #4

A close ally of Eddie told them treestar Jan 2015 #6

I am fairly confident that the Russians would have tried to recruit him. nt bemildred Jan 2015 #7

I think you have misinterpreted treestars response LiberalLovinLug Jan 2015 #13

It is ambiguous, but I don't feel that your version is much better. nt bemildred Jan 2015 #14

I wonder if he wasn't recruited during his first trip to Hong Kong. MADem Jan 2015 #8

If they hadn't Bradical79 Jan 2015 #9

He was well known by the time he got to Moscow. bemildred Jan 2015 #10

Well, he also worked for the CIA and Boozen Allen Hamilton ... /nt jakeXT Jan 2015 #11

Yeah, exactly. nt bemildred Jan 2015 #12

Its not like Snowden is being held in the Lubyanka. nilesobek Jan 2015 #15

He is safer there, I would think. bemildred Jan 2015 #16

I got suspicious when I saw that this was Snowden's girlfriend alcibiades_mystery Jan 2015 #17