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In reply to the discussion: A reminder...Snowden had NO ALTERNATIVE but to go to Russia. [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)1. There are lotsa Russians to be found in various world capitals. Not all of them are actually businessmen, or tourists, or consular officials. Some of them are HUMINT assets. You'll find them in Hong Kong, in Switzerland, in Tokyo, even in Hawaii...for starters. They're good, too--way better than we are (we made a mistake when we ratched back on the HUMINT game, and we're still playing catch-up).
2. Snowden visited Hong Kong when he was employed with DELL (cough ... intel) in Japan. He took a lovely vacation there with the fiancee he dumped.
3. Snowden ran right to the HK RUSSIAN CONSULATE and hid from the press there when he was making his moves in Hong Kong. I mean, come on. Like they just flung open the door and said "Gee, I don't know you from a hole in the wall...but Welcome, Eddie, Welcome!" Naaah.
Hoofbeats...horses!