He does not want a drone up his but. And he is laying the ground work for many more Snowdens.
He does not want a drone up his but. And he is laying the ground work for many more Snowdens.
Snowden needs time for this to develop. HK does have some autonomy, and a "real" legal system and freedoms not found elsewhere in China. My understanding is that Snowden probably could be extradited eventually, but he can buy a lot of time with a legal defense, particularly IF he has money for a top notch lawyer. Plus he can threaten to go to the Chinese gov't with much more damaging goodies (which I believe The Guardian has said he has and they have seen). In effect, he may have a "dead man switch" attached to a quite large bomb. This is a more credible threat if he is in a unique "in-between" but still highly developed place like HK. This as opposed to someone like that poor fool who produced "Innocence of Muslims" and is presently languishing in a jail cell, effectively silenced.*
*At least for now - I've read that he says he still intends to finish it when he gets out, whenever that is...
As for more Snowdens coming out, indeed, I just heard the interview with William Binney, and Binney needs to get on more popular shows than Beck, NOW. His former position & background cannot be belittled the way Snowden's has.