Hope he was guaranteed a good supply of toilet paper.
Obama will stamp his foot, make a speech and send a letter of concern.
He chose poorly. Bolivia would have been my pick.
LOL. or HAHAHAHAHA, what if Putin decides to give him a ride on an Ilyushin Il-476 to Venezuela?
“What now President Obama?”
Unless Russia smuggles him out in a submarine, or something, the Obama crowd will see that he never reaches his destination. And, Venezuela probably can’t offer him as much protection against a covert operation to “extract” him as Russia. Then, there’s the possibility that Venezuela sees this as a money-making opportunity via U.S. bounty.
These South American countries only want him for the NSA goodies ,he better watch his back after they get the goodies , LOL
Really bad choice in my opinion-countries like Venezuela don’t grant political asylum-they take political hostages. He may well be sold to the highest bidder...
I’d have done Iceland. Coolest name on the planet ;-) Pick a nice spot near a geothermal spa and enjoy global warming.
Hope he enjoys his workers’ paradise......
Hope he brings his own toilet paper
Good fit for Snowden. From one communist country to another. They deserve each other.
Who realized the Whistleblower free-agency market was so active?…
Tenga una gran vida e vivir a lo grande
I think it’s a good choice, Russia seems like a dreary, miserable place to live. Venezuela has nice beaches and weather.....
Maybe Kenya will take him and he can run for President of Kenya after saying he was born there.
Two considerations: the price of oil and Venezuela’s desire to avoid becoming the laughingstock of other countries south of our border. Keeping him happy will be a nationalist effort there.
Obama and Maduro...no difference between the two.
Hopefully Snowden finds refuge in a country not afraid of Obama’s threats.
"I do not want to live in a world where everything I do and say is recorded. That is not something I am willing to support or live under."
"I don't want to live in a world where there's no privacy, and therefore no room for intellectual exploration and creativity."
And he then asks for asylum in Venezuela. Only Zimbabwe, Cuba, and North Korea are less free, according to Heritage. Obama loves Venezuela.
"I understand that I will be made to suffer for my actions, and that the return of this information to the public marks my end."
"There’s no saving me."
"The only thing I fear is the harmful effects on my family, who I won't be able to help any more. That's what keeps me up at night."
"I do not expect to see home again."
His actions (not including the actual "whistleblowing")and movements can hardly be considered heroic or selfless. Fears for his family? What family? He has no family of his own. His father was a coast guard officer who lives in Pennsylvania, his mother a federal court clerk in Maryland.
I think this whole thing may be an operation to accomplish this:
"The great fear (replace fear with desire) that I have regarding the outcome for America of these disclosures is that nothing will change. [People] won't be willing to take the risks necessary to stand up and fight to change things... And in the months ahead, the years ahead, it's only going to get worse. [The NSA will] say that... because of the crisis, the dangers that we face in the world, some new and unpredicted threat, we need more authority, we need more power, and there will be nothing the people can do at that point to oppose it. And it will be turnkey tyranny."
I guess North Korea and Cuba were all booked-up.