(Metmom Sidenote: Pinged you for information in this reply post references our previous conversation about “control” of technology....in the subculture. etc.)
It’s not beyond believable Snowden is “Wikileaks” (Assange) man of the hour”.
Assange has been “imprisoned” basically in the the Ecudor Embassy for almost a year now. He can’t function! His communications with the outside world and his people very limited as Assange will not communicate unless in person..... if he leaves there he’ll be arrrested immediately.
So He’s unable to do or influence nation states as he was prior....
Assange could have easily found Snowden aggreable to steal the documents he did..and go to the news...then in Assange comes as the hero of the hour to wisk Snowden away to Iceland...with His Wikileaks Businessman in charge of Snowden.
Assange wants the Documents Snowden has to garner the following that has dropped from Wikileaks....and it’s a great headline for he and his company....
Assange has stated that he cannot gain the popularity Wikileaks enjoys unless he’s got the attention on a world wide scale....nor can he maintain the momentum of revenues he desires to carry out his long term goals....
He has an agenda which includes a subculture of Internet Operators with ambitions to “control” the flow of information and affect International Leaders decisions amongst one another on an International scale.....and he has done so in the past throughout nations....which is why they are more than willing to spend the money to keep him isolated.
An Example of what he has done....”Egypt” comes to mind where he orchestrated an underground communication link for the Rebels so they could operate thus bypassing the Gov. shutdown of cellphone usuage. Thus the so called Rebels would not be at a disadvantage....which now we know Egypt is run by the Muslim Brotherhood.
HE’s also affected uprising in S. Africa and other nations....so he believes himself a player in the decisions among country leaders.
Were he to have Snowdens Documents he could certainly lay them out there in a timely fashion...as he has already done with Snowdens documents...so they affect International meetings...as with China and O , G-8 Summit etc.....and that Is his style and the exact style Snowden supposedly is using.
The Businessman, who is willing to transport Snowden to Iceland, is directly affiliated with Wikileaks...as is the money to finance the trip.
Assange knows he has center stage once more..and enough pressure to affect what’s happening Internationally ....Snowden is his “puppet”.
As I’ve already posted - it’s a government job with rules and regulations on the hiring process. It falls on a pay-scale - this guy made over a hundred thousand - he would need high level degree(s). I understand rules can be bent but not in a unionized job.