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bemildred

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16. I think it's amazing he got as far as he did.

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 10:16 PM

Mar 2015

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Typical nerd, all over the technical side, all those TOR servers and heavy encryption and key management issues and paranoia to the max. And that worked great, he stole the family jewels. They didn't know who he was or what he had until he told them.

But naive about politics and how things are done in the real world.

But if I am to believe the OP, we are not only so stupid at to WANT him in Moscow, but predictably so, otherwise one is at a loss to explain why we revoked his passport so he had no choice, and how the Russians knew we would do that if they only leaked his flight plan.

He did sit there in the airport for a month or so while Putin waited to see what offers he got, which does not suggest great eagerness to see what Snowden had.

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Ex-KGB Major: The Russians Tricked Snowden Into Going To Moscow [View all] Blue_Tires Mar 2015 OP

The U.S wanted to charge him, Snowden knows what Russia is...and me think this is propaganda. TheNutcracker Mar 2015 #1

And Russia now knows what Snowden knows... Blue_Tires Mar 2015 #2

Heck, most of the world knows thanks to Snowden's public leaks apnu Mar 2015 #8

How would Snowden know if he was served a mickey and blm Mar 2015 #3

How was it a trick? Man from Pickens Mar 2015 #4

It was only a sensible move if a person believes protecting their own ass is more important... Skinner Mar 2015 #6

on the other hand Man from Pickens Mar 2015 #9

That may or may not be true. But either way... Skinner Mar 2015 #11

what other options did he have? Man from Pickens Mar 2015 #12

I think he should have thought it all through a little more before he went public. Skinner Mar 2015 #13

I think it's amazing he got as far as he did. bemildred Mar 2015 #16

right. Warren Stupidity Mar 2015 #5

How did they trick the US to revoke his passport? jakeXT Mar 2015 #7

Don't let facts get in the way of a good conspiracy theory. OnyxCollie Mar 2015 #15

I'm the furthest thing from a Putin fan, but this seems like creative speculation from a guy who geek tragedy Mar 2015 #10

Yup! My thoughts exactly. longship Mar 2015 #14