Q: Is it possible Snowden fled to Hong Kong not bc he naively believes protects speech, but bc he knows where the NSA has least visibility?
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Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel They have no asylum granting power, refugee program (UN) allows seekers 2 stay indefinitely no court just Adminstrative decision3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @RiderOfKarma
@riderofkarma Suggesting he may not have fled to STAY there, but to throw off trail while still online. Like wandering through a stream.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel Yeah, I think it's buying time. Russian rep. Just said they'd consider asylum.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
Replying to @RiderOfKarma
@riderofkarma When Russia says "asylum" abt a guy w/shitloads of intelligence on offer, they don't actually mean asylum, they mean defection
6:21 AM - 11 Jun 2013
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