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Re:Whistleblowers are the conscience of society, yet suffer ... by tacocataco on Sunday April 30, 2023 @04:06PM (#35766141)
I was under the impression Snowden happened to be in Russia on route to another country when he was stuck for some reason.

IIRC his passport was revoked, but if I'm wrong I'd enjoy some readings that say otherwise. Its been a while since I followed the story.

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Re:Whistleblowers are the conscience of society, yet suffer ... by b33j0r on Sunday April 30, 2023 @04:42PM (#35766426)
He first went to Hong Kong, then like Korea (we’re not sure), then Russia.

It’s a little suspicious eh? I thought the american people deserved to know the things he released…

But it might have been less innocent than one guy being a whistleblower. Other peer powers accommodated him in their interests.

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Re:Whistleblowers are the conscience of society, yet suffer ... by boomboomsubban on Sunday April 30, 2023 @08:48PM (#35767948)
>He first went to Hong Kong, then like Korea (we’re not sure), then Russia.

What? He went to Hong Kong, then got a flight to Ecuador via Russia. He chose Russia as layover location because Hong Kong has a limited amount of flights and he ruled that the one least likely to arrest him en route. There was no "we're not sure."

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Re:Whistleblowers are the conscience of society, yet suffer ... by b33j0r on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @04:14AM (#35799493)
I’m happy that you knew well enough to report my honest recollection.

I can understand that someone may have thought I was intentionally saying something wrong.

The truth is: I did not know/remember exactly, and thought we were having a conversation about a controversial issue. Facts are most appreciated.

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