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Exactly. A guy working in the US intelligence service who fled with stolen information to China then Russia is not someone that should automatically be granted
by BookmarkSaver 11y ago
Exactly. A guy working in the US intelligence service who fled with stolen information to China then Russia is not someone that should automatically be granted clemency. He should be investigated and tried. He might be the hero everyone here and on reddit imagines he is, or he might just be another shady character in geopolitics. It's frustrating to see people so blindly picking sides or misinterpreting opinions.
- woah 11y agoI'm glad to know about the stuff he revealed. Interestingly enough, nobody has any doubt that China and Russia already knew about the extent of public surveillance that Snowden revealed. His most heinous crime was informing the public.
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- atmosx 11y ago> He might be the hero everyone here and on reddit imagines he is, or he might just be another shady character in geopolitics. This already has been answered by his conduct. Everyone by now has an opinion and no trial is gonna change that. ps. The people here and on reddit are the ones who actually understand what he is talking about. If this crowd stands beside him, that alone says a great deal about him IMO.
- jazzyk 11y ago>"fled with stolen information to China then Russia" Typical misconception, sad to see it on HN. He did not flee to Russia, he got stuck on his way, because the US revoked his passport. Russia was the only country who could stand up to the US. Few other countries dared to offer him asylum. Unfortunate it had to be Russia, given their civil liberties record, but he HAD NO INTENTION of going there.
- physicistjedi 11y agoAlso he wasn't "with stolen information". He did not keep a copy with him on his way.