Snowden's escape was a near-run thing. He intended to go to Ecuador and got trapped in Russia. He's only living free now because Putin likes showing the rest

Snowden's escape was a near-run thing. He intended to go to Ecuador and got trapped in Russia. He's only living free now because Putin likes showing the rest of the world that the USA is just as bad as Russia. It very easily could have gone another way with Snowden never seeing the light of day again and getting tortured for the rest of his life. That's a lot to ask of anyone, and why I think Snowden will go down as among the bravest people in history.