> Can you blame Snowden for accepting that "hospitality"? > [...] I cannot blame him for choosing what is likely his only opportunity for any amount of freedom

> Can you blame Snowden for accepting that "hospitality"? > [...] I cannot blame him for choosing what is likely his only opportunity for any amount of freedom. It is my understanding he didn't "accept" Russia's hopitality as such, nor did he actively chose it. I thought the US Department of State cancelled his passport, effectively forcing him to stay put in Russia. On a side note, there seems to be some confusion with regards to that: some sources state that his travel documents were revoked a day before he boarded the flight to Moscow, whereas Greenwald maintains the opposite (his passport was cancelled while en route to Moscow). The whole Hong Kong episode seems very foggy and confused in places and its likely it will be a good while before the whole truth comes out. EDIT: some spelling. Its late here.