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He didn't. He went to Ecuador, but the US cancelled his passport while he was connecting in Russia. And he didn't bring any classified materials with him. So i
by jakobnissen 3y ago
He didn't. He went to Ecuador, but the US cancelled his passport while he was connecting in Russia. And he didn't bring any classified materials with him.
So it's 100% on the US government that he ended up in Russia and not Ecuador
- varjag 3y agoIt's amazing how the two countries antagonistic to the USA that he was supposed to travel between cared about such a formality, isn't it.
- dTal 3y agoThe passport control officers care, yes. That's their job. Once it got escalated past them, onto Putin's desk, Snowden wasn't going anywhere. Why would he let a juicy trading chip like that go?
- varjag 3y agoThe scandal was watched globally as it unfolded. By the time of his arrival to Sheremetyevo his future FSB minders were getting tired of twiddling their thumbs at the gate.