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It says here that he was on leave from his NSA job for treatment for his epilepsy (well, that's what he told the NSA). It's been known that medical tourism is s
by jckt 13y ago
It says here that he was on leave from his NSA job for treatment for his epilepsy (well, that's what he told the NSA). It's been known that medical tourism is somewhat big in Hong Kong (though mostly for other Asians, particularly mainland Chinese). In this respect, going to Iceland would've raised a few NSA eyebrows, and in light of this I think HK was a good choice (of course, I'm sure there are other, better, choices).
- conroe64 13y agoI still would question why he didn't then hop on a flight from Hong Kong to Iceland before he let the cat out of the bag. Edit: Maybe he left Hong Kong after the interview but before they published it?
- jckt 13y agoCheck out beggi's post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5852564 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5852564 Iceland cannot make guarantees either. Also, I suspect that booking a flight would raise a lot of suspicion. Spies spy on spies -- people like Snowden are just as likely, if not more likely, to be watched, than your typical civilian.