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Wow, I bet Hong Kong is thrilled that a technicality allowed Snowden to leave their turf and free them from a potential diplomatic headache... meanwhile defendi

• josephagoss 13y ago
  Even if there was not a technicality, HK would have invented one to allow Snowden to move on. Read the release, HK is now asking for clarification about the hacking attacks against HK by the US. Looks like the really wanted him to leave and did not want to assist the US.
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  • jasonjei 13y ago
    I agree--a reason could be invented. If you read between the lines, they seem pretty pissed at the US about the hacking. Letting Snowden catch his flight is payback.
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    • josephagoss 13y ago
      Imagine learning of all this hacking against your state, and then the state that did all that hacking demanded things from you and made a threat that relations would be harmed if you did not comply quick enough. Thats what the US just did to HK. US is acting like a giant bully at the moment.
      • lostlogin 13y ago
        Err... The Chinese aren't saintly when it comes to the hacking of foreign governments.
        • heidar 13y ago
          Sure but the HKSAR are not known for doing any hacking and this was between the HKSAR and the USA.
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  • lttlrck 13y ago
    if they wanted any chance of clarification they should have kept him...
• pekk 13y ago
  Where is hard evidence of the US 'hacking' HKSAR? Is this industrial espionage like China has been doing?
  • darkarmani 13y ago
    > Is this industrial espionage like China has been doing? It's rich that you bring this up when it now turns out that the NSA is doing espionage on everyone.