The Pacific can be pretty stormy and also lonely this time of year. Plus, a plane with Snowden and a few "incidentals" is a easier to justify politically than

The Pacific can be pretty stormy and also lonely this time of year. Plus, a plane with Snowden and a few "incidentals" is a easier to justify politically than Snowden and a hundred civilians from various countries. I mean, wouldn't that be what terrorists do?