I find the media reporting on this incredibly frustrating. So many articles seem to be blindly making claims along the lines that both China and Russia have ext

I find the media reporting on this incredibly frustrating. So many articles seem to be blindly making claims along the lines that both China and Russia have extradition treaties with the US and should be "following the law". For example: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/24/politics/nsa-snowden-options/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/24/politics/nsa-snowden-optio... > While it's true that the United States has treaties and agreements with Russia and other countries, those agreements aren't always followed There is no mention here of a US/Russia extradition agreement: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_extradition_treaties http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_extraditi... And here: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/world/snowden-affair-turns-into-cold-war-caper-20130625-2oteo.html http://www.canberratimes.com.au/world/snowden-affair-turns-i... > It was not clear if he was speaking of China or of Russia, when he added: “If we cannot count on them to honour their legal extradition responsibilities, then that is a problem.” Well given that neither Russia or China have extradition treaties with the US, I would hazard a guess they were referring to Hong Kong.