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Ecuador Spikes Halts Snowden's Asylum Because Julian Assange Is a Fame Hog
- bdfh42 13y agoI suspect that Assange would love another martyr - just as long as it is not him.
- ScottWhigham 13y agoFor those who can't decipher the (awful) title: "Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa has declared Edward Snowden's special travel document to be invalid because he doesn't want WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to look like he's "running the show."
- gee_totes 13y agoI hope this spurs Snowden to take a step back from having Assange and WikiLeaks do his PR. I always thought this was a terrible idea. PR efforts from Assange/WikiLeaks need to be 100% focused on Bradley Manning. They owe it to him to give him their undivided attention. However, if Snowden wants to continue giving interviews and have media reps, he's in a tough spot. His other main media contact, Glen Greenwald, struggles with being perceived as a journalist because of his past history as an activist. Greenwald wouldn't want to jeopardize his recently gained journalistic integrity by doing something 'activist-y' like team up with Snowden to plan media strategy (which is what Snowden really needs). I think the best outcome in this scenario would be for a media-savvy activist internet lawyer come out of an organization like EFF of Harvard and rep Snowden.
- aclevernickname 13y agoSo, Snowden is disappeared in Russia, and Ecuador halts Snowden's asylum request. We've had no update on Snowden's whereabouts since his (missed) flight to Havana, and don't even know if he's actually in the airport he's reported to be stuck inside. But let's blame this on Assange. We can spin this to make him look weaker for trying to help. That will help to minimize the effect both of their efforts have on the world. The "good guys" keep winning, and the "bad guys" keep losing. God Bless America.