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It seems like a corollary to the Streisand effect. The US pressured Ecuador to not grant Snowden asylum, which in turn prevented Snowden from escaping to a pow
by brg 13y ago
It seems like a corollary to the Streisand effect. The US pressured Ecuador to not grant Snowden asylum, which in turn prevented Snowden from escaping to a powerless country and living in relative obscurity. Now to remain free he must ask Russia and China for asylum. Most likely a much worse outcome for the US than what they would have had to deal with had they not applied pressure to Ecuador.
- bjeanes 13y agoI thought the US pressure on Ecuador had nothing at all to do with him being stuck in Russia. Ecuador has stated they will still consider an application for asylum if he can get to either Ecuador or a consulate. His problem is that his U.S. passport has been revoked so he has no travel documents with which to use to get to Ecuador or enter Russian soil (i.e. anything past the airport)
- belorn 13y agoIf these people can't strike Blows for freedom With a valid visa We don't need 'em
- jpatokal 13y agoThat's a convenient excuse. Any state, including Ecuador, could just issue him a temporary passport if they wanted to -- but they're not, and it's obvious they've gotten cold feet. I presume some rather large sticks and/or carrots were waved during this call: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/30/world/americas/ecuador-leader-says-biden-called-him-about-snowden.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/30/world/americas/ecuador-lea...