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Excellent article. I would like to say that I was aware already of Venezuela's tactics, but I knew nothing until this article and the follow-up research I've d

by kposehn 13y ago

Excellent article. I would like to say that I was aware already of Venezuela's tactics, but I knew nothing until this article and the follow-up research I've done. Makes Snowden's choice seem rather odd/silly now.

zwegner 13y ago
Snowden didn't leave the US to escape surveillance (as he's made clear, that doesn't really help). He left to escape a lifetime in prison.
- mpyne 13y ago
  > He left to escape a lifetime in prison. Like, Obama could just order the jury to convict him and order the judge to sentence him to prison? Neat system, that.
  - alan_cx 13y ago
    In a secret trial, yes.
    - mpyne 13y ago
      Are we already throwing U.S. citizens into secret trials now? If so that would be a far graver threat to liberty than mere surveillance. Where's the outrage over that then?
alan_cx 13y ago
And your sensible, viable alternative country is?
- kposehn 13y ago
  Iceland.
  - alan_cx 13y ago
    Has Iceland officially offered?