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He's already a pawn in a game he can't win. He will have to clear all of his actions with FSB from now on.

clicks 13y ago
That's an over-simplistic view of things and implies that Snowden is perforce the lesser fool. I think it's rather more the reality that Snowden has been quite wise in his planning: he is aware that he is putting Russia in a position where Russia will try its darndest to be on its best behavior in sustaining that "asylum-giving, human-rights protecting" image it has recently gotten.
- kwal0203 13y ago
  You can't be serious? wise? You think he planned to be in Russia? Russia protecting human rights? OMFG
  - clicks 13y ago
    No, he probably did not plan on ending up in Russia, but he has been wise in dealing with the situation he was put in with the very limited number of options he had. That he is still alive, well, mentally sound, able to freely speak to journalists (and American politicians) at free will -- and finally now "free" to leave the airport is evidence that he's been wise in making decisions. > Russia protecting human rights? OMFG That is an irrelevant and uninformed statement with regards to Snowden's situation and his decision to seek asylum in Russia. It was very simply one of the few rational options to pursue in order for him to remain a 'free man', as has been made abundantly clear by now.
  - kaonashi 13y ago
    Almost as ridiculous as the US protecting human rights.
- kwal0203 13y ago
  "able to freely speak to journalists (and American politicians) at free will" If you believe this is how it will be for Edward Snowden under the control of Putin and the FSB you are sadly mistaken.. or you are being highly disingenuous. "Russia will try its darndest to be on its best behavior in sustaining that "asylum-giving, human-rights protecting" image it has recently gotten. That was your statement man... once again, if you think Russia are an asylum-giving, human-rights protecting country you are simply a fool.
- teleological 13y ago
  Russia has an "asylum-giving, human-rights protecting" image? Even if you were to believe that Russia is acting to protect Snowden out of anything but national self-interest -- does refusing to extradite Snowden cancel out Russia's multiplying authoritarian abuses? Pussy Riot? Navalny? Magnitsky? The "Gay Propaganda" bill? The notion that Russia is beholden to Snowden to protect its image is ludicrous, although given the grandiosity of some of Snowden's statements, I do not hesitate to consider that Snowden himself might believe it.
  - clicks 13y ago
    No, I meant in this limited context Russia has been given the whiteknight image. Hence my use of scare quotes. Sorry if I was unclear.

That's an over-simplistic view of things and implies that Snowden is perforce the lesser fool. I think it's rather more the reality that Snowden has been quite wise in his planning: he is aware that he is putting Russia in a position where Russia will try its darndest to be on its best behavior in sustaining that "asylum-giving, human-rights protecting" image it has recently gotten.

kwal0203 13y ago
You can't be serious? wise? You think he planned to be in Russia? Russia protecting human rights? OMFG
- clicks 13y ago
  No, he probably did not plan on ending up in Russia, but he has been wise in dealing with the situation he was put in with the very limited number of options he had. That he is still alive, well, mentally sound, able to freely speak to journalists (and American politicians) at free will -- and finally now "free" to leave the airport is evidence that he's been wise in making decisions. > Russia protecting human rights? OMFG That is an irrelevant and uninformed statement with regards to Snowden's situation and his decision to seek asylum in Russia. It was very simply one of the few rational options to pursue in order for him to remain a 'free man', as has been made abundantly clear by now.
- kaonashi 13y ago
  Almost as ridiculous as the US protecting human rights.
kwal0203 13y ago
"able to freely speak to journalists (and American politicians) at free will" If you believe this is how it will be for Edward Snowden under the control of Putin and the FSB you are sadly mistaken.. or you are being highly disingenuous. "Russia will try its darndest to be on its best behavior in sustaining that "asylum-giving, human-rights protecting" image it has recently gotten. That was your statement man... once again, if you think Russia are an asylum-giving, human-rights protecting country you are simply a fool.
teleological 13y ago
Russia has an "asylum-giving, human-rights protecting" image? Even if you were to believe that Russia is acting to protect Snowden out of anything but national self-interest -- does refusing to extradite Snowden cancel out Russia's multiplying authoritarian abuses? Pussy Riot? Navalny? Magnitsky? The "Gay Propaganda" bill? The notion that Russia is beholden to Snowden to protect its image is ludicrous, although given the grandiosity of some of Snowden's statements, I do not hesitate to consider that Snowden himself might believe it.
- clicks 13y ago
  No, I meant in this limited context Russia has been given the whiteknight image. Hence my use of scare quotes. Sorry if I was unclear.