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> (...) catching a 30 year old hacker (...) That is a hilariously disingenuous summary of the story.

• flexie 13y ago
  It's a summary I took from president Obama himself when - asked by a reporter what he would do to catch Snowden - he replied: "No, I’m not going to be scrambling jets to get a 29-year-old hacker". 1 minute, 26 seconds in: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwFyDYh9a5o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwFyDYh9a5o
  • moocowduckquack 13y ago
    And he was right. He waited till after his birthday.
    • veidr 13y ago
      Well, come on: a.) he didn't scramble jets b.) he didn't get him
      • moocowduckquack 13y ago
        Fair point. Jets (as far as we know) were not scrambled when Evo Morales plane was searched, they just banned the plane from entering certain airspace, something which if disobeyed generally leads to scrambling jets.