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“some of the things he did were beyond his technical capabilities. Raises more questions. How he arranged travel before he left. How he was ready to go—he had a

“some of the things he did were beyond his technical capabilities. Raises more questions. How he arranged travel before he left. How he was ready to go—he had a ‘go bag,’ if you will.” A "go bag"? You mean a packed suitcase?

Arjuna 13y ago
A "go bag"? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bug-out_bag https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bug-out_bag
- josefresco 13y ago
  I'm thinking the go-bag contained things that helped him flee (money, fake id etc.), not just a clean pair of underwear and some band-aids. I'm only speculating here of course.
  - cafard 13y ago
    Some people call those things with money wallets. They've been known to contain fake IDs, as well, say for underage drinking.
  - mratzloff 13y ago
    Clearly it did not include a fake ID or that would have been reported.
    - easy_rider 13y ago
      yes fake-id's, stacks of unmarked, 9mm silenced. The whole shabang.
InclinedPlane 13y ago
I think someone who willingly hacks the NSA is likely going to be smart enough to have a go bag and a very firm "get the fuck out of dodge" plan always sitting on the back burner. What person with an IQ over 100 wouldn't?
- vidarh 13y ago
  It'd say something incredibly bad about NSA hiring practices if they hired people stupid enough to not be extremely prepared before stealing data from them... Personally I'd have been planning for situations where I couldn't even return home if I'd been in Snowden's situation (and who knows, he might have). Redundancy everywhere..
wmeredith 13y ago
Um, I have a go bag in case of emergency/natural disaster that affects my home. That does not make me an international spy; the reason I have it is I have a three year old daughter. And no shit he was ready to go. He knew what he was up against. Snowden's been a step ahead of the gov't at all times. Read some of his writing, he's incredibly smart and eloquent. It stands in stark contrast to the sweaty mealy-mouthed denials of the bureaucrats trying feebly to discredit him. In black and white literal terms, he's certainly a criminal. It has so little to do with right and wrong that it hasn't affected his credibility much.
warmwaffles 13y ago
Always thought those were called, "Bug out bags".

Arjuna 13y ago

A "go bag"? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bug-out_bag https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bug-out_bag

josefresco 13y ago
I'm thinking the go-bag contained things that helped him flee (money, fake id etc.), not just a clean pair of underwear and some band-aids. I'm only speculating here of course.
- cafard 13y ago
  Some people call those things with money wallets. They've been known to contain fake IDs, as well, say for underage drinking.
- mratzloff 13y ago
  Clearly it did not include a fake ID or that would have been reported.
  - easy_rider 13y ago
    yes fake-id's, stacks of unmarked, 9mm silenced. The whole shabang.

InclinedPlane 13y ago

I think someone who willingly hacks the NSA is likely going to be smart enough to have a go bag and a very firm "get the fuck out of dodge" plan always sitting on the back burner. What person with an IQ over 100 wouldn't?

vidarh 13y ago
It'd say something incredibly bad about NSA hiring practices if they hired people stupid enough to not be extremely prepared before stealing data from them... Personally I'd have been planning for situations where I couldn't even return home if I'd been in Snowden's situation (and who knows, he might have). Redundancy everywhere..

wmeredith 13y ago

Um, I have a go bag in case of emergency/natural disaster that affects my home. That does not make me an international spy; the reason I have it is I have a three year old daughter. And no shit he was ready to go. He knew what he was up against. Snowden's been a step ahead of the gov't at all times. Read some of his writing, he's incredibly smart and eloquent. It stands in stark contrast to the sweaty mealy-mouthed denials of the bureaucrats trying feebly to discredit him. In black and white literal terms, he's certainly a criminal. It has so little to do with right and wrong that it hasn't affected his credibility much.

warmwaffles 13y ago

Always thought those were called, "Bug out bags".