Snowden has made a lot of powerful people very uncomfortable, so a fair trial and access to the media is unlikely. > It's like exposing corruption in the polic

Snowden has made a lot of powerful people very uncomfortable, so a fair trial and access to the media is unlikely. > It's like exposing corruption in the police department and then only hanging out at the mafia's restaurant. How am I supposed at look at that guy now? The whole point of staying in Russia is that he can't leave because the US made sure his travel documents were revoked, and Russia is unlikely to extradite him under political pressure from the US. If it was Snowdens goal to pass on information to Russia, he wouldn't have made such a big fuss about releasing that info to the media. So it's actually more like exposing corruption in the police department, and then seeking refuge from the wrath of those corrupt police, and the only safe place you can find is the maffia's restaurant.