The powers of HN don't seem to be giving this any airtime. It's been posted dozens of time already.
It's a huge story. Snowden is being manipulated as a propaganda vehicle by Putin. Snowden is important to a lot of the ideals which I think are core to the hacker culture.
I was always curious about Snowden's initial feint regarding asylum in Ecuador, and why that never materialized?
Like, did the gesture toward Ecuador, as a possible final destination from Hong Kong, actually accomplish anything in the way of interference? Was it ever an actual intended destination? (at this point I assume not)
If it was a real potential end point, was it abandoned due to risk (transit-related or residence-related), or was it simply cultural preferences and convenience?
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[ 4.1 ms ] story [ 17.6 ms ] threadIt's a huge story. Snowden is being manipulated as a propaganda vehicle by Putin. Snowden is important to a lot of the ideals which I think are core to the hacker culture.
Let's discuss!
Like, did the gesture toward Ecuador, as a possible final destination from Hong Kong, actually accomplish anything in the way of interference? Was it ever an actual intended destination? (at this point I assume not)
If it was a real potential end point, was it abandoned due to risk (transit-related or residence-related), or was it simply cultural preferences and convenience?