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In reply to the discussion: ‘Snowden’s life is still in danger,’ Russia says [View all]Blue_Tires
(57,596 posts)I'd have thought he would have had multiple escape routes and contingency plans in place once he went public in Honk Kong...
I'd have thought he would have known what would happen once he had his friendly little chat with intelligence officials in China, at the Russian embassy, hopped that flight to Moscow, and how that would affect his credibility...
I'd have thought a super-spy genius would have tried to avoid ending up there at all possible cost...
And finally, I'd have thought a super-spy genius would have kept his profile low and LONG since plotted an exit out of Russia through legitimate or less-than-legitimate methods...
But one year in he's still there living the high life, and he doesn't seem to be leaving anytime soon...So what conclusion am I to make about him?
(FWIW, I knew long ago his "super-spy genius" talk is all ego-stroking bullshit and spin because he and his circle needed to counter all the "useful idiot" accusations and the unspeakable conclusion where those questions eventually lead...)