Snowden is probably in a Putin Gulag. It's a win-win for Russia

[Pryderi]

Either spilling more secrets or holding him until this happens

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/06/25/greenwald-snowden-s-files-are-out-there-if-anything-happens-to-him.html

Snowden has shared encoded copies of all the documents he took so that they won’t disappear if he does, Glenn Greenwald tells Eli Lake.

[Warpy]

1. I doubt that.

I think Putin's representatives have likely offered him asylum there and he's probably considering his options in that regard.

I'd say Ecuador is still a better bet if only because the food there is better and the mean old gummint is more likely to leave him there out of the hands of either the Chinese or the Russians.

Actually, Ecuador is on the short list of possible places for me to check out to retire to. The mountainous cimate is quite temperate unless you gravitate to the ocean view, then it's tropical. It's also a fine place for fiber hobbyists and artists.

[leveymg]

2. "fiber hobbyists and artists" - didn't Bob Baer use those covers? ;-)

Ecuador is a bit backwaters to offer any real security. I'd stay in Russia, if I were in Snowden's shoes.

[grasswire]

4. I have a friend who went to live in Ecuador almost ten years ago.

A gay man, a kindergarden teacher in his 50s. He is very very happy there.

[cali]

3. don't be ridiculous. If that was the case, Assange and others would be yelling their heads off

it's not like he was traveling alone. He was accompanied by a wikileaks employee.

[MNBrewer]

5. Ah. the talking points have arrived! YAY

2nd similar post this evening. Where do you sign up to be fed this crap? I mean, smear-crap.

[Pryderi]

6. Sorry. I don't don't believe in God or unicorns. n/t

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

7. He's in far more danger of being slapped in the American Gulag than a Russian one.

[ZombieHorde]

8. Unfortunately, that seems to be true. nt