Why exactly do we care about where Snowden is going? | Hacker News Reader

Why exactly do we care about where Snowden is going?

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Because he has blown the whistle on internet surveillance and the belief in the need for government transparency and individual privacy has deep roots in the hacker world.

That explains why we care about the person, but why do we need to know on what continent he is? I don't see the value.

uhm... like, because we want to see him go to a country where he will be safe, for example?

Because he is starting at China, one superpower that is an antagonist of the US; taking the first leg of his trip to Russia, another superpower that is an antagonist of the US; and traveling through one to three countries (Cuba, Ecuador, and/or Venezuela depending on the the report) that style themselves as enemies of the US. His travel itinerary is strong evidence that he was a spy for a foreign power this whole time.

Incidentally, every one of the countries on the list plays the Great Game as aggressively as the US does, and spies on and oppresses its people more aggressively than the US. These are not places where someone with an interest in peace or human rights can seek refuge.

>>His travel itinerary is strong evidence that he was a spy for a foreign power this whole time.

You have very loose standards for what constitutes evidence, much less strong evidence.

In reality, his travel itinerary only shows that he's a very smart man and travels through countries that are least likely to cooperate with the USA due to the very antagonistic relationship they have with the USA.

>>These are not places where someone with an interest in peace or human rights can seek refuge.

Are you suggesting that he should have traveled to some place like Iceland, which is peaceful and has a fairly decent human rights record? Because that was already answered by one of their own:

http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rkvqor

The countries that he has to fly through to avoid immediately being detained and sent to the US are all countries that you find suspicious and "baddy".

What a surprise.

Are you for real?

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