Around the world: Sources say Snowden won't be allowed on the most direct flight from Moscow to Caracas. He may have to fly 14,000 miles clear across the Pacific to avoid American and EU airspace.
Will Snowden Have To Fly 14,000 Miles To Avoid Capture By U.S.?: NSA Leaker Plans Elaborate Escape From Russia -- Daily Mail
* Venezuela offers asylum but Snowden's path to the Latin American country may have force him across the Pacific to avoid American and EU airspace
* The 30-year-old won't be allowed aboard the most direct flight from Moscow via Havana, Cuba
* Bolivia and Nicaragua have also offered asylum
* Russia is increasingly vocal about its annoyance at Snowden's weeks-long presence at a Moscow airport
Edward Snowden was caught last night in a 6,175 mile Catch-22 as Venezuela looked ready to formally offer him political asylum this week.
The NSA whistleblower may receive a temporary travel document to fly to Caracas but then face the logistical nightmare of having no route into exile that is beyond the reach American's long arm of justice.
Russia is keen for Venezuela to offer him asylum, and bid farewell to a man who has been holed up in the transit zone of a Moscow airport for two weeks.
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My Comment: I have actually done the above flight plan (with a few differences) a few years back. Moscow to Beijing to Hong Kong to Seoul (South Korea) to New York to Montreal .... all in three days. It was pure hell and the worst travel experience in my life.
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