Details On Edward Snowden's Flight From U.S. Authorities Becoming Public

A television screen shows former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden during a news bulletin at a cafe at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport (Reuters / Tatyana Makeyeva)

How Snowden's Hong Kong-to-Russia-to-Cuba Plan Grew and Fell Apart -- Atlantic Wire

Few things have been crystal clear when trying to decipher the backroom dealings and international intrigue behind the Edward Snowden-NSA story, but a new report gives weight to the belief that Snowden's trip to Russia was no spur-of-the-moment accident, nor was his failure to reach Cuba as originally planned.

As we all know by now, after dropping his first NSA leaks Snowden originally split from Hawaii for Hong Kong, where he revealed his identity and made plans to find a safe haven country that would protect him from extradition back to the United States. After a couple of weeks, he moved on to Moscow, in an attempt to eventually reach Ecuador, via Cuba. He went so far as to purchase a ticket on a flight to Havana, but then never got on the board plane. (Unlike a couple of dozen journalists, who then had to take the full flight without him.)

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More News On The Details Of Edward Snowden's Flight From U.S. Authorities

Edward Snowden Got Stuck In Moscow 'After Cuba Blocked Entry' -- The Guardian
US 'pressured' Cuba not to let Snowden in -- RT
Snowden got stuck in Russia after Cuba blocked entry- newspaper -- Reuters
Snowden Stayed in Moscow Due to Cuba’s Position – Report -- RIA Novosti
Snowden was forced to remain in Moscow over Cuba's decision to bar his entry - daily -- Russia Beyond The Headlines
US leaker 'stayed at Russia's HK consulate' -- AFP
Report: Snowden spent his last 2 days in Hong Kong in Russian consulate -- Washington Post/AP
Report: Snowden reached out to Russia from Hong Kong -- USA Today/AP
Report: Snowden stayed at Russian consulate while in Hong Kong -- Washington Post
Edward Snowden 'contacted Kremlin before arriving in Moscow' -- The Telegraph
Edward Snowden Did Not Want to Stay in Russia Any More Than Russia Wanted Him To Do So -- Vanity Fair