Edward Snowden Interview - The Edited Transcript -- The Guardian
The whistleblower speaks to Alan Rusbridger and Ewen MacAskill about life in Russia, the NSA culture, his time there and the future of communication
EDWARD SNOWDEN ON …
His time in Hong Kong
That whole period was very carefully planned and orchestrated. There was no risk of compromise. I could have been screwed, but the fact that transmissions to journalists would be intercepted, that wasn’t possible at all, unless the journalist intentionally passed this to the government.
And I didn’t cover my traces. I only tried to avoid being detected in advance of travel, I didn’t want to be interdicted, but on the other side I wanted them to know where I was at. I wanted them to know. But because of that they would immediately go: “All right, this guy isn’t where he says he’s supposed to be. He’s supposed to be getting medical treatment. Why the hell is he in Hong Kong?” And I didn’t want them to get ahead of the story and basically try to spin the whole spy story.
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My Comment: It appears that he is getting use to living his life in Russia. He is probably limited because of language .... but I suspect that he is living an A-OK life. If he stays away from Russian politics .... he will probably end up having a good life. But I suspect that he is now also home-sick. I live in Quebec, Canada .... but if I feel homesick .... I just hop on a plane and I will be arriving in Moscow 8 - 9 hours later drinking or eating at my favorite restaurant or bar with my friends. Edward Snowden does not have that freedom (a choice that he made) .... and the passage of time will only feed into that loneliness and being homesick.
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