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So much for privacy on the Whole Wide World (Ed on TED)
sawakosadako:
--- Quote from: AceHigh on August 02, 2013, 09:52:57 AM ---
--- Quote from: megido-rev.M on August 01, 2013, 11:36:52 PM ---Apparently he got a one-year temporary asylum in Russia today.
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The way it was explained in an article I read, it is a standard procedure in Russia:
All asylum refugees get a one year permit to stay in country. After that one year they have to apply for an extended permit, which will be 5 years and give him the right to get employed. After those 5 years, they can apply for permanent citizenship.
That means that Snowden just like all other immigrants will live in Russia for 6 years before becoming a Russian citizen. That also means that he will be an American citizen for another 6 years unless USA prematurely revokes his citizenship.
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Isn't he planing to go to South America? He won't be able to leak any more if he stays there.
AceHigh:
Probably, but then he has to figure a way to get their without getting intercepted by USA. The fact that USA had the influence to force a presidential plane to land in an attempt to intercept him, shows that there is no risk-free way to get him to south America over either Atlantic or Pacific ocean.
Heh, maybe he will earn some favour to get a ride on the Russian fleet next time it visits South America, but I doubt it, since Russians seem to not give a fuck about him in the first place.
EDIT:
Ha! Things really go fast for him, huh? He already received shitload of job offers with some notable one being for the social network site Vkontakte which is like a Russian version of Facebook or something like that. So basically he is already secured in that area. Now lets see how long it takes before USA sends an assassin after him.
sawakosadako:
--- Quote from: AceHigh on August 02, 2013, 12:31:37 PM ---Probably, but then he has to figure a way to get their without getting intercepted by USA. The fact that USA had the influence to force a presidential plane to land in an attempt to intercept him, shows that there is no risk-free way to get him to south America over either Atlantic or Pacific ocean.
Heh, maybe he will earn some favour to get a ride on the Russian fleet next time it visits South America, but I doubt it, since Russians seem to not give a fuck about him in the first place.
EDIT:
Ha! Things really go fast for him, huh? He already received shitload of job offers with some notable one being for the social network site Vkontakte which is like a Russian version of Facebook or something like that. So basically he is already secured in that area. Now lets see how long it takes before USA sends an assassin after him.
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They should boost him in to a celebrity, that will make it harder for them to assassinate him.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/08/02/208203558/snowden-has-job-offers-place-to-live-russian-lawyer-says
Read the comment, there's a lot of stupid American(no offence intended for the American here) there.
VicViper573:
--- Quote from: AceHigh on August 02, 2013, 12:31:37 PM ---Probably, but then he has to figure a way to get their without getting intercepted by USA. The fact that USA had the influence to force a presidential plane to land in an attempt to intercept him, shows that there is no risk-free way to get him to south America over either Atlantic or Pacific ocean.
Heh, maybe he will earn some favour to get a ride on the Russian fleet next time it visits South America, but I doubt it, since Russians seem to not give a fuck about him in the first place.
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If Russia really wanted to yank the US's chain, Putin could give Snowden a diplomatic passport. If the US tried to get Snowden when he's on a plane, he could simply flash his diplomatic passport and go, "Diplomatic Immunity. You can't touch me."
AceHigh:
Yeah, because USA would give a shit about a piece of paper. Ever heard the phrase "might makes right"? And USA isn't called a superpower for nothing.
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