The journalist who brought his revelations to the public, Glenn Greenwald of The Guardian, said he had been in touch with Snowden, but declined to say whether he was still in Hong Kong and said he didn’t know what his future plans were.
“He hasn’t communicated a plan to me. I don’t know if he has a plan,” Greenwald told The Associated Press. Greenwald’s reports last week, which exposed widespread U.S. government programs to collect telephone and Internet records, were based on information from Snowden.Snowden checked out of Hong Kong’s Mira Hotel on Monday and has not been seen in public in the territory.Even if an extradition request is brought by the U.S., Snowden could contest it on grounds of political persecution in a process that could drag on for years.In addition, Hong Kong’s high court in a ruling on a case concerning three African asylum-seekers ordered authorities to devise a unified standard for assessing asylum applications. The ruling effectively puts applications on hold until the new system is in place.
this guy researched his plan he knew what he was doing which IMO he knew he was guilty of treason, and set about setting himself up to be safe from US law.
The U.S. and Hong Kong routinely cooperate on requests to transfer criminals; in one high-profile case, Hong Kong extradited three al-Qaeda suspects to the U.S. in 2003.The U.S. is also one of the largest investors in Hong Kong, a major business center for East Asia, and at least one local politician said she thought it best if Snowden simply left.“Maybe he doesn’t know we signed so many treaties. The two parties have agreed to all of them. So he’d better leave Hong Kong,” said Regina Ip, a member of Hong Kong’s legislative council and former secretary for security, was quoted as telling the Takung Pao newspaper.While Beijing at times stands up to Washington, it may not want to for Snowden. Beijing has often criticized foreign governments for harboring critics of its Communist government. China also is seeking U.S. cooperation on retrieving corrupt Chinese officials who have fled to America, often with sizeable assets.
the guy was staying in a hotel priced around 300.00 a night is he being sponsored?
