As the whole Snowden episode starts resembling a new Bourne movie, here is a fun possible plot twist

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he is working for the CIA right now and this is all a cover to get the Chinese to take him in and trust him as he feeds them all sorts of misinformation.

[graham4anything]

1. that's a good one.

[DetlefK]

2. "You are lucky, guys. They haven't reset my password yet."

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3. you mean cryptograph key?

nt

[struggle4progress]

4. Hong Kong hotel says Edward Snowden was there, but checked out Monday

By Jia Lynn Yang
Updated: Monday, June 10, 10:12 AM

... Snowden ... told The Washington Post he was holed up at a hotel near the CIA base at the consulate ... A receptionist at the Mira Hotel, in a neighborhood just across the harbor from the main island, said a guest named Edward Snowden had been staying there, but checked out Monday ...

www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/hong-kong-hotel-says-edward-snowden-was-there-but-checked-out-monday/2013/06/10/44baa0fa-d1af-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html

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5. so he checks in near a US consulate in the country that is arguably the US's biggest cyber enemy

meaning he could be working fo the CIA as I speculated, or trying to sell his country out to the Chinese, as others have speculated or some wierd combination thereof that only Jon LeCarre could imagine. He could be what he claims to be, in which case his choice of China as place to which to flee will bring all those forces into play anyway.

Maybe he is a Russian agent playing both the US and the Chinese.

Eithr way, the plot thickens.

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12. He picked a nice hotel

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14. saw a story today that said he is running out of money and maxing out his credit cards

I guess they don't have holiday inn in hong kong?

[struggle4progress]

15. Dunno. But the Mira rooms seems to start around $200/night so it might be easy

to run up a substantial tab after a few weeks

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17. you know, his recent interviews with chinese press is consistent with my OP

nt

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6. Shear speculation.

I suppose it's possible, but I sincerely doubt that what you describe is the case.

I suspect that this is pretty much along the lines being reported.

I have many questions, but I am not interested in answering them by speculating. I am comfortable saying that I don't know.

However, your post does have entertainment value. Hence, my Kick here.

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7. absolutely. i'm not saying this is the case but

for entertainment purposes, here is what i posted in another thread explaining how it could happen:

"Look, US contractor/spy pretends to go rogue and give a bunch of information to a journalist But the funny thing is, there isn't all that much new to it, just enough to stir things up. The US makes all sorts of breathless pronouncements and denouncements.

Then, while bemoaning lack of privacy in the US, the contractor/spy flees to one of the biggest authoritarian regimes in the world, and has his meeting with the journalist mentioned above, in a hotel near the US consulate (and likely CIA station.) This authoritarian regime is well known to be the US's biggest cyber rival/enemy.

[longship]

10. Hollywood script in your future?

Maybe Dicaprio will be available. Or, the next Bond flick?

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11. thanks, lol

[randome]

8. I heard he once said something nice about a pit bull so...there's that.

And his girlfriend that no one has seen? That's him, too. There were never seen together.

I think the poor boy may have a loose screw or two but I don't see triple or quadruple agenting going on. I think, like Ecuador, Hong Kong will be only too happy to hand him over. If he's still there.

You know, since he's not afraid of the consequences, as he says.

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9. he my have disappeared deep into mainland china by now

nt

[HipChick]

18. Maybe he can escape by Ferry

The main airport in Hong Kong is only accessible via bridge, and basically sits on an Island...the island of Chek Lap Kok

[Junkdrawer]

13. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

I would love to know how a 29 yr. old 200K/yr computer security expert has pre-Law writing abilities without a HS diploma. If his parents were PhDs, maybe.....

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16. there is a lot that doesn't add up

at least it doesn't add up to what we are being told by anyone.