Thread: Edward Snowden and his stay in Russia

But I think there should be some caution since Snowden was an intelligence officer for the USA. The spying thing can be complicated so it's probably a good thing to stay safe and not let Snowden see too much.

My cousin was CIA. Shortly after he retired he was in an "accident" which left him brain-damaged. He used to speak fluent Russian, but recently I tried to speak with him in Russian and he could no longer put a sentence together. Trust me on this: Snowden will NEVER be safe from US authorities.

My suggestion for Snowden before he goes "sight-seeing" would be to find a really good plastic surgeon.

Originally Posted by Deborski

My suggestion for Snowden before he goes "sight-seeing" would be to find a really good plastic surgeon.

Second that!!!
Maybe with some plastic surgery, different specs, and a different hairstyle, he could pass himself off as a Canadian or Australian while in Russia. Ideally he should change his name too.

But on the other hand, being open about who he is, might be his best life insurance!

The USA sometimes kidnaps people as well, and ships them to the USA. Don't know how difficult it would be to kidnap somebody from Russia and transport them to the USA. But if they could only get him across a land or sea border to a pro-Nato country they'd be all set up to bring him "home" to stand trial.

I was just thinking how interesting it would have been if Snowden had been Jewish. Anyone who is Jewish at least on their mothers side, gets automatic Israeli citizenship just by asking - it's in the constitution of the country. But Israel is so pro-USA that they would have been in a real spot about what to do: Obey their sugardaddy or follow their own most central part of the constitution.

But as we know, he's not Jewish, so for now he'd better start learning Russian and gearing up for a Russian winter (what a shock to the system, after Hawaii)

Hope he starts a blog about his life in Russia!!!

Go Ed!!!