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that's besides the point. he's there and it's death or sell out national secrets.
I get it, doesn't make him any less of a Russian asset.
His internal knowledge of the CIA and NSA gained as a contractor is an American liability.
That doesn't necessarily make him a Russian Asset.
do you honesty believe that Putin would allow him to live as long as he has in Russia without some form of cooperation? I mean, the guy outlived the "thorn in Americans side" trope about five years ago.
The only logical conclusion I can come to is that he's selling strategic processes and how Americans think for his safety.
if you disagree why do you think Putin has allowed him to stay alive this long?
No, I think the NSA are still embarrassed.
How many relevant strategic secrets do you think Snowden has after 11 years out of the game. Remember all his documents were passed to journalists. He retained none.
even after 11 years? most credit card debt is forgotten after 7...
not secrets. he has valuable information on how the US reacts. Strategies change, but at the core their goals and how they plan on achieving them usually doesn't change that often.
imagine if you were fighting someone. you don't try to predict when/where they are going to punch. you try to predict what they will target. if you can understand who you're fighting, you have a better chance at winning.
Yep. Is Snowden allowed back into the US? No? Then he is still an embarrassment.
Nothing that he wouldn't have already given up 11 years ago. He can't provide anything new.