I think what we are seeing is the beginning of the end of this saga. Putin has already said that in order to get asylum in Russia Snowden has to stop releasing information. I wouldn’t be surprised if the US has signed off on this arrangement ie no retribution towards Russia if they shut him up. Of course this means we’ll most likely never know what the rest of the juicy tidbits are. Surveillance state wins. We lose. Business returns to normal. News cycle moves on.
Just saw the latest news: Snowden withdraws Russian asylum plea due to Putin’s demands. I like this guy even more now. I’m glad to be wrong.
