[liberationtech] NSA whistleblower revealed

[Gregory Foster]

On 6/10/13 4:40 PM, Tom Ritter wrote:
> On 9 June 2013 17:43, Matt Johnson <railmeat at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I have to say going to Hong Kong for free speech and safety seems like
>> a very odd choice to me. What was he thinking?
> I actually think Hong Kong seems pretty smart. Parroting the news
> organizations, Hong Kong has some extradition protection against
> political crimes.

Christian Science Monitor (Jun 10) - "Edward Snowden: Why the NSA 
whistleblower fled to Hong Kong" by Peter Ford (Beijing):
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2013/0610/Edward-Snowden-Why-the-NSA-whistleblower-fled-to-Hong-Kong

Has details on recent changes in Hong Kong's asylum law relevant to this 
case.

HT @douglasmcnabb,
https://twitter.com/douglasmcnabb/status/344216800227119104

gf

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