[tmoehle]

Snowden did not flee to Russia. He was on his way to Berlin with a stop in Moscow, but before he was able to board the plane (if I remember correctly even before his plane landed in Moscow) the US revoked his passport so he couldn’t get on the plane to Berlin. It was not his choice to be stranded there.

[myvoiceismypprt]

@statedeptusa cancelled snowden's passport a day before he arrived in moscow (you can google)

perhaps snowden flew to moscow once his passport was cancelled, with help from china, as part of a diversion

[zirgs]

I think that those stories about him "being stranded" are bullshit and he always intended to flee to Russia.

Flying to Berlin doesn't make sense. Germany is a NATO member and a US ally. He'd be extradited ASAP.

[knorker]

The US really did revoke his passport.

You're saying the US government helped Snowden cover up his plans?

That's some lizard people level conspiracy theory you got there.