Anne Applebaum

Edward Snowden, now a Russian national as well as a Russian asset

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/02/edward-snowden-russian-citizenship/

Edward Snowden swears allegiance to Russia and receives passport, lawyer says

Edward Snowden, a former National Security Agency contractor, is still wanted by the United States on espionage charges.

The Washington Post
Dec 2, 2022 at 11:57pmWeb
Show threadBrent Guernsey, Artrocity StudioDec 3, 2022

@anneapplebaum

He is well past his usefulness to the state. I trust he is steering clear of windows.

Show threadSteve TorrenteDec 3, 2022
@anneapplebaum I wonder if he's partially mobilizable.
Show threadAndiDec 3, 2022
@anneapplebaum May he enjoy his new country. We won’t miss him.
Show threadPat with lsb.icuDec 3, 2022
@anneapplebaum This is heartbreaking... I was one of the few people in my area protesting when he broke the news about the NSA. He chose to stand by his morals when pushed. Until now, apparently. He just revoked his position of a whistle blower for liberty.
Show threadXepackobDec 3, 2022
@patbf @anneapplebaum come on, he became putin’s shill right after she was given an asylum, years back. Ugly traitor
Show threadBill ScottDec 3, 2022
@patbf @anneapplebaum This is spot-on. Even if the original decision was a principled act of civil disobedience, accepting the consequences should have always been part of that.
Show threadChris ColemanDec 3, 2022
@anneapplebaum Time to ship him off to the front.
Show threadJDHeymanDec 3, 2022
@anneapplebaum not a hero.
Show threadPaul AllenDec 3, 2022
@anneapplebaum Really sorry you're boosting this click-baity hatchet job.
Show threadDemocracyMatters Dec 3, 2022
@anneapplebaum Wait til he's conscripted...tomorrow.
Show threadSaint Baal-MAŠDec 3, 2022
@anneapplebaum next step: conscription. Can't be trusted, anyway.
Show threadMattstodon 🏳️‍⚧️Dec 3, 2022
@anneapplebaum what a sad road this dude's life has taken. He'd have already been pardoned or had his sentence commuted by now if he'd just stayed.
Show threadMrGoateeDec 3, 2022
@anneapplebaum I don't think he had much choice really. I understand the sense of resignation and the desire for family stability. At some point you have to make peace with your circumstances.
Show threadSisAveDec 3, 2022
@anneapplebaum Getting ready for prison for not joining the Russian military to fight against Ukraine?
Show threadDavePerrino ✅Dec 3, 2022
@anneapplebaum His asset days are far behind him. He’s now deployable. Wouldn’t that be an interesting development.
Show threadMichal DvořákDec 3, 2022
@anneapplebaum
Yup, after his former country made very sure he'd have nowhere else to turn to. What a sad, sad story.
Show threadUnsocial MediumDec 3, 2022
@anneapplebaum I don't see that he had much choice.
Show threadjvaheycfiDec 3, 2022
@anneapplebaum Congratulations, Ed.. Report to Moscow Mobilization Site #14 by 0600 tomorrow.
Show threadAcorn ParkDec 3, 2022
@anneapplebaum Not the integrity I thought he had.
Show threadPaul AllenDec 3, 2022
@anneapplebaum Check with Snowden's lawyers, why don't you?
Show threadreally? why?Dec 3, 2022
@anneapplebaum wild
Show threadMichael LabowiczDec 3, 2022
@anneapplebaum now he can get conscripted... Hmm didn't think that through
Show threadNoah CookDec 3, 2022
@anneapplebaum This remains one of my few proud moments from Twitter:
Show threadtootankhamunDec 3, 2022
@anneapplebaum not like he was given much of a choice
Show threadLimited For No Good ReasonDec 5, 2022
@anneapplebaum The U.S. treated him like shit for blowing the whistle on some rather serious security issues... While I don't like the idea that he's gone to Russia, I really can't blame the bastard, either.
Show threadJenni McMurrayDec 7, 2022
@anneapplebaum Shouldn't that now require him to fight in Russia's terror campaign in Ukraine since all Russian men under 55 have been conscripted?