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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not sure where you're getting Edward Snowden from in this screenshot or the main post. The article you linked to doesn't appear to have any screenshots of google searches. And the original post appears to be about a defector, Schmidt.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They're talking about the list having a person's name censored. They tracked down which article was visited (pretty easy to do, since removing a name from a headline doesn't make the headline hard to search for).

I suspected it was Snowden. I mean, who else has there been for notable US defectors that got prominent news articles?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Well that clarifies how stupid this guy is to think you can defect to US strategic ally Pakistan. They'll happily let you in, pump you for information, and extradite you right back to the US though.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well unless you're Bin Laden. Then they'll put you up in a cozy mansion and pretend they knew nothing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oh I wouldn't say they're the best allies to have, just that they wouldn't gain any juice by keeping a US national. They'll happily throw them away.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Putting aside what I think of him, he's clearly not that stupid as he's been outside of US hands for almost 10 years now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He's was just arrested upon voluntarily flying back to the US...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He’s was just arrested upon voluntarily flying back to the US…

Citation needed

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why do you think this story in the news? He flew to San Francisco and was promptly arrested just the other day: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67036082

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You were responding to this comment about Schmidt googling seeking asylum in Pakistan: https://kbin.social/m/[email protected]/t/519145/-/comment/2804303