“some of the things he did were beyond his technical capabilities. Raises more questions. How he arranged travel before he left. How he was ready to go—he had a ‘go bag,’ if you will.”
A "go bag"? You mean a packed suitcase?
A "go bag"? You mean a packed suitcase?
And no shit he was ready to go. He knew what he was up against. Snowden's been a step ahead of the gov't at all times. Read some of his writing, he's incredibly smart and eloquent. It stands in stark contrast to the sweaty mealy-mouthed denials of the bureaucrats trying feebly to discredit him.
In black and white literal terms, he's certainly a criminal. It has so little to do with right and wrong that it hasn't affected his credibility much.
I'm only speculating here of course.