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[Edward Snowden] Leaving the US was an incredible risk, as NSA employees must declare their foreign travel 30 days in advance and are monitored. There was a distinct possibility I would be interdicted en route, so I had to travel with no advance booking to a country with the cultural and legal framework to allow me to work without being immediately detained. Hong Kong provided that. Iceland could be pushed harder, quicker, before the public could have a chance to make their feelings known, and I would not put that past the current US administration. [Really Take] As speculated went to Hong Kong as was easiest destination from Hawaii without going through transits were he could be stopped. [Question] 
Why did you just not fly direct to Iceland if that is your preferred country for asylum?
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