Edward Snowden makes the front pages in Hong Kong, June 11.
When the pilot announced his plane’s descent toward Moscow on Sunday, whistle-blower Edward Snowden, one of the most wanted men in the U.S., would have had reason to be both nervous and relieved.
There are not many countries left on the planet where he can safely set foot since he leaked a trove of secrets from the National Security Agency in the past weeks.
But at least as a transit point, Russia was likely a reliable bet.
Full dispatch here.