# Is Edward Snowden just a Russian spy?

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**Created:** [May 10, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-edward-snowden-just-a-russian-spy/688133 "2014-05-10T17:22:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![nevadaexile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb8c5e/32.png) [@nevadaexile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevadaexile)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-edward-snowden-just-a-russian-spy/688133/14 "2014-05-10T23:49:09Z")

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> [@foolsguinea](#):
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> This is an attempt to defame Snowden, the Kremlin, and our largest ally with one brush.
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> (Our largest ally is China, in case you’re slow.)

How,exactly, (slightly going off-track) is China an “ally” of the US?  
Perhaps I am slow as I see China as a rival and the next guest on the DoD’s War Invitational Tour.

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