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From the WSJ:

  Late Wednesday, Univision Networks posted images of what it said
  was a "safe pass" for temporary travel that had been issued to
  Mr. Snowden [...]
  
  But according to a senior official in Ecuador's foreign ministry
  on Wednesday, Mr. Snowden had no such pass. "He does not have any
  documents issued by the government of Ecuador, such as a passport
  or a refugee identification," said Galo Galarza, a senior
  ministry official. He didn't provide additional details.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142412788732432820457856...


Any explanation to such strange thing?

Is it fake document? I wonder why there is no photo, no signature or stamps.

Or is it just ecuador playing safe?


> Any explanation to such strange thing?

One possibility is that the Ecuador embassy was checking for leaks.


You'll notice that the document spells "height" incorrectly as well.


Also, the first part of the document is English with Spanish translation but the labels below are Spanish with English translation.

I'm not saying it is fake, but I think it could only look less authentic if it was written in Comic Sans.


Yet, Wikileaks is claiming the opposite:

"WikiLeaks, which is assisting Mr. Snowden, has said that Ecuador issued him special travel papers and that it is his ultimate destination."

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/28/world/snowden.html


Strange that the URL for that article says June 28th!


Likely will be printed on June 28th, thought it appears online earlier than that.


And so we enter the wilderness of mirrors...


It was originally set for 28th, but then they changed their mind. The url didn't change.

At least thats what happens with wordpress.


In wordpress you can change permalink, if someone links you to the old permalink it gets automatically redirected to the new link




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