“I laughed when he said the CIA has a post just up the road,” says van Allen. “I thought that, well that narrows down the hotels you’re in. The whole thing to me appears reckless. He was with the military, the CIA, and was involved in security work. He should be way better in covering his tracks.”…

Van Allen disagrees. “He wants people to notice him,” he said. “The fact this guy allowed himself to be named leads to a notoriety aspect of his personality.”

Jordan also sees selfish motives in Snowden’s decision to reveal his identity.“I think he’s scared,” she says. “It’s a last-ditch effort. The interviews were so we wouldn’t think of him as a crackpot when he’s brought up on the charges. It is his last speech before the gallows…A lot of these government agents they think they’re Jason Bourne. I think he’s young and naïve and seduced to the Julian Assange, WikiLeaks concept that he can be a hero. It’s a miscalculation on his part.”

“I hope he Googles the medium temperature in Iceland in January,” says van Allen. “He’s certainly not realistic. It’s not exactly the chosen career choice of many people. What is he going to do is Iceland? It’s like saying I want to go to Winnipeg for the rest of his life.”