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There is a big difference in being a “Russian asset” and chosing exile in Russia over going to prison for the rest of his life for blowing the whistle on a highly illegal, immoral and unethical spy program. The man is a hero and sacrificed a lot to tell us about it.
How about ‘artists natural death’, full stop?
We wouldn’t want to get any funny ideas, would we?