I mentioned two causes why Assange should be excused and should not be trusted: physical isolation and being supported only by people of a mind.

Snowden is... where is he located exactly? Being hidden is a kind of isolation too.

And he is totally dependent on Russia. That makes all he says suspicious, at least to me. That's sad. I think he made something good and I feel sympathy for him. But again...

Edit: if isolated people end up approaching the ones hurting them (Stockholm syndrome), imagine what happens with people that are supposedly helping them.