Here it would be worth mentioning Ecuador's track record on press freedom, which is among the worst in the world:<p><a href="http://www.cpj.org/americas/ecuador/" rel="nofollow">http://www.cpj.org/americas/ecuador/</a>
Iceland's Pirate Party lawmaker advised him to go to Cuba.<p><i>"If I was his legal counsel I would urge him to look at many countries, not just Iceland," [Jónsdottír] added. “Maybe New Zealand, Ecuador, Cuba—many countries."</i><p><a href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/06/icelandic-lawmaker-asylum-for-nsa-leaker-far-from-a-sure-thing/" rel="nofollow">http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/06/icelandic-lawmake...</a>
These two are nowhere near the same. Assange leaked information that actually put people's lives in danger. He directly named operatives undercover in places with governments that wouldn't think twice about chopping their heads off. This gives Snowden a bad name, and in my opinion devalues what he has done.
No can do. The LatAM will change leadership and he'd be screwed sooner or later. Sadly, USA probably pushed him to commit treason and spill the guts on what USA does to China. He's very valuable to the Chinese; USA should have granted him a pardon, if he stopped talking and secured the materials. Bad precedent but...