How safe is Mr. Snowden in Hong Kong?

The guy who leaked information about US government spying on its citizens has identified himself. Good for him, at least he had the guts to take responsibility.

He’s apparently holed up in a hotel in Hong Kong. The US government (and the newspapers and TV reports) are all huffing and puffing about how Snowden will face a zillion years in jail and how the penalties will be harsh. And so on and so forth.

So what is more likely? Will the US government send a drone over Hong Kong and shoot out his hotel window? (unlikely) Will they send over a hit squad? Will the US kidnap him and bring him home to a televised show trial? (What a great piece of entertainment that would be!!)

If anything bad happens to Snowden (physically) I can see all sorts of really embarrassing headlines making the US look even worse than it already does.

What’s your prediction?