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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSenator: U.S. authorities are vigorously pursuing Edward Snowden
Senator: U.S. authorities are vigorously pursuing Edward Snowden
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... the US government appeared to be gearing up to take action against Snowden on Monday with senior lawmakers branding his actions as treason and saying he should be extradited from Hong Kong as quickly as possible.
Californias Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein chair of the Senate Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence declined to go into specifics but said US authorities were vigorously pursuing Snowden.
All the departments are proceeding, I think, aggressively, Feinstein told US media, describing Snowdens actions as treason.
Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China, has had an extradition agreement with the United States for more than a decade.
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Floridas Democratic Senator, Bill Nelson, said Snowden should be prosecuted for treason.
This is not a whistleblower, I think this is an act of treason, he said. This is deliberately taking highly, highly, super-compartmented classified information, and giving it directly out. He ought to be prosecuted under the law.
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Full article here: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/10/senator-u-s-authorities-are-vigorously-pursuing-edward-snowden/
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Senator: U.S. authorities are vigorously pursuing Edward Snowden (Original Post)
Tx4obama
Jun 2013
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sadbear
(4,340 posts)1. For what it's worth, we are "a nation of laws"
He should stand trial. Or do we not have any faith in our "justice system" either?
magellan
(13,257 posts)2. Wow. Who gave the Dems the super duper Ethics Pill?
If only they'd come out swinging at BushCo like this, I might still respect them.
Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)3. Wow, this is going to have an ugly ending.
Greenwald should talk Edward into giving himself up.