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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Mon Jul 1, 2013, 12:52 PM Jul 2013

Putin and Obama order security agencies to find way out of Snowden impasse

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama have ordered the chiefs of their respective security agencies to find a way out of the impasse caused by fugitive leaker Edward Snowden’s stay in a Moscow airport, a senior official said on Monday.

“Of course (Putin and Obama) don’t have a solution now that would work for both sides, so they have ordered the FSB director (Alexander) Bortnikov and FBI director Robert Mueller to keep in constant contact and find solutions,” the head of Russia’s Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, said in an interview with state television channel Rossiya 24.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/07/01/putin-and-obama-order-security-agencies-to-find-way-out-of-snowden-impasse/

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Putin and Obama order security agencies to find way out of Snowden impasse (Original Post) Playinghardball Jul 2013 OP

This is not going to work out well for Mr. Snowden. longship Jul 2013 #1

how bout quit spying on americans without probable cause and warrants? nt msongs Jul 2013 #2

how about not believing a liar like Snowden. Whisp Jul 2013 #3

I'm Still Waiting for the Evidence That This Is Actually Occurring Skraxx Jul 2013 #4

Your endless non-sequiturs are so precious to me emulatorloo Jul 2013 #5

I can imagine a conversation between Obama and Putin... MineralMan Jul 2013 #6

He considers Snowden a traitor and no one despises traitors more than Putin stevenleser Jul 2013 #7

longship

(40,416 posts)

1. This is not going to work out well for Mr. Snowden.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 12:57 PM

Jul 2013

He's going to be back in the USA before too long, I would think.

msongs

(67,420 posts)

2. how bout quit spying on americans without probable cause and warrants? nt

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 02:33 PM

Jul 2013

Whisp

(24,096 posts)

3. how about not believing a liar like Snowden.

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 02:35 PM

Jul 2013

time will tell that you are wrong.

We are patient enough.

Skraxx

(2,977 posts)

4. I'm Still Waiting for the Evidence That This Is Actually Occurring

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 02:37 PM

Jul 2013

So far, Snowden's been all talk and nothing else.

emulatorloo

(44,131 posts)

5. Your endless non-sequiturs are so precious to me

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 02:58 PM

Jul 2013

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)

6. I can imagine a conversation between Obama and Putin...

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 03:05 PM

Jul 2013

Obama: Vladimir, this is turning into a real clusterfuck.
Putin: Absolutely, Barack.
Obama: So, lets put some people on this and see if we can't deal with it without a lot of drama. What do you think?
Putin: A capital idea, I think. We can hold onto him at the airport until it gets figured out.
Obama: I'll appreciate that. If your people have any ideas, please let me know.
Putin: We will. Time will help, I am sure.
Obama: OK. We'll stay in touch. Nice to talk with you again.
Putin: Do Svidanya!
Obama: Bye.

stevenleser

(32,886 posts)

7. He considers Snowden a traitor and no one despises traitors more than Putin

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 03:12 PM

Jul 2013

All you have to do is see how traitors to Russia fared under his tenure. If the situation were reversed, Putin would have already made sure that someone from GRU or SVR would have slipped Snowden polonium in his food. That is how Putin deals with folks he considers traitors to Russia. It's a drawn out and painful death.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoning_of_Alexander_Litvinenko

Putin has no problem using a traitor, but he despises them utterly.

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