Snowden Seeking Asylum from 15 Countries

[babylonsister]

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/07/01/snowden_seeking_asylum_from_15_countries.html


Snowden Seeking Asylum from 15 Countries

"Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who leaked U.S. security secrets and is now a fugitive, met Monday morning with Russian diplomatic officials and handed them an appeal to 15 countries for political asylum," the Los Angeles Times reports.

Said a Russian official: "It was a desperate measure on his part after Ecuador disavowed his political protection credentials."

Meanwhile, the AP reports Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Snowden "will have to stop leaking U.S. secrets if he wants to get asylum in Russia, something he says Snowden doesn't want to do."

Related: Joe Nye speaks about the leadership challenges of dealing with a leaker.

[flamingdem]

1. Russia offers to plug leaker

[el_bryanto]

2. Well you know how it is - once you start leaking US Secrets it's hard to stop.

You can't really blame the guy - of course - how many more state secrets does he have to drop?

Bryant

[flamingdem]

4. It "Depends"

[gholtron]

3. I guess no one wants a Blabber Mouth.

You would think that one of the EU countries for example Germany would take him in. After all, he did them a HUGE favor of letting them know that the NSA was spying on them. I wonder why they are not welcoming him in their country with open arms and German Beer?

[flamingdem]

5. Yes. I think Putin is saying that he can say if he shuts up

and if he's lucky he'll get a dial up connection.

[gholtron]

6. Translation What Putin actually said.

Dude, if you want to stay then you have to STFU. But you can still talk to me in private.

[flamingdem]

8. Olga will help him if he deviates from plan

[randome]

12. I've seen her somewhere before...

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[flamingdem]

13. vot! This must be "after extraction"

"Putincare" not so gut in roosha.

[11 Bravo]

7. Damn! Just like Paul Revere!

[randome]

9. But Putin gave him a handy name tag to wear. He says it means 'hero' in an obscure Russian dialect.

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[flamingdem]

11. vot! He helpful in potato field

very relevant to help harvest

[flamingdem]

10. You mean Paul Reveresky?

Here's his horse lol

[Cali_Democrat]

17. LMAO

[MineralMan]

14. Is he going for the highest bidder?

In his case, I think bids will be low, since he's got bupkis to share.

[tallahasseedem]

16. Awww, I feel so sorry for him...

NOT!

[bike man]

18. Does all this mean he's not considered a hero any more around here? It's hard to

keep current sometimes.