Snowden makes Norway asylum application.

[Cleita]

http://www.icenews.is/2013/07/04/snowden-makes-norway-asylum-application/

Posted on 04 July 2013.

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has applied for asylum in Norway, according to the country’s foreign minister. Norway foreign ministry spokesperson Frode Andersen confirmed that they received a faxed asylum application at their Moscow embassy on Monday afternoon. He added that it’s most likely from Mr Snowden and the signature is allegedly his, but they cannot be 100 per cent sure of that.

The spokesman gave no details about the letter’s content or from where the asylum application was faxed from.

more at link

So he's still trying to find a country to take him. I wonder what the Norwegians are going to do? Also in Iceland, we already know that their government is deciding whether to grant him Icelandic citizenship. I'm thinking some socialist country will give him refugee status on the grounds that he will not be treated well if returned to this country. Norway could be a good bet.

[BOG PERSON]

1. what about some non-nato, non-eu country

switzerland? belarus?

[flamingdem]

2. He hasn't tried the Kingdom of Tonga yet

[Liberal Veteran]

3. Has he petitioned Narnia, Shangri-La, El Dorado, or Middle-Earth yet?

[struggle4progress]

4. Is Vatican City on his list yet?

[Cleita]

5. Do they have an extradition treaty with us?n/t

[struggle4progress]

7. They're not on the list at 18 USC 3181. But Norway is.

http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/71600.pdf

[Cleita]

10. It might be a good bet then. I understand the papal apartments are vacant. n/t

[carolinayellowdog]

6. Norway Press Freedom Index #1 of 179 countries

which might contribute to their motivation

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. I think you have to be physically in the country to apply for asylum.

If that's the case he'll have to figure out how to get out of the Moscow airport.

[Cleita]

11. That's what Iceland and a few other countries have said. I don't know

what Norway will demand.

[Life Long Dem]

9. Has he tried Mars?

He could start the terraforming of Mars. Maybe sign up for the flight to Mars.

Thousands want to take one-way trip to Mars, but will you pay their way?

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/thousands-want-take-one-way-trip-mars-will-you-pay-6C9552007

Maybe we could start a collection for him.

[itsrobert]

12. Lol, Snowden! You IDIOT!

Nobody is going to take your dumbass in.

[ProSense]

13. Snowden’s asylum request rejected

Snowden’s asylum request rejected

Justice Minister Grete Faremo has halted attempts to get the Norwegian government to reconsider an asylum request from Edward Snowden, the young American who has revealed massive surveillance and spying by the US government. Even though some view Snowden as a hero and political refugee, Norway clearly won’t jeopardize its relationship with the US by granting him safe haven.

Norway has been among the many countries where Snowden sought asylum, but his request was quickly turned down on a technicality by immigration agency UDI. The immigration authorities contended that asylum seekers must be physically present in Norway when they apply, while Snowden reportedly remains stuck in a transit zone at the Moscow airport after the US cancelled his passport. That meant he didn’t meet Norway’s formal application requirements.

A Norwegian organization that advocates freedom of expression, Norsk PEN, then took the initiative to bring Snowden to Norway as a sort of “transfer refugee.” UDI then responded that Snowden didn’t qualify for that status, either. Faremo now seems to have brought further attempts at aiding Snowden to an end.

In a press release issued by the justice ministry on Thursday, Faremo noted that the US wants Snowden extradited to face criminal charges regarding his release of secret documents. He thus has no right to asylum, she wrote, because he’s a fugitive from a democratic country with a criminal justice system like that found in the US.

- more -

http://www.newsinenglish.no/2013/07/04/snowdens-asylum-request-rejected/

Why Won’t Anyone Take Edward Snowden?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023162351

[Cleita]

14. I guess his goose is cooked there. n/t

[magellan]

15. Well, if Norway won't take him, maybe they'll take me

I'd love to live in a democratic socialist country like Norway. Crumbling empires suck.

[truebluegreen]

16. Ditto!

Snarky imperialists aren't much better.

[HipChick]

17. When's the next flight back to the US?

I can see the Russians deporting him shortly

[Cleita]

18. If they can't touch him in that transit section, maybe not, unless he tries to

flee the airport. Then they can grab him and deport him since he no longer has a passport.

[HipChick]

23. He's staying in a hotel..that he had to take a shuttle bus to..it is the only way to and from..

unless Wikileaks can support him indefinitely there...300 per night both him and his companion =$600 per night

[Aerows]

19. I believe he applied to Iceland

They don't take any shit from anyone and imprisoned bankers. That's where I would go. Except it's cold as hell and they eat weird food.

[Cleita]

21. There's a post floating around that the Iceland government is considering giving him

citizenship. That way he could get a passport. Otherwise he has to go to Iceland first before they grant him asylum. He's really in a bind and in a no man's land right now. Beside the cold and food, what about all that volcanic activity there? I would find that a bit scary.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

22. They eat dried fish and puffins.

And their language hasn't changed in a thousand years. And there are only 300,000 people and they are all related to each other. And they have volcanoes.

Nevertheless, it sounds like a really interesting place. I'd like to visit someday.

[Cleita]

24. I've met a few Icelanders. They are very educated people and have

figured out how to have a quality life for all their citizens in a rather inhospitable place.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

25. I have, too. One of them advised me to visit in the summer

because the weather is nice and there are a lot of interesting places to visit. He said not to go in the winter because the weather is terrible and everybody just stays inside and drinks. I have been reading some great crime novels by Arnauldur Indridason, typical dark Scandinavian stuff, but really good reads.

[HipChick]

26. I visited and they know how to party

They have some of the best nightclubs...

[Cleita]

28. Actually, most of the Scandanavians do.

I knew a bunch of Danish girls from work and they were always ready to party, and there were Swedes in my apartment building. The Swedes got me to drink Aquavit like they do belting it down in one gulp. Needless to say they got me pretty drunk.

[HipChick]

31. I hung out with the IcelandAir flight crew for a while..

They would stay at my hotel..for layovers...man they could drink...they drank me under the table several nights..

[Tx4obama]

20. Norway: Snowden’s asylum request REJECTED

Snowden’s asylum request rejected (Norway)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023170165

[longship]

27. Turned down. No way through this for him.

And Iceland isn't going to work out for him either.

Nobody wants him, so far.

[Brother Buzz]

32. Giovanni "Johnny" Henriksen a.k.a. Frank the Fixer had a hand in this, you just know it

[longship]

33. Some here may see it that way, but I don't think this was a difficult decision for them.

Pretty straightforward. "Nope! We will not grant Snowden amnesty." It happened quickly as these things go.

[newfie11]

29. Norway would be my choice over Iceland

[Cleita]

30. They rejected him so that's that. n/t