Russia Official: Venezuela Last Chance For Snowden

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MOSCOW (AP) — An influential Russian parliament member who often speaks for the Kremlin encouraged NSA leaker Edward Snowden on Sunday to accept Venezuela’s offer of asylum. Alexei Pushkov, who heads the international affairs committee in Russia’s parliament, posted a message on Twitter saying: “Venezuela is waiting for an answer from Snowden. This, perhaps, is his last chance to receive political asylum.”

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The Moscow-Havana flight goes over Europe and the United States, which could cause complications. Some European countries refused to allow Bolivian President Evo Morales to fly through their airspace on his way home from Moscow last week because of suspicions that Snowden was onboard his plane.

Pushkov joked that if Snowden does not find shelter in Venezuela, “he will have to stay and marry Anna Chapman,” the redheaded Russian spy who was among 10 sleeper agents deported from the United States in 2010. The 31-year-old Chapman proposed to Snowden, who just turned 30, on Twitter last week.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/russia-official-venezuela-last-chance-for-snowden.php?ref=fpb

[Thinkingabout]

1. Are we going to have to take this scumbag back? It would cost the US money and he is not worth

Spending any money on transporting and trial costs.

[Kolesar]

8. Edward the Confessor

The US could offer him a plea to a lesser charge if he rats out his co-conspirators.

[Thinkingabout]

10. There you go, they used him as a patsy and dumped him.

[Sanity Claws]

2. Why does Russia want him to go to Venezuela?

He has offers from two other countries, doesn't he? Does Russia think he could be more easily controlled in Venezuela?

[BenzoDia]

3. I'm sure he's asking himself the same question ATM.

[arely staircase]

4. He'd better answer himself soon

Venezuela has put a deadline on their offer. We may be witnessing some sort of endgame.

[Cali_Democrat]

5. My guess is that he doesn't want to live in Venezuela for the rest of his life

However, no matter where he lives he will have to constantly look over his shoulder.

[arely staircase]

7. I don't know what's going on behind the scenes, obviously

but it does look like Venezuela offered asylum, then Mr. spoiled-right-wing-had a high paying job in Hawaii is now going 'eeeewww, Venezueal?'"

he could have at least sent them a thank you note.

[BenzoDia]

6. I bet that Morales incident has him second guessing leaving Russia.

[arely staircase]

9. True

the flight to Venezuela passes through US airspace. Think it might be going through his head that maybe the US and Putin have agreed to the Aeroflot jet having "fuel gauge problems" and needing to make a stop in Atlanta?

[Thinkingabout]

11. He did not take Putin's advice to put a lid on his diarrhea mouth, Putin don't play and i bet your

Miranda rights does not have to be read.