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Former NSA contractor Snowden expects to remain in Russia
Former NSA contractor Snowden expects to remain in Russia
(Reuters) - Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who fled to Moscow last year after revealing details of massive U.S. intelligence-gathering programs, expects his asylum status in Russia to be renewed before it expires this summer, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
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Jesselyn Radack, an attorney for Snowden, said his temporary asylum in Russia will expire at the end of June but that "prospects are good" for it to be renewed. "... he misses America and would like to be able to come home," she said. "We just don't see that happening in the near future."
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He was charged last year in the United States with theft of government property, unauthorized communication of national defense information and willful communication of classified intelligence to an unauthorized person. Radack said the Justice Department has not wavered on the charges.
"If the Justice Department would like to talk, we'd be glad to," she said. "He's not going to come here to be prosecuted for espionage."
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/us-usa-snowden-idUSBREA3T12R20140430
(Reuters) - Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who fled to Moscow last year after revealing details of massive U.S. intelligence-gathering programs, expects his asylum status in Russia to be renewed before it expires this summer, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
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Jesselyn Radack, an attorney for Snowden, said his temporary asylum in Russia will expire at the end of June but that "prospects are good" for it to be renewed. "... he misses America and would like to be able to come home," she said. "We just don't see that happening in the near future."
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He was charged last year in the United States with theft of government property, unauthorized communication of national defense information and willful communication of classified intelligence to an unauthorized person. Radack said the Justice Department has not wavered on the charges.
"If the Justice Department would like to talk, we'd be glad to," she said. "He's not going to come here to be prosecuted for espionage."
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/us-usa-snowden-idUSBREA3T12R20140430
Snowden's question and op-ed were attempts to whitewash Russian spying by equating it to the NSA.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024843557
Snowden's lawyers screw up his NSA challenge
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024871696
Snowden: "When you make a purchase...I could see it at my desk, crossing my screen."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024892466
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Vlad's lad!
