Senators Suggest Moving G20 Summit Over NSA Leaker

[Purveyor]

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two senators are urging President Barack Obama to consider a new location for the September international summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, if Moscow continues to allow NSA leaker Edward Snowden to remain in Russia.

Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer and Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Friday that they have introduced a resolution encouraging Russia to turn Snowden over to the United States. Snowden, the American accused of leaking information about U.S. surveillance programs, has asked Russia for temporary asylum.


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[Berlum]

1. "We suggest Potemkin Village, bastion of Republican-style honesty & truth." - Republicans (R)

[Jackpine Radical]

2. For some reason all this Senatorial outrage brings to mind

the whole Freedom Fries thing.

[dipsydoodle]

3. Should stay where it is as arranged.

If Obama don't want to go he doesn't have to - the other 19 will still be there.