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JimDandy

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18. Citizenship/passport gets around

Reply to treestar (Reply #17)

Thu Jul 4, 2013, 03:26 PM

Jul 2013

Last edited Thu Jul 4, 2013, 07:19 PM - Edit history (1)

any asylum requirements that he must be in-country/embassy, and gets around the possibility that any previously issued Travel Docs get yanked on a whim, like what happened with Ecuador, as you pointed out.

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Updated: France, Italy reject Snowden asylum request [View all] ProSense Jul 2013 OP

It appears that most countries have asylum rules that say, MineralMan Jul 2013 #1

Yes, but ProSense Jul 2013 #2

Yes. Nobody wants Snowden. MineralMan Jul 2013 #4

I don't think he thought this part out...once he's out from his $300 night hotel room HipChick Jul 2013 #3

I agree. They'll be happy to "repatriate" him, MineralMan Jul 2013 #5

I'm am sure they will make it a direct flight, with no connections.. HipChick Jul 2013 #6

Nah. He'll be on a regularly-scheduled Aeroflot flight. MineralMan Jul 2013 #9

I wonder who is paying the bill if the Russians are charging flamingdem Jul 2013 #7

Yuk..sometimes lover? HipChick Jul 2013 #8

'Julian Assange's ex' on the run with Edward Snowden - Heraldsun (! lol) flamingdem Jul 2013 #10

Maybe she's finding other activities to keep Snowden busy with.. HipChick Jul 2013 #12

They all use that procedural reason treestar Jul 2013 #11

Iceland pirate party is trying to get around that by granting Snowden citizenship flamingdem Jul 2013 #13

Interesting. n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #14

And residence there treestar Jul 2013 #15

Citizenship means a passport. JimDandy Jul 2013 #16

Yeah, though asylees usually get travel documents treestar Jul 2013 #17

Citizenship/passport gets around JimDandy Jul 2013 #18