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Title: Snowden's search for asylum is fruitless so far
Post by: EC on July 02, 2013, 11:59:03 am
Via Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/02/us-usa-security-snowden-idUSBRE9610C520130702

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(Reuters) - Several countries on Tuesday spurned asylum requests from Edward Snowden, the former U.S. spy agency contractor wanted for leaking secrets, despite an appeal from Venezuela for the world to protect him.

Snowden, who revealed the secret U.S. electronic surveillance program Prism, has applied for political asylum in more than a dozen countries in his search for safety from the espionage charges in the United States.

The 30-year-old is in legal limbo in the transit area of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, unable to fly on to a hoped-for destination in Latin America because he has no legal travel documents and no Russian visa to leave the airport.

More at link.
Title: Re: Snowden's search for asylum is fruitless so far
Post by: EC on July 02, 2013, 02:45:51 pm
NewsBreaker ‏@NewsBreaker 3m

ASYLUM DENIED Saying “No” to Edward Snowden So Far:

Austria
Finland
India
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Spain
Brazil
Title: Re: Snowden's search for asylum is fruitless so far
Post by: flowers on July 02, 2013, 06:10:04 pm
Interesting. I guess he will be back in US at some point?
Title: Re: Snowden's search for asylum is fruitless so far
Post by: EC on July 02, 2013, 06:16:03 pm
Both Venezuela and Bolivia are still considering.
Title: Re: Snowden's search for asylum is fruitless so far
Post by: truth_seeker on July 02, 2013, 06:25:19 pm
Quote from: EC on July 02, 2013, 06:16:03 pm
Both Venezuela and Bolivia are still considering.
What happened to Equador?

I think these places got the word, that aiding this guy would not be worth it for them, in the long run.
Title: Re: Snowden's search for asylum is fruitless so far
Post by: EC on July 02, 2013, 06:44:17 pm
Quote from: truth_seeker on July 02, 2013, 06:25:19 pm
What happened to Equador?

I think these places got the world, that aiding this guy would not be worth it for them, in the long run.

Ecuador seems to have come down with a case of the regrets.

Best article I can find thus far: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/02/venezuela-maduro-snowdon_n_3532077.html

And, yes, it is the HuffPo, but comprehensive.