NEW: NSA leaker Snowden has applied for political asylum in Russia.

[EC]

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NEW: NSA leaker Snowden has applied for political asylum in Russia. Application delivered by Wikileaks activist

[EC]

New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/02/world/europe/snowden-applies-for-asylum-in-russia.html

Snowden Applies for Asylum in Russia

 MOSCOW — Edward J. Snowden, the former national security staffer accused of espionage, has applied for political asylum in Russia, a Russian immigration official said on Monday.

According to the official, who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case, Mr. Snowden’s application was hand-delivered to a Russian consulate in Terminal F of Moscow’s Sheremyetevo Airport late Sunday evening by Sarah Harrison, an activist for WikiLeaks traveling with Mr. Snowden.

A Foreign Ministry official told The Los Angeles Times on Monday that Mr. Snowden had applied to 15 countries for political asylum, giving Russian diplomatic officials the appeals on Monday morning at a meeting at the airport. The official characterized the applications as “a desperate measure” on Mr. Snowden’s part, after Ecuadorean officials said that the Ecuadorean travel document he was using was invalid.

More at link. Sorry for these being out of order. My Twitter feed is acting up today.

[happyg]

Lets allow Putin and Obama go head-to-head in a ring, and may the best man win. 

[EC]

Lets allow Putin and Obama go head-to-head in a ring, and may the best man win. 

I like that idea 

[mountaineer]

Lets allow Putin and Obama go head-to-head in a ring, and may the best man win. 

One of those cage fighting things? One judo chop would do it.