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Edward Snowden Still Stuck At Airport, May Be Permitted Entry Into Russia Soon

Posted by Unknown on from the jump-the-gun dept.

sl4shd0rk writes "Edward Snowden, the enlightening NSA Whistleblower, may have been granted refuge in Russia as reported by Interfax News. He has apparently been given papers (and a change of clothes) by the Russian government to allow him to soon leave the Sheremetyevo airport. The delay in exodus, cited by a Russian official, is apparently due to the 'uniqueness' of the situation being cause for thorough review of Snowden's Asylum request." Reports are conflicting; WaPo and Reuters say Snowden's Asylum application is still in limbo, whereas other sources are claiming only minor details are blocking his exit and he may be allowed to leave as early as tomorrow. What is certain is that he's not leaving today despite early reports claiming he could.

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  1. Re:Amazing how he became the narrative.. by Lunix+Nutcase · · Score: 3, Informative

    Oh really?

    Top Civil Rights Groups Join Challenge to NSA Spying

    New York, NY Today, the NAACP and five other leading civil rights organizations joined the growing challenge to the Administrations illegal National Security Agency spying program.

    Due you want your crow hot or cold?

  2. Re:Amazing how he became the narrative.. by Lunix+Nutcase · · Score: 2, Informative

    LOL I'm dumb. Wrong Snowden. Mod me down please.

  3. Re:and a change of clothes by turp182 · · Score: 4, Informative

    CNN has had a couple of corespondents try and find Snowden at the airport. There's actually a hotel has a floor that isn't considered Russian territory (having not passed through customs) that they will bus you off airport property to. There's room service, and probably laundry as well.

    http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/11/world/europe/russia-snowden-goodman-transit/index.html?iref=allsearch

    Interesting read actually. And of course they didn't see him...

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    BlameBillCosby.com
  4. Re:He should just go to America and face the music by TheCarp · · Score: 4, Informative

    A traitor to whom? The only people he betrayed are the ones who betrayed the people by spying on them. He did nothing but expose traitors.

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    "I opened my eyes, and everything went dark again"
  5. Re:What happened to the real freedom fighters? by jcr · · Score: 5, Informative

    Indepenent of Manning's guilt/innocence, his treatement before his trial was shameful.

    Not just shameful, it was criminal. Cruel and unusual punishments are prohibited by the constitution.

    -jcr

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    The only title of honor that a tyrant can grant is "Enemy of the State."
  6. Re:We still don't know much of the situation by oxdas · · Score: 3, Informative

    Snowden has been planning this for years. Do you think he hadn't though about that possibility? The Guardian reporter was quite clear that Snowden doesn't want the information falling into the wrong hands. To that end, according to the reporter, the information he is carrying is heavily encrypted and he doesn't have the keys. He spread copies of the encrypted data and copies of the keys to trusted associates around the world. If something happens to him, then they can share their keys and reveal the information. While the Russians could break it in time, by then the information will have considerably less value.