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

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.

Comments

Re:He should just go to America and face the music

[Dan East]

I'll tell you when I lost respect for him. When I learned he wasn't just some innocent IT guy that happened to see information that he, with good conscience, could not just ignore. That's called whistle blowing, but that's not what happened here.

Snowden stated that he tried to get that position for the specific purpose of digging up whatever he could to use against his country. That's called espionage. That makes him a traitor in my book, regardless of what he ended up finding out.