Snowden Granted 3 More Years of Russian Residency

Posted by timothy on Thursday August 7, 2014 @12:45AM from the backwards-world dept.

SiggyRadiation writes Edward Snowden is allowed to stay in Russia for three more years. According to the NYPost:"His lawyer, Analtoly Kucherena, was quoted by Russian news agencies on Thursday as saying Snowden now has been granted residency for three more years, but that he had not been granted political asylum. That status, which would allow him to stay in Russia permanently, must be decided by a separate procedure, Kucherena said, but didn't say whether Snowden is seeking it." The question that remains, of course, is did the Russians use this as leverage over him to get to more information or influence him? Or is the positive PR in itself enough for the Russians in the current climate of tensions and economic sanctions relating to the Ukraine crisis?"

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Re: Meanwhile ... by O('_')O_Bush · 2014-08-07 01:30 · Score: 5, Interesting

The difference is, before the leaks, people who made that claim were dismissed and ostracized as conspiracy nuts.

Now that it is fact, the public is a whole lot more paranoid.

The Patriot Act was Al Qaeda's greatest achievement.

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