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Snowden’s Asylum: ‘It’s the law, stupid’ By Richard Falk

August 7, 2013Leave a comment

5 August 2013 — AlJazeera

It should be made clear that Russia has no legal, political or moral duty to turn Snowden over to American authorities. 

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NSA leaker accepts political asylum in Venezuela: Russian official

July 9, 2013Leave a comment

9 July 2013 — PressTV

US whistleblower Edward Snowden has accepted an offer of political asylum from Venezuela, a top Russian lawmaker confirms.

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‘Free from imperial persecution’: Venezuela offers Snowden asylum

July 6, 2013Leave a comment

6 July 2013 — RT

On Friday Nicaragua also said that it would “gladly receive” Snowden, who is still holed up in a transit section of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport since fleeing Hong Kong twelve days ago, and give him asylum, “if circumstances permit.”

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Snowden asylum case: ‘European leaders are slavishly obedient to American policy’

July 4, 2013Leave a comment

4 July 2013 — RT

In the debate between security and privacy the US government went way too far in the direction of security, but the European leaders are obedient to American policy, Gerolf Annemans, member of the Belgian Vlaams Belang party, told RT.

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US-EU fallout: Eavesdropping on the free trade

July 2, 2013Leave a comment

2 July 2013 — RT

“Snowden did ask to stay in Russia. However, when he found out Russia’s position on the matter and the associated conditions he decided not to stay in Russia,” said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. Snowden is still held up in a Moscow airport and has issued asylum bids to 15 countries, the spokesman added. 

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Ecuador ‘helped Snowden by mistake,’ asylum in doubt

July 2, 2013Leave a comment

2 July 2013 — RT

Correa told The Guardian that Quito will not be involved in financing or organizing Snowden’s travel from Moscow, specifying that the fugitive leaker would have to reach Ecuadorian soil before the government considers protecting him from American law enforcement. 

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Video: Ecuador Defies US Threats To Deny NSA Whistleblower Refuge

July 1, 2013Leave a comment

1 July 2013 — The Real News Network

Michael Ratner: As Ecuador stands up to US pressure over Snowden, leaked documents continue to shed light into US surveillance state (inc. transcript)

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