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frontier00

(154 posts) Tue Jul 2, 2013, 01:54 PM Jul 2013

Edward Snowden Asylum Request In Brazil Rejected

Source: RT

BRASILIA, July 2 (Reuters) - Brazil will not grant asylum to former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday, adding that it will leave the request unanswered.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/02/edward-snowden-asylum-brazil_n_3532934.html

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Edward Snowden Asylum Request In Brazil Rejected (Original Post) frontier00 Jul 2013 OP

Lets see... Olympic games and World Cup. Couldn't see that call coming. JimDandy Jul 2013 #1

How many is that now? Tarheel_Dem Jul 2013 #2

everyone but vnzla, he better hope he can find a ride! allin99 Jul 2013 #4

The remaining countries: China, Venezuela, Boliva, Nicaragua flamingdem Jul 2013 #5

Not with a "10 foot pole", can be heard throughout the universe. Tarheel_Dem Jul 2013 #6

ROFL! SoapBox Jul 2013 #3

One of several.... George II Jul 2013 #7

JimDandy

(7,318 posts)

1. Lets see... Olympic games and World Cup. Couldn't see that call coming.

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Tue Jul 2, 2013, 01:59 PM

Jul 2013

Tarheel_Dem

(31,250 posts)

2. How many is that now?

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Tue Jul 2, 2013, 02:02 PM

Jul 2013

allin99

(894 posts)

4. everyone but vnzla, he better hope he can find a ride!

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Tue Jul 2, 2013, 03:50 PM

Jul 2013

flamingdem

(39,335 posts)

5. The remaining countries: China, Venezuela, Boliva, Nicaragua

Reply to Tarheel_Dem (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 03:56 PM

Jul 2013

And most of them are working on their "wiggle out of it" statements right now!

Tarheel_Dem

(31,250 posts)

6. Not with a "10 foot pole", can be heard throughout the universe.

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Tue Jul 2, 2013, 04:02 PM

Jul 2013

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)

3. ROFL!

Reply to frontier00 (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 03:13 PM

Jul 2013

Oh...how sad...Poor, poor Little Eddie is a traitor without a country.

ROFL!

What a stupid fuck he is.

George II

(67,782 posts)

7. One of several....

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Tue Jul 2, 2013, 04:20 PM

Jul 2013

http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/02/politics/nsa-leak/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

(CNN) -- Edward Snowden's hopes of finding asylum from U.S. prosecution on espionage charges appeared to dim Tuesday as country after country denied his request or said he would have to find a way to travel to their territory to apply.

While Bolivia and Venezuela seemed supportive, 11 of the 21 countries he's applied to, including Ecuador and Iceland, have said they can't consider his request until he shows up at one of their embassies or on their borders. Three have denied the request outright -- Brazil, India and Poland.

Snowden had already withdrawn his asylum request with Russian authorities after President Vladimir Putin said he would have to "stop his work aimed at harming our American partners" if he wanted to stay in the country.

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By the way, just what is his rationale for seeking asylum? Anyone really know?????

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