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Sorry Dude rtracey Jul 2013 #1
Yeah just the Chinese, Russians, Germans, French and on and on. dkf Jul 2013 #2
So you support our secret spying on everyone, shadow government? RC Jul 2013 #3
Every country has been spying on each other before the cold war. The issue at stake is the still_one Jul 2013 #6
Can they even tell the difference anymore? RC Jul 2013 #8
Not on this UNPRECEDENTED scale usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #13
No, and I din't support bank abuse either... brooklynite Jul 2013 #7
But if they exposed corruption in the home loan division by stealing copies of the paper work? RC Jul 2013 #9
"That is basically what Snowden did." Sorry but you are 100% wrong RC. cstanleytech Jul 2013 #16
His asylum plea would have no likelihood of being accepted by any JDPriestly Jul 2013 #22
Of course! Turbineguy Jul 2013 #27
he will find a country that will take him in. no matter what he says he is a traitor. he still_one Jul 2013 #4
Actually, Sheremetyevo has all the comforts of home brooklynite Jul 2013 #5
Some do. Such as Whistle blower Thomas Drake. cyclezealot Jul 2013 #11
Sorry dude Hissyspit Jul 2013 #15
Why would he hand appeals to other countries to Russian officials? Catherina Jul 2013 #10
I am very curious to find out -- Hell Hath No Fury Jul 2013 #20
Snowden Applies for Asylum in Russia struggle4progress Jul 2013 #12
Snowden Can Stay in Russia If He Wants – Putin struggle4progress Jul 2013 #14
Putin agrees to plug leaker flamingdem Jul 2013 #17
Weird, seeing as that whole alcibiades_mystery Jul 2013 #18
Russian political asylum law just like ours: treestar Jul 2013 #19
If the prosecution is for a political opinion or "crime," then I think a person JDPriestly Jul 2013 #23
It has to be type of thing like you might see in some third world countries treestar Jul 2013 #24
We wish. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #25
The US has no political prisoners treestar Jul 2013 #26
We have a massive surveillance program (metadata surveillance program) JDPriestly Jul 2013 #29
What a spineless weasel shawn703 Jul 2013 #21
If you saw some government program for which you were employed JDPriestly Jul 2013 #30
My disgust with Snowden has little to do with what he revealed about the NSA's domestic activities shawn703 Jul 2013 #31
Well, now that he has a list maybe he does not think Russia is the best stopping point after all. Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #28
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