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Snowden seeks temporary asylum in Russia: Twitter post
1 of 2. Former intelligence agency contractor Edward Snowden (C) and Sarah Harrison (L) of WikiLeaks speak to human rights representatives in Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport July 12, 2013.
Credit: Reuters/Human Rights Watch/Handout
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden is seeking temporary asylum in Russia and plans to go to Latin America eventually, an organization endorsed by anti-secrecy group Wikileaks said on Twitter on Friday.
Wikileaks Press posted the tweet as Snowden met human rights activists at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and cited a representative of Human Rights watch who attended the meeting.
Separately, a Russian official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, confirmed Snowden would apply for asylum in Russia.
(Writing by Steve Gutterman, Editing by Thomas Grove)
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Sounds good to me.
You know, german Wehrmacht Soldiers who fled the army because they didn’t want to fight for fascism were called “deserters” until 1997.
So, go on, call Ed a “traitor”. He’ll bear that badge proudly.
Some things deserve being “betrayed”.






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