The 29-year-old source behind the biggest intelligence leak in the NSA's history, Edward Snowden. Screenshot: The Guardian
NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden 'Has Approached Iceland To Seek Asylum There' -- Daily Mail
* An intermediary for Snowden approached a WikiLeaks spokesman, who then notified Iceland about the asylum bid
* Icelandic government confirmed it had received the informal request
* Iceland is known for promoting internet freedoms
Iceland has received an informal approach from an intermediary who says NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden wants to seek asylum there, it has emerged.
Snowden fled his home in Hawaii, where he worked for NSA contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, after exposing the U.S. government's top surveillance secrets. He is at a secret location in Hong Kong.
In a column in Icelandic daily newspaper Frettabladid, WikiLeaks spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson wrote that a middleman had approached him on behalf of Snowden.
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Update #1: Iceland received informal approach over Snowden seeking asylum -- Reuters
Update #2: Snowden seeks asylum in Iceland through intermediary -- RT
Update #3: Ed Snowden Is Planning His Next Move -- The Atlantic
My Comment: He may want to go to Iceland, but (for the moment) Iceland is ignoring him.
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