Capitol Hill To Moscow: Give Edward Snowden Back To The U.S., Or Else -- Daily Beast
With Obama still unable to get Putin to give up leaker Edward Snowden, members of Congress are stepping up—and preparing punitive measures of their own, reports Josh Rogin.
If the Obama administration can’t force Russia to turn over NSA leaker Edward Snowden, leaders on Capitol Hill from both parties say they are preparing punitive measures of their own to try and force Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop Snowden from fleeing to a country outside of America’s reach.
“We are exploring what are the leverage points. I’m trying to put together a package to let the Russians know how serious we are,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told The Daily Beast in an interview. “We have to respond, this is a defining moment in the relationship.”
Graham declined to elaborate on what his “package” of items to pressure Russia might include. For some Republicans, such as Graham and his cohort Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Putin’s handling of the Snowden issue is only the latest sign that Russia is backsliding when it comes to democracy and the rule of law.
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My Comment: Yup .... Russian President Putin is shaking with fear.
Laughable,
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O sure, America has always been about rule of law, it has always been about 'freedom' and 'democracy'... Russia is a saint compared to America.
I'm still shocked at how this NSA scandal hasn't really affected the President himself as well as those within the NSA... Just goes to show how much control the democrats have over the media.
Completely agree with your last sentence.
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