U.S. Angry About Snowden's Protectors, But Will It Get Even? -- Reuters
(Reuters) - U.S. officials and lawmakers have made it clear they're furious at the governments that have played a role in enabling fugitive security contractor Edward Snowden's globe-trotting, but the United States is expected to take a restrained approach to any retribution.
President Barack Obama's administration has been trying to track Snowden since he slipped out of Hong Kong and flew to Moscow on Sunday, but his whereabouts remained a mystery amid a blizzard of speculative reports that he could be headed to Cuba, Ecuador, or Iceland.
American officials and legislators angered and dismayed by the cat-and-mouse game have directed unspecified threats at Hong Kong, China and Russia, as well as Ecuador, where Snowden has requested asylum.
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Update: U.S. Rebukes China, Russia and Ecuador Over Snowden -- New York Times
My Comment: Considering the fact President Obama met both Russian and Chinese Presidents only a few weeks ago .... this snub is very telling. Bottom line .... the U.S. can be angry as much as it wants, but both China and Russia are not going to "bow down" to the wishes of the White House, and the U.S. has very little leverage to make them change their minds.
Update #1: Anger at U.S. complicates efforts to capture Snowden -- McClatchy News
Update #2: U.S. Threatens Russia With Retaliation on Edward Snowden -- Josh Rogin, The Daily Beast
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