Edward Snowden (The Guardian)
Venezuela Confirms Receipt Of Snowden Asylum Request -- RT
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has confirmed that his country received an official request for asylum from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden on Monday. This comes after Nicaragua received his asylum application at its Moscow embassy.
“We received a letter requesting asylum” from Snowden, revealed Maduro, during a press conference prior to a meeting with Panama’s president, Ricardo Martinelli.
The fugitive "will need to decide when he will fly here," added the Venezuelan head of state.
Earlier on Monday Nicaragua confirmed that it also received Snowden's official asylum request. “Nicaragua is an open country that respects the right to asylum,” the country's ambassador to Russia Luis Alberto Molina Cuadra told RT
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My Comment: Venezuela gave Edward Snowden a deadline to respond today .... I guess this is his official response. His next big problem is how to get there.
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