NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden applies for temporary asylum in Russia

“Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has applied for temporary asylum in Russia, a pro-Kremlin lawyer said Tuesday, after President Vladimir Putin accused Washington of ‘trapping’ him in the country. Snowden, wanted by the United States for revealing sensational details of its vast spying operations, is now spending a fourth week in the transit lounge at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport without crossing the Russian border.  Washington has reacted sharply to the possibility that Moscow might offer Snowden a safe haven and accused it of providing him with a ‘propaganda platform.'”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/07/16/nsa-whistleblower-edward-snowden-applies-for-temporary-asylum-in-russia-lawyer/

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