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MOSCOW, June 24 (UPI) -- The United States Monday urged Russia not to let National Security Agency whistle-blower Edward Snowden leave its borders, officials said.
Snowden, who was hiding out in Hong Kong until Sunday when he left for Moscow, was supposed to have been aboard a flight to Havana Monday, The Guardian of Britain reported. However, a number of journalists who were also on that flight reported Snowden checked in but was not on board for takeoff.
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A member of the airport's security team told ITAR-Tass Snowden hadn't left the airport's transit zone, where passengers await connecting flights to other countries.
"Snowden did not leave on the Aeroflot flight to Havana and is still in the transit zone," the team member said.
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"We now understand Mr. Snowden is on Russian soil," Hayden said. "Given our intensified co-operation after the Boston marathon bombings and our history of working with Russia on law enforcement matters -- including returning numerous high level criminals back to Russia at the request of the Russian government -- we expect the Russian government to look at all options available to expel Mr. Snowden back to the U.S. to face justice for the crimes with which he is charged."
Russian officials said they have no authority to detain Snowden.
Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2013/06/24/US-urges-Moscow-to-keep-NSA-leaker-Snowden-on-Russian-soil/UPI-48371372053600/#ixzz2XA3TfXf1
randome
(34,845 posts)Perhaps the Snowy One can inform us, provided he is allowed to speak by Putin.
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flamingdem
(39,335 posts)Snoweden so he's got more time to uh, extract a few things.
I vill drain your laptops!
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pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)flamingdem
(39,335 posts)Vot!? he says I vill drain ze laptops, just a minute and ve give him up to the Amerikans
randome
(34,845 posts)A purely American weapon.
Which is also Snowden's expression once he finds he's boxed himself in.
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flamingdem
(39,335 posts)and i vin!
ohh nyettt mr. bill
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)once they were finished.
Now it's the Russians turn to drain those laptops.
Snowden is a frickin hero
flamingdem
(39,335 posts)Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)flamingdem
(39,335 posts)and the vodka might be spiked so he can't indulge in a momentary relax Moscow style
Whisp
(24,096 posts)I think he got used.
Some hefties are behind all this and dear Hero#2 Greenwad might be one of the users as well.
flamingdem
(39,335 posts)and saying very little.
I tend to agree but the plan has been in place a long time. He got his job with Booz to get access to documents, his admission, thus I think he's not very innocent, but being young.. Greenwad saw an opportunity that's for sure!