NEWSMAX: NSA leaker Edward Snowden’s fate seemed to grow more dire Sunday as the president of one country offering him asylum seemed to back away from the offer while the nation currently hosting him won’t let him leave the airport.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange acknowledged Sunday that Snowden appears to be “marooned in Russia.” The president of Ecuador — Rafael Correa — said that the Ecuadoran documents originally issued to Snowden were a mistake and that Snowden is ultimately Russia’s problem.
“He doesn’t have a passport. I don’t know the Russian laws, I don’t know if he can leave the airport, but I understand that he can’t,” Correa told The Associated Press. “At this moment he’s under the care of the Russian authorities.” … (more)
EDITOR: Time to negotiate a plea bargain with Snowden in which he receives a ten year sentence for a lesser crime. The country will be torn apart by a trial. Whatever good has come of all this will not be enhanced by drawing it out further.
