Although Edward Snowden is living in fairly luxurious digs at the Moscow airport, he is still technically speaking a man on the run. That “man without a state” status may be coming to an end, however, as both the presidents of Venezuela and Nicaragua have offered him asylum.
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro offered Snowden, the man who exposed America’s spy secrets to the world, an unconditional invitation. On national TV, during a televised parade, Maduro stated:
One gets the sense that the asylum offer has less to do with homeless Snowden and a great deal more to do with sticking a finger in America’s eye.
Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega spoke in more cautious terms. According to Reuters, he said he would offer asylum to Snowden “if circumstances permit.”
Snowden is lauded as a hero by some for having exposed to Americans the fact that their own government has in place a massive electronic spying infrastructure that monitors all computer and telephone transactions. He’s also viewed as a traitor by others, since he also revealed to foreign countries, both friends and enemies, that America is spying on them too. Those who call Snowden a traitor believe that both China and Russia have now had full access to the national security data Snowden took with him when he left the United States.
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Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro offered Snowden, the man who exposed America’s spy secrets to the world, an unconditional invitation. On national TV, during a televised parade, Maduro stated:
I have decided to offer humanitarian asylum to the young American, Edward Snowden, so that in the fatherland of (Simon) Bolivar and (Hugo) Chavez, he can come and live away from the imperial North American persecution.
One gets the sense that the asylum offer has less to do with homeless Snowden and a great deal more to do with sticking a finger in America’s eye.
Snowden is lauded as a hero by some for having exposed to Americans the fact that their own government has in place a massive electronic spying infrastructure that monitors all computer and telephone transactions. He’s also viewed as a traitor by others, since he also revealed to foreign countries, both friends and enemies, that America is spying on them too. Those who call Snowden a traitor believe that both China and Russia have now had full access to the national security data Snowden took with him when he left the United States.
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