And the plot thickens...
Venezuela, Nicaragua offer asylum to NSAleaker Snowden
The presidents of Venezuela and Nicaragua offered Friday to grant asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden, one day after leftist South
American leaders gathered to denounce the rerouting of Bolivian President Evo Morales'.plane over Europe amid reports that the
American was aboard.
Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela and Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua made their offers during separate speeches in their home countries Friday afternoon. Snowden has asked for
asylum in numerous countries, including Nicaragua and Venezuela.
"As head of state, the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela decided to offer humanitarian asylum to the young American Edward Snowden so that he can live
(without) ... persecution from the empire," Maduro said, referring to the United States.
He made the offer during a speech marking the anniversary of Venezuela's independence.
It was not immediately clear if there were any conditions to Venezuela's offer.
In Nicaragua, Ortega said he was willing to make the same offer "if circumstances allow it." Ortega didn't say what the right.circumstances would be when he spoke during
a speech in Managua.
He said the Nicaraguan embassy in Moscow received Snowden's application for asylum and that it is studying the request.
"We have the sovereign right to help a person who felt remorse after finding out how the United States was using technology to spy on the whole world, and especially its European
allies," Ortega said.
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Venezuela, Nicaragua offer asylum to NSAleaker Snowden
The presidents of Venezuela and Nicaragua offered Friday to grant asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden, one day after leftist South
American leaders gathered to denounce the rerouting of Bolivian President Evo Morales'.plane over Europe amid reports that the
American was aboard.
Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela and Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua made their offers during separate speeches in their home countries Friday afternoon. Snowden has asked for
asylum in numerous countries, including Nicaragua and Venezuela.
"As head of state, the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela decided to offer humanitarian asylum to the young American Edward Snowden so that he can live
(without) ... persecution from the empire," Maduro said, referring to the United States.
He made the offer during a speech marking the anniversary of Venezuela's independence.
It was not immediately clear if there were any conditions to Venezuela's offer.
In Nicaragua, Ortega said he was willing to make the same offer "if circumstances allow it." Ortega didn't say what the right.circumstances would be when he spoke during
a speech in Managua.
He said the Nicaraguan embassy in Moscow received Snowden's application for asylum and that it is studying the request.
"We have the sovereign right to help a person who felt remorse after finding out how the United States was using technology to spy on the whole world, and especially its European
allies," Ortega said.
Read more here
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