Nice timing, new Ruskie citizen SNOWDEN, just in time for the Draft?

[UTUSN]

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https://www.mediaite.com/news/just-in-putin-grants-russian-citizenship-to-nsa-whistleblower-edward-snowden/

JUST IN: Putin Grants Russian Citizenship to NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden

Vladimir Putin signed a decree granting Russian citizenship to former National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden.

Snowden has been living in Russia since 2013 when he fled the United States after leaking classified documents that exposed the size and scale of the NSA’s mass surveillance operations. He was living in Russia under political asylum while the U.S. authorities sought to prosecute him on charges of espionage and theft of government property.

The Associated Press reported that on Monday, Snowden was among the 75 foreign nationals granted citizenship in the decree signed by the Russian leader. The news comes after Snowden was granted permanent residency in Russia back in 2020, when he said his plan was to apply for Russian citizenship without renouncing his U.S. citizenship.

In the past, Snowden has expressed that he is willing to return to America, but only on the condition that he receives a fair trial.

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[Hekate]

1. Great Minds Think Alike. That was the first thing I said...

[Hortensis]

2. He's 39 now, but the current upper age limit for serving is 40 and, who knows,

maybe Putin will need to push the conscription age up.

But apparently he's given up on being allowed to return to the U.S. without being charged and tried. Permanent Russian citizen is fine with me. It'll give him lots of opportunities to whomp up some good government persecution and lack of fair trials.

[UTUSN]

4. What's his definition of a "fair" trial (in U.S.)? - an automatic Not Guilty? Well, he's in the

right country for automatic (either way) verdicts.

[Hortensis]

6. :) Yup. As for "fair," his definition sounds a lot like the Republicans',

a personal stay-out-of-jail-free card.

[thucythucy]

3. No doubt the Slobfather

and Tucker Carlson are next.

[louslobbs]

5. Now he can show his Russian

Patriotism and fight for what he believes.

[J_William_Ryan]

7. Putin won't let anything happen to Snowden.

Snowden is too valuable of a propaganda asset.