Ecuador in talks with Biden over Snowden

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PRESIDENT Rafael Correa says he has spoken with US Vice President Joe Biden about Edward Snowden, and that the American official asked Ecuador to reject the fugitive intelligence leaker's asylum request.

Correa said the conversation took place on Friday and Biden "passed on a polite request from the United States to reject the request".

Snowden, currently holed up at a Moscow airport transit area after fleeing from Hong Kong, has requested asylum in Ecuador.

Ecuador has said it is willing to consider the petition but only when Snowden is physically in the South American country.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/ecuador-in-talks-with-biden-over-snowden/story-fn3dxix6-1226672009168

[morningfog]

1. DO we know if SNowden has passed all the info in his possession on to

journalists? I hope he has or does before capture.

[flamingdem]

2. Doesn't matter. He's stored copies and given them to "trusted" friends

like Assange

[morningfog]

3. Good. The truth will out, regardless of Snowden's status.

Having said that, I think it will be a long, long time before the US gets him.

[flamingdem]

4. I'm thinking more like a week nt

[morningfog]

5. The last person I bet with lost, doubly.

I bet you are wrong.

[flamingdem]

6. We'll know soon. Two people to watch: Maduro of Venezuela and Snowden's dad

Also, maybe Putin.

Maduro goes to Moscow Monday for an oil related meeting. Then all the partie are meeting apparently, to decide Snowden's fate.

If he offers asylum sincerely then it's not difficult to arrange. They drive him over to an Embassy. If he's not already there (they are not transparent about this and have told a pile of lies).

If no one wants to take the hot potato, who has limited use at this point, then either Putin will say well okay if he feels it will serve him to keep him around or the dad's proposal to return him to the USA might be discussed.