It looks as though leaker/hero/traitor Edward Snowden has options as he seeks a place to take up asylum. Venezuela and Bolivia have now both offered asylum to Snowden, who is believed to be holed up in a Moscow airport. Snowden reportedly submitted a formal asylum request with Venezuela and Nicaragua, which has not offered asylum but is reportedly considering it. Several European countries refused to allow Bolivian president Evo Morales to enter their airspace after his trip last week to Russia for fear that Snowden was aboard the plane.
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Snowden Asylum Options Emerge in South America
Posted by: David Vranicar July 9, 2013 10:22 AMIt looks as though leaker/hero/traitor Edward Snowden has options as he seeks a place to take up asylum. Venezuela and Bolivia have now both offered asylum to Snowden, who is believed to be holed up in a Moscow airport. Snowden reportedly submitted a formal asylum request with Venezuela and Nicaragua, which has not offered asylum but is reportedly considering it. Several European countries refused to allow Bolivian president Evo Morales to enter their airspace after his trip last week to Russia for fear that Snowden was aboard the plane.