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flamingdem

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31. moot point because Ecuador can't afford to accept Snowden

Reply to Catherina (Original post)

Thu Jun 27, 2013, 06:31 AM

Jun 2013

The US is their biggest trade partner.

Correa is being coy and saying they need two months to decide about asylum. Doubtful.
What they need is cover for the issue of the trade agreements.

Ironically Snowden may do Ecuador a huge favor. The US was borderline about approval
of the agreements going forward, but they may approve as a quid pro quo with Ecuador
so that they don't take Snowden.

Correa would take him if it bolsters his standing in Latam.
For sure his advisors are telling him about the billions they'll lose however.

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Oliver Stone, Noam Chomsky, Tom Hayden (+ YOU) Urge President Correa to Grant Snowden Asylum [View all] Catherina Jun 2013 OP

Cut the money flow, they want to harbor a then we don't trade with them. Thinkingabout Jun 2013 #1

Correa might get Ecuador's trade agreement w the USA renewed if flamingdem Jun 2013 #32

K&R'd! snot Jun 2013 #2

That might put him at the top of CIA's "to do" list. kenny blankenship Jun 2013 #3

+1. nt newfie11 Jun 2013 #4

What a superb letter this is. Thank goodness we have these powerful voices. woo me with science Jun 2013 #5

I think a jury of his peers should decide whether he did or not arely staircase Jun 2013 #10

... woo me with science Jun 2013 #19

359 recs. You are a rock star! Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #22

Of course, here is the rock star garnering all that support: woo me with science Jun 2013 #24

I'm also interested in his 6th Amendment rights. May he get to excercise them soon. arely staircase Jun 2013 #25

LOL. Yeah, I'm sure woo me with science Jun 2013 #26

so Bush and Cheney didn't get prosecuted we should just let all criminals go? arely staircase Jun 2013 #27

"...we should just let all criminals go." woo me with science Jun 2013 #28

Why not? burnodo Jun 2013 #33

Kick Karmadillo Jun 2013 #6

Can you guarantee that I marions ghost Jun 2013 #7

Hahahahaha! n/t Catherina Jun 2013 #9

Under the bus you go. progressoid Jun 2013 #8

that underbus is much bigger than the bus at this point burnodo Jun 2013 #11

and the people under there seem to be pretty nice too. n/t progressoid Jun 2013 #14

Lol, I've been under the bus since June 2008, right after Obama's FISA vote Catherina Jun 2013 #12

kick and rec burnodo Jun 2013 #13

knr Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #15

I signed it. kentuck Jun 2013 #16

I posted it on Facebook with this message Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #17

I know your environs marions ghost Jun 2013 #21

yeah, they are probably watching the Fox News version of events that is telling them Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #23

done d_b Jun 2013 #18

Did that earlier. Thank you so much for bringing it to DU. Luminous Animal Jun 2013 #20

kik Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #29

another kick Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #30

moot point because Ecuador can't afford to accept Snowden flamingdem Jun 2013 #31