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flamingdem

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2. The Hot Potato Summit!

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Sat Jun 29, 2013, 05:23 PM

Jun 2013

Whatever happens will be very revealing.

My guess on the takers:

1. Russia: only if there are not other options and if they determine they could get valuable secrets
2. Venezuela: will be deciding how much damage this will cause vs. Maduro taking anti-US mantle
3. Ecuador: they don't want to look like Assange's patsy, disagreements in high places
4. Cuba: not a chance, they have a treaty with the USA and too much on the line

To get to Ecuador and Venezula Snowden has to transit through Cuba. This is clearly a problem.

Russia can plead innocent to some extent. "He was dumped on us", and gain anti-US cred.

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Russia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Cuba to Discuss Snowden Asylum in Moscow [View all] Purveyor Jun 2013 OP

Yeah, okay alcibiades_mystery Jun 2013 #1

The Hot Potato Summit! flamingdem Jun 2013 #2

Which treaty with Cuba would prevent asylum? Warren Stupidity Jun 2013 #3

2006 accord to return US fugitives to the USA flamingdem Jun 2013 #4

2006 accord on immigrants? Warren Stupidity Jun 2013 #5

That was in the 60s, they want to end the embargo now (new fugatives not welcome) flamingdem Jun 2013 #6