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struggle4progress

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5. Ecuadorian president says he spoke with Biden about Snowden

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sat Jun 29, 2013, 05:36 PM

Jun 2013

... In his Saturday radio address, Correa said the chat with Biden was "extremely friendly, extremely cordial" and that he told the vice president that if Ecuador processes the asylum request from Snowden the "first to be consulted about it would be the United States" ...

Correa also recalled in his Saturday address that the United States has long denied Ecuador's request for the extradition of brothers Roberto and William Isaias, former owners of a bank that was at the center of a 1990s financial meltdown that cost Ecuadorian taxpayers more than $8 billion ...

http://www.laprensasa.com/309_america-in-english/2114361_ecuadorian-president-says-he-spoke-with-biden-about-snowden.html

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Assange ‘apology’ over Snowden asylum row [View all] struggle4progress Jun 2013 OP

ABC News lands interview with WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange struggle4progress Jun 2013 #1

This is just ABC News' interpretation of the note. randome Jun 2013 #2

Is Ecuador Cooling To Idea Of Granting Accused Spy Snowden Asylum? struggle4progress Jun 2013 #3

US Yunivision TV is lying about the papers given to Snowden – Ecuador President Correa struggle4progress Jun 2013 #4

Ecuadorian president says he spoke with Biden about Snowden struggle4progress Jun 2013 #5

I think Educador is going to do the Moonwalk away from Snowden flamingdem Jun 2013 #7

Moonwalk.... Whisp Jun 2013 #8

to the Ecuadoran National anthem flamingdem Jun 2013 #11

I wonder if Biden was just hoping to cool things down struggle4progress Jun 2013 #10

Thank you for that report, struggle.. Cha Jun 2013 #12

I wonder if they sent him to his room w/ no TV, no internet for two weeks. Scurrilous Jun 2013 #6

Hoo boy! Snowden's in a bit of a pickle barrel. longship Jun 2013 #9

Edward Snowden's plan to seek sanctuary in Ecuador is falling apart struggle4progress Jun 2013 #13