Snowden welcomed in Russia, great job offer too

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61. ...female, atheist, feminist, journalist, anti-kleptocracy, opposing Russian war crimes...(pics)

I want to draw particular attention to that first picture though, not only because it's the one least recognizable to those outside Russia. That's Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, best known for her work documenting Russian war crimes in Georgia and Chechnya but also for her relentless pursuit of the corruption and criminality of the Putin regime; its ties to organized crime; and its use of Russian law enforcement and intelligence services as a "secret police" for the benefit of the ruling oligarchs and regime to crush opposition. She was fearless, smart and aggressive.

She was the closest thing Russia had to a Glenn Greenwald (if Greenwald had to work while living under the cloud of constant vigilance against attempts on his life by his own government, travel with armed bodyguards, never disclose his current location and not dare show his face in public) until she was assassinated in an elevator by former law-enforcement personnel loyal to Putin, under suspicion of government involvement...a suspicion which unfortunately still remains unprovable due to a show-trial and politically-driven plea deal given to gunman Dmitry Pavliutchenkov with the interference of Russian organized crime and the Putin regime all over it. She is just one of the 56 journalists assassinated in Russia since 1992, most for reporting on actions of the government that they would like to conceal.

These are the acts of the nation Edward Snowden ran to for protection. This is what they do.