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11. ? That's a "slam"?

Tue May 13, 2014, 01:02 PM

May 2014

Edward Snowden may feel like a zalozhnik to geopolitical forces much greater than himself. He certainly deserves to have his asylum claim heard. But if he stays in Russia for any length of time, he will probably want to familiarize himself with how critics fare with the government that has given him shelter.

The piece is warning him about Russian tactics.

From your link, see the photo and caption.

Edward Snowden meets with representatives of human rights groups and Russian officials at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport on July 12, 2013.

© 2013 Tanya Lokshina/Human Rights Watch

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