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bemildred

(90,061 posts) Fri Jun 28, 2013, 11:44 AM Jun 2013

Diplomats from Several Countries Set Up Meeting to Discuss Snowden Case [View all]

Source: Softpedia/El Comercio (near as I can tell)

Diplomats from Russia, Cuba, Venezuela and Ecuador will meet on Monday to discuss the situation of the ex CIA employee responsible for unveiling NSA spying programs that concern the entire globe, El Comercio reports.

The diplomats are supposed to have a roundtable discussion with human rights activists in Russian headquarters of the Public Chamber of Russia, in order to give “a social value to the situation.”

Read more: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Diplomants-from-Several-Countries-Set-Up-Meeting-to-Discuss-Snowden-Case-364200.shtml

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Diplomats from Several Countries Set Up Meeting to Discuss Snowden Case [View all] bemildred Jun 2013 OP

That's cute...I wonder if freedom of assembly in Russia will come up BeyondGeography Jun 2013 #1

Look over there! wtmusic Jun 2013 #3

That quaint old right? That's way pre-9/11. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #7

Surveillance needs to be mediated by the courts and Congress BeyondGeography Jun 2013 #9

Ask Bimmey and a few others just how good those procedures worked nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #10

And here we are talking about it, freely I might add BeyondGeography Jun 2013 #12

Dictablandas rely on maintaining the ilusion nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #13

And, hopefully, more remedies will be pursued now that Snowden JDPriestly Jun 2013 #18

I will confess to knee-jerk defense of the President on occasion BeyondGeography Jun 2013 #19

Whereas I do not blame Obama at all, at all, at all. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #22

Binney and other NSA whistleblowers were prosecuted. We aren't so free, are we? leveymg Jun 2013 #26

His father is talking about when he returns to the US.. monmouth3 Jun 2013 #2

You must be kidding. wtmusic Jun 2013 #4

How would he have applied for a visa to some country other than JDPriestly Jun 2013 #8

Oh sure, Comrade Eddie's not a flight risk. I'm sure any judge would grant him bail. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2013 #20

I still think Breitbart and O'Keefe EC Jun 2013 #5

I think the social value to the situation is already pretty clear, just needs fine tuning. Jefferson23 Jun 2013 #6

"Assessment" would be better. Igel Jun 2013 #16

I think he means something like what we call "public interest". bemildred Jun 2013 #17

Perhaps one of them will have Snowden on board when they all fly home. nt ancianita Jun 2013 #11

Maybe, I'm inclined to doubt it. bemildred Jun 2013 #15

He probably is happy there, in Kaspersky land. There are those who might be holding him, as well, ancianita Jun 2013 #23

Well, you have to understand, the Russians don't care, they think this is funny. bemildred Jun 2013 #24

It has occurred to me that they're as good at snooping as any nation, and that whatever ancianita Jun 2013 #25

" . . .with human rights activists in Russian headquarters of the Public Chamber of Russia, . . " Major Hogwash Jun 2013 #14

+1000 Tarheel_Dem Jun 2013 #21

This story is getting hilarious. Ecuadorean leakers to be prosecuted. Intermission: Ballerina. UTUSN Jun 2013 #27