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monmouth3

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2. His father is talking about when he returns to the US..

Fri Jun 28, 2013, 11:52 AM

Jun 2013

WASHINGTON, June 28 (Reuters) - The father of former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden said in an interview he is reasonably confident his son will return to the United States as long as certain conditions are met.

Those conditions could include not detaining Snowden before trial, NBC News said on Friday. The NBC report added that he plans to make that point in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to be sent through his lawyer later on Friday.

Snowden's father, in part of the NBC interview that aired on the "Today Show," also said he is concerned his son was being manipulated by others, including people from WikiLeaks.

Snowden fled the United States to Hong Kong in May, a few weeks before publication in the Guardian and the Washington Post of details he provided about secret U.S. government surveillance of Internet and phone traffic.

(Reporting by Susan Heavey; Editing by Vicki Allen)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/28/edward-snowden-father_n_3515434.html

My thoughts: I don't think Snowden thought this through. Having a place to go with the proper paper work should have been accomplished prior to his leaving..IMO

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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