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6 Jul 2013

Venezuela offers asylum to U.S. fugitive Snowden

Author: admintech | Filed under: World

File photo of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, an analyst with a U.S. defence contractor, being interviewed by The Guardian in his hotel room in Hong KongBy Daniel Wallis and Deisy Buitrago CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro offered asylum to former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden in defiance of Washington, which is demanding his arrest for divulging details of secret U.S. spy programs. Snowden, 30, is believed to be holed up in the transit area of Moscow's Sheremetyevo international airport and has been trying to find a country that would take him since he landed from Hong Kong on June 23. "In the name of America's dignity … …

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/venezuelas-maduro-offers-asylum-u-fugitive-snowden-001443677.html