U.S. Blasts Russia for Granting Asylum to NSA Leaker Edward Snowden

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The U.S. government has expressed deep disappointment over Russia’s decision to grant asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden, the BBC reports. The White House is considering a number of moves to express that disappointment, including canceling a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “We’re extremely disappointed that the Russian government would take…

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Human Rights Groups to Meet With Snowden at Moscow Airport Where He Will Break His Silence

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com NSA leaker Edward J. Snowden plans to break his silence after spending nearly three weeks in legal limbo at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, The New York Times reports. Airport officials said Snowden plans to meet with international human rights groups Friday. The rights workers will be escorted through security and into the transit…

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