Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Some members of Congress are still not satisfied with FBI’s response to questions about the Boston Marathon bombings, My Fox Boston reports. One of the lingering questions is: Why didn’t the FBI tell local law enforcement that Russian authorities had warned the U.S. about Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the bombing suspect who was killed….
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com One of America’s most wanted men is making ends meet working for a website in Russia, Reuters reports. Edward Snowden, who is on temporary asylum after escaping arrest in the U.S. for revealing confidential documents, landing a job at a “large Russian site.” Snowden is wanted by the U.S. for disclosing secret…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Since Edward Snowden fled his home in Hawaii several months ago after leaking sensitive NSA information, he has lived a rather solitary life. Now he’s getting a visit from his father, Lon Snowden, of Pennsylvania, the New York Times reports. Lon Snowden arrived Thursday morning at Sheremetyevo Airport in Russia, where his…
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…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com NSA leader Edward Snowden issued a hand-scrawled application for temporary asylum in Russia, and his lawyer said he could soon walk out of Sheremetyevo airport, The Christian Science Monitor reports. “The question of giving him temporary asylum won’t take more than a week. I think that in the near future he will…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Russian President Vladimir Putin said he hopes the diplomatic nightmare surrounding NSA leaker Edward Snowden is soon over. The USA Today reports that Putin wants Snowden to leave the country at the “earliest opportunity.” “As soon as there is an opportunity for him to move elsewhere, I hope he will do that….
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Venezuela appears to be NSA leaker Edward Snowden’s last hope of gaining asylum, an influential member of Parliament said, USA Today reports. Alexei Pushkov, head of the Parliament’s international affairs committee, wrote on Twitter: “Venezuela is waiting for an answer from Snowden. This, perhaps, is his last chance to receive political asylum.”…
