Edward Snowden Asks Russia for Asylum

 " Russia spies actively on its citizens—as well as on foreign citizens who happen to be in town—and, as Putin has made perfectly clear, he does not approve of Snowden's work. In fact, he fears it. Thus, last year, the Kremlin pushed through a law protecting "state secrets." It criminalizes, for both leaker and journalist, the kinds of leaks for which Snowden is responsible, and would have resulted in fines and jail time for both Snowden and Glenn Greenwald. Moreover, it would classify such leaks as espionage. Sound familiar? "

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