Snowden's father thanks Vladimir Putin and Russia for protecting his son from U.S. government - Polidicks

[QUOTE]MOSCOW, July 31 (RIA Novosti) - The father of fugitive former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden has thanked President Vladimir Putin and Russia for helping his son, in a first interview with the Russian media aired on Wednesday. Lonnie Snowden told state-owned Rossiya 24 television he was grateful to Putin and the Russian government for their “courage” and “strength” in protecting his son, who has been holed up in Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport since arriving from Hong Kong on June 23. He said FBI officials had previously asked him to fly to Moscow to see his son a few weeks ago, but he declined. He said in remarks translated into Russian that he might still decide to go to Moscow to meet his son. Edward Snowden, who is wanted by the United States for leaking classified data about the NSA’s intelligence gathering operations, requested temporary asylum in Russia earlier this month. Russian officials have not yet issued him with a document that would allow him to leave the airport’s transit zone. Russian lawyer Anatoly Kucherena, who is assisting Snowden’s asylum request, said in an interview broadcast Wednesday that he planned to send an invitation to Snowden’s father to support his visa application. “I will do my best to do this today,” Kucherena told Vesti FM radio station, a sister outlet of Rossiya 24. No particular date has yet been set for Lonnie Snowden’s visit, he said. Kucherena also said it was still unclear when Russian officials would issue documents for Edward Snowden, adding it should happen in the next few days.[/QUOTE] [url]http://en.rian.ru/russia/20130731/182506979/Snowdens-Father-Thanks-Russia-For-Protecting-His-Son.html[/url]

So this proves that his previous statements were said under pressure from the feds.

[QUOTE=Limed00d;41658108]So this proves that his previous statements were said under pressure from the feds.[/QUOTE] i forget, what exactly did he say?

[QUOTE=DeEz;41658192]i forget, what exactly did he say?[/QUOTE] Something along the lines of he'd be safer in a US prison than free in Russia. Not those exact words, but close enough.

[QUOTE=Limed00d;41658108]So this proves that his previous statements were said under pressure from the feds.[/QUOTE] I dunno, he probably just saw how fricking insane the USA is in trying to get after his son and Russia is the one of the only countries to confront them about it so it might have just been a change of heart.

Probably a combination of the two.

Go Mother Russia!

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[QUOTE=Simski;41659636]I'm finding it very hard to decide if I like Russia or not. On one hand it's protecting people like this, on the other hand it's prosecuting people like [url=http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1294714]this[/url].[/QUOTE] they're only protecting Snowden to antagonize the US

[QUOTE=Simski;41659636]I'm finding it very hard to decide if I like Russia or not. On one hand it's protecting people like this, on the other hand it's prosecuting people like [url=http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1294714]this[/url].[/QUOTE] They're only protecting Snowden because it's a big fuck you to the US. Yeah, the US is shitty, but just because Russia sometimes calls the US out on their bullshit doesn't make them great in the slightest.

What would Russia do if Snowden liked it in the asshole?

[QUOTE=Limed00d;41658108]So this proves that his previous statements were said under pressure from the feds.[/QUOTE] There's a lot that could be lost in terms of tone and intended meaning when a Russian newspaper translates his comments into Russian. I'd be interested in hearing what he actually said, because you're right, it is pretty inconsistent with his previous statement.

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Russia, the country where American whistleblowers are treated better than every member of the Gay movement.

He probably saw what they did to Bradley manning

All hail the Mighty Putin

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... Which reminds me, has he requested asylum in the Vatican?