Russia accuses USA of double standards on extradition. - Polidicks

[QUOTE]MOSCOW — Russian officials complained on Monday that the United States routinely disregards extradition requests by the Russian government, the latest in a series of public statements that seem aimed at laying the groundwork for granting asylum to Edward J. Snowden, the former intelligence contractor on the run from the American authorities. In separate but apparently coordinated statements, officials from the Russian Interior Ministry and from the prosecutor general’s office complained that the United States had refused to extradite individuals sought by Russia as suspected terrorists or on serious criminal charges. “The United States is repeatedly refusing Russia to extradite individuals, to hold them criminally liable, including those accused of committing serious or heinous crimes,” Sergei Gorlenko, the acting chief of the prosecutor general’s extradition office, told the Interfax news agency. “We have been denied the extradition of murderers, bandits and bribetakers.” The Interior Ministry accused the United States of “double standards” in demanding Mr. Snowden’s return. The prosecutor general’s office said the United States had refused to extradite about 20 suspects over the past decade, citing the lack of an extradition treaty — the same reason senior Kremlin officials have given in saying they have no plan to repatriate Mr. Snowden.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/23/world/europe/russia-cites-extradition-as-sore-point-with-us.html?_r=0[/url]

USA is the land of double standards.

Could you imagine if the opposite happened? If it was leaked that Russia had a surveillance program. The person would be invited to have asylum in any country they wanted to get him away from those evil commie bastards! The US would stir up the biggest media shitstorm on how Russia has no human rights and should be punished. Cold war seems to still be hot.

[QUOTE=pansarkurt;41563582]USA is the land of double standards.[/QUOTE] Don't forget the UK too :P

[QUOTE=mix999;41564489]Could you imagine if the opposite happened? If it was leaked that Russia had a surveillance program. The person would be invited to have asylum in any country they wanted to get him away from those evil commie bastards! The US would stir up the biggest media shitstorm on how Russia has no human rights and should be punished. Cold war seems to still be hot.[/QUOTE] It's only been 20 years from the complete dissolution of the Soviet Union. Many Soviet officials are still in power. It'll be some time before we are truly on amiable terms.

[QUOTE=mix999;41564489]Could you imagine if the opposite happened? If it was leaked that Russia had a surveillance program. The person would be invited to have asylum in any country they wanted to get him away from those evil commie bastards! The US would stir up the biggest media shitstorm on how Russia has no human rights and should be punished. Cold war seems to still be hot.[/QUOTE] Apparently the correct term is "the cold war seems to still be chilly".

stay frosty, cold war

I can't wait to watch the movie about this whole escapade.

[QUOTE=Sega Saturn;41568169]I can't wait to watch the movie about this whole escapade.[/QUOTE] atleast the action movies might be good! imagine snowden having to gun his way out of the US or something

[QUOTE=skullorz;41568308]atleast the action movies might be good! imagine snowden having to gun his way out of the US or something[/QUOTE] that'd be badass. he'd be embracing a nsa laptop with one arm and he'd throw himself inside an about-to-depart plane, his other arm clutching a pistol firing away at evil intelligence workers who attempt to protect america's darkest secrets

the cold war continues

The cold war will only end in putin creating a doomsday laser focused by the diamonds attached to the super bowl ring he stole.

[QUOTE=mix999;41564489] Russia has no human rights and should be punished. [/QUOTE] They're definitely more lacking in human rights than the U.S. though.

[QUOTE=Sega Saturn;41568169]I can't wait to watch the movie about this whole escapade.[/QUOTE] Thrill as Edward Snowden steals some laptops and then sits around at a bunch of Airports for a long time

[QUOTE=JCDentonUNATCO;41571383]They're definitely more lacking in human rights than the U.S. though.[/QUOTE] not by much actually

[QUOTE=DeEz;41571603]not by much actually[/QUOTE] I'm sorry, we don't arrest people for being gay here.

[QUOTE=pansarkurt;41563582]USA is the land of double standards.[/QUOTE] what? they told me it was the land of the free!

[QUOTE=The Pink Scotti;41574540]what? they told me it was the land of the free![/QUOTE] Yeah the land free of liberty and opportunity.

[QUOTE=Zero Ziat;41571073]that'd be badass. he'd be embracing a nsa laptop with one arm and he'd throw himself inside an about-to-depart plane, his other arm clutching a pistol firing away at evil intelligence workers who attempt to protect america's darkest secrets[/QUOTE] Starring: Matt Damon as Edward Snowden

[QUOTE=pansarkurt;41563582]USA is the land of double standards.[/QUOTE] "Do as I say, not as I do."

I'd care about this if it wasn't Russia saying it. It'd be great if some European country called the US out on their bullshit.

[QUOTE=GoDong-DK;41575368]I'd care about this if it wasn't Russia saying it. It'd be great if some European country called the US out on their bullshit.[/QUOTE] Why would they? It would damage relations.