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Bolivia threw a possible lifeline to the surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden on Tuesday, telling Russian television it would consider granting him political asylum to escape from what it called the espionage network of the US "empire".
As other options began to fade for Snowden, trapped in the transit zone of a Moscow airport, Bolivian president Evo Morales said his country was keen to "shield the denounced".
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Speaking in Moscow, Morales said Bolivia had not received a formal application for asylum from Snowden yet, but hinted it would consider any request favourably.
"If there were a request, of course we would be willing to debate and consider the idea," Morales told RT Actualidad, the Spanish-language service of Russian broadcaster RT.
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His comments were echoed by favourable noises from the Venezuelan government, another possible exit route for the former NSA contractor. President Nicolas Maduro said Caracas was also ready to consider Snowden's asylum should he ask for it.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/02/edward-snowden-bolivia-lifeline-asylum
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)No direct flights from Moscow to Bolivia that I know of.
evlbstrd
(11,205 posts)don't you think the government doing the granting might give him a lift?
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)Here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023149488
I think he is going to be at the airport 'forever'
warrprayer
(4,734 posts)?1372611896