Snowden seems to be at the mercy of geopolitical forces beyond his control. Russia may no longer have sufficient reason to continue harboring Snowden if, as is widely believed, its intelligence services have already questioned him about the classified documents that he has admitted to taking from the National Security Agency. The leftist government of Ecuador is reviewing Snowden’s asylum request, though officials have sent mixed signals, suggesting the process could drag on for weeks. Venezuela’s new president, Nicolas Maduro, has spoken favorably of granting refuge to Snowden but has taken no action, and he may think twice about risking a setback in tentative steps toward post-Chavez rapprochement with Washington. And even if Ecuador or Venezuela decide to take Snowden, there is no guarantee that communist Cuba, the likely transit point for any flight from Moscow to those South American countries, would let him pass through and further complicate its own thorny relations with the United States. arabnews/news/456616
Posted on: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 09:19:56 +0000
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