Russian Foreign Minister Says Authorities Acted Within the Law When Granting Snowden Temporary Asylum
NSA whistleblower allowed to live and work in Russia for one year
WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (RIA Novosti) - Russia acted strictly in line with Russian law and the country's international obligations in its decision to grant US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden temporary asylum, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said here Friday.
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And according to Obama's propaganda this afternoon, Snowden did nothing other than let the cat out of the bag a bit early.
Obama was planning on telling us all about this, he said. Obama also said the moon was made of green cheese and he never lies. The press thanked him for his honesty and transparency.