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Mr. Snowden has finally transcended the confines of the airport transit lounge, but the limitations of his new life in Russia may not yet be fully transparent to him. Maybe he will get to meet another famous ex-pat in Russia, Mr. Depardeau, during his year long sojourn on a temporary visa.
US Person thinks his stay will be anything but boring.
As Glenn Greenwald points out, the United States sometimes refuses extradition requests under treaty and for political reasons. Russia's refusal to hand over Snowden--it is not surprising there is no extradition treaty between the two countries--is hardly a reason to cancel a summit meeting between the world's greatest military powers engaged in
yet another proxy war. Snowden has been defended by some big names in the United States, such as civil rights leader John Lewis, and former President Jimmy Carter. He may not be a patriot in the usual flag-waving sense of the term, but many Americans agree he did the right thing by exposing the shocking extent of domestic spying officially kept secret by their government. To make matters worse, the Current Occupant is acting like a petulant school yard sissy, who needs defending by
verbally aggressive cronies. Sen. Schumer claims
"dolchstoss"! It's the law, dummies.
