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posted by on Sunday February 12 2017, @05:02AM   Printer-friendly
from the what-does-Trump-have-to-do-in-return? dept.

Is Edward Snowden's return from Russia on more than just a U.S. intelligence community wishlist? NBC's anonymous sources say so:

An NBC News report citing U.S. intelligence sources says Russia may consider handing over Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency contractor turned whistle-blower, to the United States as a favor to President Trump. NBC News, the only major news outlet to report the development at this point, wrote that "highly sensitive intelligence reports detailing Russian deliberations" suggest Russia is mulling over sending Snowden back to the U.S. as a favor to Trump. NBC News reported it is one of several tactics Russia could use to cozy up to the president.

Snowden called the report "irrefutable evidence" that he wasn't colluding with Russians, despite allegations from U.S. House members.

Also at The Guardian.


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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by axsdenied on Sunday February 12 2017, @12:57PM

    by axsdenied (384) on Sunday February 12 2017, @12:57PM (#466125)

    Putin may already own Trump but there will be backlash in the US if Trump starts doing what Putin wants. Trump must act like he is pulling the strings.

    So, people will be much more "understanding" if "good guy" Putin does a "favor" to the US first by gifting Snowden.

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by linkdude64 on Sunday February 12 2017, @04:14PM

    by linkdude64 (5482) on Sunday February 12 2017, @04:14PM (#466183)

    "Trump must act like he is pulling the strings."

    If Trump acts in Russia's best interests, then Russia is pulling the strings.
    If Trump acts in the USA's best interests, then Russia is pulling the strings.

    Do you believe yourself to be an objective thinker, by any chance? Last I checked, the FBI (Not "ABC reporting from the sidewalk in front of FBI HQ") has said that they have no evidence of Russian involvement whatsoever in the "hacking" of the DNC - and Wikileaks (Real News) has come out and said that they did not receive the leak from any state source.

    It was not a hack, it was a fucking LEAK by the DNC IT worker Seth Rich who was found dead, having been "robbed" by being beaten up and shot in the back twice, with his wallet, shoes, and clothing still on his person. Hell of a coincidental "robbery" right?