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The Intercept reports that in the aftermath of the NSA's sweeping surveillance of three French presidents, French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira thinks National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange might be allowed to settle in France.
Taubira was asked about the NSA's surveillance of three French presidents, disclosed by WikiLeaks this week, and called it an "unspeakable practice." Taubira's comments echoed those in an editorial in France's leftist newspaper Libération that France should respond to the U.S.'s "contempt" for its allies by giving Edward Snowden asylum.
France would send "a clear and useful message to Washington, by granting this bold whistleblower the asylum to which he is entitled," wrote editor Laurent Joffrin in an angry editorial titled "Un seul geste" — or "A single gesture." (google translate)
If Paris offers Snowden asylum, it will be joining several other nations who have done so in the past, including Bolivia, Nicaragua and Venezuela. However, Snowden is still waiting in Moscow to hear from almost two dozen other countries where he has requested asylum.
French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira thinks National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange might be allowed to settle in France.
If France decides to offer them asylum, she would "absolutely not be surprised," she told French news channel BFMTV on Thursday (translated from the French). She said it would be a "symbolic gesture."
Taubira was asked about the NSA's sweeping surveillance of three French presidents, disclosed by WikiLeaks this week, and called it an "unspeakable practice."
Her comments echoed those in an editorial in France's leftist newspaper Libération Thursday morning, which said giving Snowden asylum would be a "single gesture" that would send "a clear and useful message to Washington," in response to the "contempt" the U.S. showed by spying on France's president.
Will France deliver the rebuke to Washington that Germany has failed to?
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 27 2015, @12:48AM
The purpose is to shorten headlines. Makes it easier to read when glancing by and thus attract attention. Besides, why would it be an and when it could easily be an or?
(Score: 2) by vux984 on Saturday June 27 2015, @01:19AM
Besides, why would it be an and when it could easily be an or?
Basic grammar. A comma means 'and' not 'or'.
Makes it easier to read when glancing by and thus attract attention.
Dropping the word 'and' does not make it easier to read.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by pogostix on Saturday June 27 2015, @01:31AM
What shelf is it on? Top, bottom?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 27 2015, @02:25AM
Firstly, grammar changes with contextual norms. Secondly, note that my first sentence does not mean "Firstly and grammar changes..."
Why? Less words, bigger print, easier and faster to read.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 27 2015, @03:26AM
It's not any easier for me to read. In fact, a lone comma like in that title is just an eyesore to me. An "and" would look much better, in my opinion.
(Score: 2) by vux984 on Saturday June 27 2015, @04:12AM
A comma means 'and' in the context it was used; yes it has other uses. It never means 'or' in any context. Don't be a pedant.
Why? Less words, bigger print, easier and faster to read.
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(Score: 2) by wonkey_monkey on Saturday June 27 2015, @08:31AM
It's not easier to read because it's not how people write, except in headlines for now-redundant reasons. There's no fixed space as there used to be on newspapers, where deleting an "and" might have meant you could bump your font size up a little without changing the aspect ratio too much.
It might attract attention, but these days I suspect it'll be more because people will be wondering why there's a comma where there shouldn't be one.
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