U.S. cyber leaker Snowden sits tight in Moscow transit

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden was believed to still be at a Moscow airport on Thursday and officials said he had not booked a flight out despite pressure from Russian President Vladimir Putin to leave. Snowden fled the United States to Hong Kong this month after leaking details of secret U.S. government surveillance programs, then flew to Moscow on Sunday. He had been expected to fly on to Havana on Monday but did not board the aircraft. ...




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I guess he's waiting for the Law to be passed protecting whistle blowers who disclose illegal acts, that the government were talking about a few years ago.