Sunday, July 07, 2013

Bolivia offers asylum to American intelligence leaker Edward Snowden


Bolivian President Evo Morales declared on Saturday that Bolivia had “no fear” of the United States and its European allies and that the country would grant asylum to Snowden if it receives a formal request.

“I want to tell… the Europeans and Americans that last night I was thinking that as a fair protest, I want to say that now in fact we are going to give asylum to that American who is being persecuted by his fellow Americans,” Morales stated.

Bolivia’s decision came after some European countries banned the plane transporting Morales on July 3 from their airspace on rumors that Edward Snowden was on board .... http://www.presstv.ir