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The unmarked Gulfstream V business jet with the tail number N977GA had previously been used by the CIA in the notorious rendition flights in which terror suspects were taken to secret "black" prison sites.
A story in a Russian newspaper today says that Edward Snowden has turned down a request from U.S. diplomats to meet with him in that country. He did so, the report said, in no uncertain terms.
How odd that the self-appointed champion of human rights, Edward Snowden, has defected to Russia. The man turned traitor on the country that nurtured him, educated him, gave to him the notion people have rights, and then defected to Russia?
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned countries that might aid NSA-leaker Edward Snowden of "consequences" today. He said the U.S. in recent times sent Russia "prisoners" it asked for and he expects the same of Russia with regard Mr. Snowden.