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"The refugee status in Russia

jollyroger — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:10:17 +0000

"The refugee status in Russia was the first formal support from another government for Mr. Snowden, 30, and seems likely to elicit strong objections from the United States."

YES

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/02/world/europe/edward-snowden-russia.htm...

"His backers include two

jollyroger — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 04:23:21 +0000

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"His backers include two former secretaries of state, Madeleine Albright and Alexander Haig; a former defense secretary, Frank Carlucci; a former national security adviser, Zbigniew Brzezinski; and some of the biggest names in elected politics, from Ted Kennedy on one side of the Senate aisle to John McCain on the other." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38200-2005Mar15.html

Akhmadov is a very big

jollyroger — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 04:19:59 +0000

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Akhmadov is a very big fish--once Russia's most wanted fugitive.

Or Baath( eg, Saddam)

jollyroger — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 00:37:42 +0000

In reply to It's always tricky to know

Or Baath( eg, Saddam)

I had to stick it in a

jollyroger — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 00:36:34 +0000

In reply to Ah! Sorry Jolly, somehow I

I had to stick it in a comment cuz for some reason couldn't get link working in post itself.

It's always tricky to know

erica20 — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 19:14:28 +0000

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It's always tricky to know which of your enemies' enemies are your friends, and whether they're like, best friends, or people you just mostly like but not that much really.

Especially if they might be Mooslims.

Ah! Sorry Jolly, somehow I

erica20 — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 18:49:25 +0000

In reply to I think they just flagged

Ah! Sorry Jolly, somehow I missed the second article, which made the whole thing make more sense.

Akhamadov actually took up

jollyroger — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 05:11:49 +0000

In reply to Bottom line: unless the

Akhamadov actually took up arms against Russia...he gets asylum. Compare and contrast Snowden's conduct, even at its worst characterizations.

Bottom line: unless the

jollyroger — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 05:08:53 +0000

In reply to Akhmadov: (Wikipedia

Bottom line: unless the charges are for behavior that is not criminal in the harboring jurisdiction, with or without a treaty the normative standard is deference to the fact finding tribunals of the nation seeking extradition.

Akhmadov: (Wikipedia

jollyroger — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 05:00:58 +0000

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Akhmadov: (Wikipedia ) Returning to Chechnya, which had declared independence from Russia in the aftermath of the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, he took a job in the political department of the Chechen Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In August 1994 Akhmadov was wounded during the fighting with forces of the warlord Ruslan Labazanov in Argun . After the First Chechen War broke in 1994, Akhmadov fought against the Russian federal forces, serving first as a volunteer fighter and then as the public affairs officer to Aslan Maskhadov , the Chechen headquarters' chief of staff . In 1996, when the Chechens defeated the poorly organised Russian army, he retired to private life. Self-exile On July 29, 1999, a month before the beginning of the Second Chechen War , the President of Ichkeria Aslan Maskhadov appointed Akhmadov as Foreign Minister. Soon, Akhmadov and his colleagues in the separatist government dispersed and went into hiding, with some again taking up arms against the Russians. Akhmadov himself left Chechnya. In his appeals and meetings with the representatives of UN , OSCE , PACE , European Parliament , UNHCR , U.S. Congress , the U.S. presidential administration and international NGOs, he called for observance of human rights during the conflict. In January 2000, Akhmadov visited the United States, where he met with officials of the State Department . He embarked on a tour of Western capitals, returning twice to the United States in 2000 and again in 2001. This provoked complaints from Russia, which alleged that he was involved in terrorism in Chechnya and elsewhere in Russia. In 2002 Akhmadov claimed asylum in the United States but his initial bid was turned down after opposition from the United States Department of Homeland Security . However, he gained support from members of the U.S. Congress and peace campaigners, who saw him as a moderate (indeed, Akhmadov has repeatedly criticised suicide bombings and hostage-takings by Chechen extremists and has campaigned for peace talks to end the war). In April 2004 an Immigration Judge in Boston issued an order granting Akhmadov asylum in the United States; that ruling became effective in August 2004 following the U.S. Government's abrupt withdrawal of its notice of appeal of the Immigration Judge's decision. ↑Jump back a section