00:44Nicaragua: President Ortega says US treatment of Snowden is "ridiculous"
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Nicaragua: President Ortega says US treatment of Snowden is "ridiculous"
President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega commented on the situation of Edward Snowden in Managua on Thursday.
He said, "This is not any good for the US. It sounds ridiculous. It seems ridiculous that a powerhouse called United States of America threatens a boy, 29 years old, who has the courage to admit what he considers, rightly, was against his own morals. He is a boy who knows how to reach the limit of what intelligence work means. He knew, and had known, up to where the command of intelligence reached and from where the intelligence work became a monstrosity."
Ortega had offered Snowden asylum in Nicaragua July 5 when he spoke at a political rally in Managua. He commented at that time that circumstances would have to permit, but did not embellish on what those parameters might be. Shortly after Ortega made his speech, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced that his government would also grant asylum to Snowden. Evo Morales later joined the list of Latin American to openly offer the whistle-blower a safe haven.
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Nicaragua: President Ortega says US treatment of Snowden is "ridiculous"
President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega commented on the situation of Edward Snowden in Managua on Thursday.
He said, "This is not any good for the US. It sounds ridiculous. It seems ridiculous that a powerhouse called United States of America threatens a boy, 29 years old, who has the courage to admit what he considers, rightly, was against his own morals. He is a boy who knows how to reach the limit of what intelligence work means. He knew, and had known, up to where the command of intelligence reached and from where the intelligence work became a monstrosity."
Ortega had offered Snowden asylum in Nicaragua July 5 when he spoke at a political rally in Managua. He commented at that time that circumstances would have to permit, but did not embellish on what those parameters might be. Shortly after Ortega made his speech, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced that his government would also grant asylum to Snowden. Evo Morales later joined the list of Latin American to openly offer the whistle-blower a safe haven.