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NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden not welcome in the UK

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Re: NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden not welcome in the UK

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Post by arethuza »

As a UK citizen I feel that he certainly hasn't done me any harm and probably has done quite a lot of good so I find it bizarre that the government would make such a statement, especially as he would be mad to consider coming here!

I presume the real reasons for this are:

- To show solidarity with the US (presumably the NSA and GCHQ are as thick as thieves)

- So he doesn't give anyone at GCHQ ideas

I'm going to write to my MP about this:

http://www.theyworkforyou.com/

Re: NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden not welcome in the UK

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Post by ig1 »

I'm not sure it's actually a bad thing.

Realistically if he was in the UK he'd face extradition to the US. The home office putting out this alert means they won't have to do that.

The US would be happy for Snowden to enter the UK where he could easily be arrested.

Re: NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden not welcome in the UK

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Post by ramblerman »

[deleted] wrote: post #3

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"This is clearly as a result of political pressure from the US"

If that was the case I would expect them to accept him with open arms, and then extradite him. It seems rather like a preliminary move that avoids placing them in that position.

Re: NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden not welcome in the UK

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Post by weavie »

ig1 wrote: post #5

I'm not sure it's actually a bad thing. Realistically if he was in the UK he'd face extradition to the US. The home office putting out this alert means they won't have to do that. The US would be happy for Snowden to enter the UK where he could easily be arrested.

It's a bit irrelevant. There's not a chance that he would have even considered coming to the UK.
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