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To: skinowski who wrote (14533)	7/26/2013 9:06:08 AM
From: DMaA	Respond to of 125427

It's disinformation,. Don't be so gullible.

To: skinowski who wrote (14533)	7/26/2013 9:11:19 AM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 125427

And anyway the issue is the all encompassing Federal Eye, not Snowden. I see our wonderful Republican leadership fought back an attempt to put a patch on that eye: Congress nearly shuts down NSA phone dragnet in sudden 205-217 vote A critical vote for intelligence funding today showed that Congress is sharply divided on the issue of NSA domestic surveillance. This afternoon, the House of Representatives narrowly shot down an amendment that would have stopped the NSA from engaging in any warrantless collection of telephone data in a 205-217 vote. The amendment was sponsored by Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) and co-sponsored by John Conyers (D-MI). The summary of the amendment read: Ends authority for the blanket collection of records under the Patriot Act. Bars the NSA and other agencies from using Section 215 of the Patriot Act to collect records, including telephone call records, that pertain to persons who are not subject to an investigation under Section 215. arstechnica.com

To: skinowski who wrote (14533)	7/26/2013 11:44:53 AM
From: RinConRon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 125427

Holder tells Russia the US won't seek death penalty for Snowden Published July 26, 2013 \| Associated Press advertisement Attorney General Eric Holder has told the Russian government that the U.S. will not seek the death penalty for former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden. In a letter dated July 23, the attorney general said the criminal charges Snowden faces do not carry the death penalty and that the U.S. will not seek the death penalty even if Snowden were charged with additional death penalty-eligible crimes. Holder says his letter follows news reports that Snowden, who leaked information on largely secret electronic surveillance programs, has filed papers seeking temporary asylum in Russia on grounds that if he were returned to the United States, he would be tortured and would face the death penalty. The attorney general's letter was sent to Alexander Vladimirovich Konovalov, the Russian minister of justice. "I can report that the United States is prepared to provide to the Russian government the following assurances regarding the treatment Mr. Snowden would face upon return to the United States," Holder wrote. "First, the United States would not seek the death penalty for Mr. Snowden should he return to the United States." In addition, "Mr. Snowden will not be tortured. Torture is unlawful in the United States," Holder's letter said. The attorney general said that if Snowden returned to the U.S. he would promptly be brought before a civilian court and would receive "all the protections that United States law provides." Holder also said that "we understand from press reports and prior conversations between our governments that Mr. Snowden believes that he is unable to travel out of Russia and must therefore take steps to legalize his status. That is not accurate; he is able to travel." Despite the revocation of Snowden's passport on June 22, Snowden remains a U.S. citizen and is eligible for a limited validity passport good for direct return to the United States, said the attorney general. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/07/26/holder-tells-russia-us-wont-seek-death-penalty-for-snowden/print#ixzz2aAPODWzL