Posted on 11/22/2016 9:16:11 AM PST by pepsionice
German Supreme Court basically ordered the government to find a way to bring Snowden into the court and allow him to give testimony for their special commission. The gov't had taken the position that this would end well and denied the commission request back a year ago.
What happens now? Probably a couple of months to arrange this, and to expect the US to drop a extradition document onto them, and how they will deny the request.
This is generally designed as a high-topic item for the election year (Sep 2016), and geared to escalate some type of anti-US situation for the election. It's anyone's guess if Snowden remains permanently in Germany or returns to Russia after that.
Article at D-W discusses how the German media views this (all positive). Worth a three-minute read.
Depose him at his sanctuary. I would not trust the Merkels Huns to do any honorable or right thing.
Trump will bring him here and pardon him!
There are “Snowden is a hero” posters and graffiti tags all over Berlin.
“There are “Snowden is a hero” posters and graffiti tags all over Berlin.”
Not a hero in my book.
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