Russia may grant asylum to a former employee of the U.S. government CIA whistleblower

The Kremlin said could give political asylum to former CIA officer Edward Snowden, who has revealed the shocking secret to wobble American politics in the past several days....

"If you receive such a request, we will consider," the business daily Kommersant, citing Russia's Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Mr Peskov referring to former U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Edward Snowden, who last week gave the British newspaper The Guardian about the program details the U.S. government's eavesdropping shocking opinion .
Snowden said that the purpose of denouncing to all Americans report shows how the U.S. government to collect personal information of millions of internet users and phones in the so-called Patriot Act in 2001, the act was Snowden said to have seriously violated the civil liberties and Internet freedom.
However, the unknown 29-year-old man hiding in where, when suddenly "disappeared" from a hotel in Hong Kong on 10/6. According to the archives of the hotel, its rooms rented Snowden from 20/5 and just check procedures on 10/6.Statement by the spokesperson Kremlin has received mixed reactions from officials and a veteran journalist in Russia.
"America will decide this angered Russia", Chairman of the International Committee of the State Duma (lower house) Russia, Alexei Pushkov warned.
Meanwhile, the Journal of Defense magazine, Igor Korrotchenko him, that this is the wise decision of Russia.
"As a sovereign nation, Russia has the right to give asylum to anyone who deems it to be true," he told reporters Korotchenko Xinhua agency.
According to the interpretation of veteran journalists, especially in the case of Snowden, the proposal should be understood to mean Moscow Russia wants to protect a child who had the courage to act in the interests of the international community.
He further noted that allegations of Snowden way that this man is not a spy or a traitor, because he does not sell national secrets act only in the interests of the people.
"The information that he published is very important for anyone, regardless of nationality that person," said Igor Korotchenko said.
According to the Journal Editor in Chief of Defense, whether Snowden has appeared in Russia, it will not affect Russian relations - United States ahead of bilateral talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his counterparts in Northern Ireland Barack Obama on the sidelines of G-8 summit next week.
Earlier, on 9/6, Snowden has suddenly publicly disclosed identity after Internet monitoring program within the framework of the PRISM project the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA).
Snowden served as technical assistant to the CIA and the NSA worked 4 years as employees of two defense contractors Dell and Booz Allen Hamilton. Technicians had planned giasc U.S. government elements 3 weeks ago and would like to leave active after copying confidential documents NSA office in Hawaii. Then Snowden to Hong Kong on 20/5 and stayed here until 10/6.