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October 18, 2013

Snowden's Father Says Son is a Whistleblower, Not a Fugitive 
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Edward Snowden's father, Lon Snowden, has returned from visiting his son
in Russia. He told reporters back in the United States that Edward
Snowden is doing well.

Lon Snowden: "Given where we were in June, I can't imagine a better
scenario today, because what this allows is time to continue to push
these issues forward, to make sure that the story is — the true
story is told, is not spun within the media, about Edward Snowden, who
is a whistleblower. He is not a fugitive. He's a legal asylee of the
Russian federation."

 

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