Poland to reject Snowden asylum bid

Ameirca's latest whistleblower has put out asylum feelers to numerous different countries including Poland. Foreign Sec. Sikorski said he would not recommend such a move.

Your thoughts?

Considering that to Poles, America is still their big buddy, I'm not surprised they rejected it. Relations between the two countries are good I think, if they had accepted, well, big trouble.

shame on poland :/

Hard to say, diplomatic problems (with the US) is never good, especially for Poland ;)

This makes interesting reading: guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/30/nsa-leaks-us-bugging-european-allies

what could the usa do to poland ? poland is new a strong country ,they must take a stand .

Well, Uncle Sam will always fight for Poland to be safe from those bloody Soviets ;)

not surprise by it, Poland is like a ***** to USA

i prefer to side with the russians ,and not with the americans ,the americans have tried (and sometimes succeeded ) to change regimes in lots of countries .

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covert_United_States_foreign_regime_change_actions

and of course ,not to mention the wars they start .

Russia, or actually the USSR tried to 'convert' everyone to 'communism' back then. I wouldn't 'side' with any of them ;)
I'd rather have a strong Europe to balance with those two.

exactly ,back then ,let's talk about russia's foreign policies after the dissolvement of the soviet union ,it hasn't caused damage like the USA did in the last 2 decades

I doubt that anywhere in the EU would seriously consider it.

Perhaps he should buy a North Korean phrase book. Then again, the weather's better in Cuba.

Stop with the anti USA propaganda.

Snowden is a trained operative he is a complex character. The first question to ask yourself is do you believe he acted within the public interest, whistle-blowing?


The Russians will not give him up to the USA. They will find a way for him to get to South America.

True, sounds quite unlikely.
Should be South America. Unless he gets caught by his US fellowmen first.

He seems earnest, and I could easily believe he thought he was doing the right thing. Even national security organisations recruit the wrong people. Remember David Shayler?

this isn't anti US propaganda ,these are facts ,purely facts ,and i'm also living in a place where the US involvement made things worse

Yeah Jon, Snowden, Wikileaks and the NSA are all playing the same game, the jury is out with me on Snowden I am not convinced he has not already handed information over to the Chinese and the Russians, that was not the name of the game, it should be public interest. This very much matters for me as as I must view him a whistle-blower or a spy.


So you have your own political agenda, we are discussing Snowden and his asylum bid, not how the USA influences the Arab world so many Arab countries are anti USA do you think any would offer asylum to Snowden. ?

The man should be commended for what he did......however, he only proved what most of us have already known for a long, long time.

He is unlikely to be given asylum in the EU, as America yields too much power over certain countries, including Poland, UK and Ireland.
I would love to see him given asylum, but I cannot see it happening.
Doubtlessly he'll disappear and will tragically be found death at the bottom of a gorge after a 'terrible car accident' in a few years.

Shame, the world needs more people like him.

most of arab countries are allies to the USA (like saudi arabia ,qatar ,kwait etc .... ) ,and i think it would be better to snowden to get caught and not to live in an arab country

Hi! Poland is the USA's little doggy so it is obvious that Poland could not accept him. If he means to seek asylum in the UE (in my opinion not a bright idea), he'd better apply to (European) countries independent from the US.

Maybe he'll end up in an embassy somewhere just like his buddy Julian Assange. I assume peeps here have seen the letter Snowden posted last night, the hypocarcy of the US stance as detailed in the letter is truly staggering.

More personal nonsense from you Smurf, please for once provide us with a contribution which is on topic, You start by mentioning Snowden should be commended, commended for what exactly?

First things first does Snowden qualify for asylum will he be persecuted if he returns to the USA or is he just another crook on the run. Is he a whistle-blower or a spy who gave secrets for safe harbour?

If caught, he will be tried in the USA for treason and sentenced to life in prison. Putin said Snowden can stay in Russia as long as he ceases his activites detrimental to 'our American partners'.

Snowden has done something other than reveal the USA's Prism snooping system. Perhaps he stumbled on something much much more insidious, classified info way above his pay grade, on realising this he has fled before being disappeared. He has gone public with Prism as a way of trying to gain public support and to try and avoid ending up in a ditch.

Everyone who has half a brain knows the USA has being conducting this snooping for a longtime, so telling us something we already know doesn't really benefit anyone, except himself.

Not is the so distant past a GCHQ operative in the UK, was found dead in a holdall (bag) in his bathroom. Perhaps he tried to run and didn't succeed.

The other thing Snowden has done is assuming he will not end up dead if he is in the public eye, whistleblowers tend to end up dead. For example. Dr.Kelly and the WMD.

Finally by having his citizenship revoked he can now legally be taken out by the CIA. He is an enemy of the state. What out for Drones.... Unlucky for him. At present his safest place is a Russian airport, that sucks.....

Snowden is a traitor on the run. And his presence in Russia only confirms that fact. His place is in jail.

Get outta here, hes on the run where would you suggest he go? fact my @ss.


He deserves asylum, the same asylum the US has been granting foreigners for decades.

You think its A OK for the US to spy on the Wolrd covertly? WTF

While Snowden skips from one country to another we have to question his motivation, he has created enough publicity about himself go back to the USA face trial and finish the job.

Your targeting of me is quite becoming of you.

If you actually knew anything about the Snowden case then you'd know what I'm talking about.
What's hilarous about you is that you linked to a Guardian story, the opening paragraph of which states:


He's a whistleblower, for that he should be commended. Is it really so difficult for you?


I fear it'll end the same way.


A traitor that caught your government in the act of spying on both its own people and foreign allies. Yea, he's the traitor.


As if he'd be given a fair trial in 'Merika.

They could accept him and then give away.

In fairness though, Snowden didn't adhere to the procedures that one must go through to obtain asylum in Poland.
If he didn't adhere to them, then he's obviously not going to be given asylum.
It's quite interesting to see what he's doing, how he's playing the game and all. And even more interesting to see how it all unfolds.