Edward Snowdens: United States

United States: The letter also offered reassurances that the United States would not torture Snowden, the former intelligence contractor who faces criminal charges of disclosing classified information and has been hiding in an airport in Moscow in order to evade U.S. authorities. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. U.S. House votes to continue NSA surveillance program Attorney General Eric Holder said in a letter sent to the Russian minister of justice this week that the United States would not seek the death penalty against Edward J. Snowden and would issue him a passport immediately so he could travel back to the United States. Edward Snowdens father criticizes Congress, Obama over spy programs (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.