WASHINGTON, June 23, 2013 — Edward Snowden, who leaked information on the U.S. National Security Agency’s surveillance programs, setting off a national uproar and perhaps endangering national security, has fled Hong Kong where he first sought refuge and has now landed in Moscow. He may be headed for Cuba and finally Venezuela. The former U.S. security contractor left the territory of Hong Kong, despite Washington’s efforts to extradite him to face espionage charges. Hong Kong claims the U.S. paperwork was not in order even as the U.S. was working over the weekend to meet the requirements imposed by Hong Kong, taking the U.S. by surprise at this latest turn of events. New...
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