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Greenwald Chats With Snowden, Says Leaker Likely Heading To Venezuela

by Tom Kludt

07.10.13 | 5:31 am

Glenn Greenwald, a reporter of The Guardian newspaper, speaks during an interview in Hong Kong Monday, June 10, 2013. Greenwald reported a 29-year-old contractor who claims to have worked at the National Security Age... Glenn Greenwald, a reporter of The Guardian newspaper, speaks during an interview in Hong Kong Monday, June 10, 2013. Greenwald reported a 29-year-old contractor who claims to have worked at the National Security Agency and the CIA allowed himself to be revealed Sunday as the source of disclosures about the U.S. government's secret surveillance programs, risking prosecution by the U.S. government. MORE LESS

Reuters caught up with Glenn Greenwald on Tuesday apparently moments after The Guardian journalist communicated with National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden by online chat.

Among the three Latin American countries that have offered Snowden asylum, Greenwald said the 30-year-old former government contractor is most likely to choose Venezuela because the country is best-suited “to get him safely from Moscow to Latin America and to protect him once he’s there.”

“They’re a bigger country, a stronger country and a richer country with more leverage in international affairs,” Greenwald said.

Nicaragua and Bolivia have also extended asylum offers to Snowden.

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Tom Kludt Tom Kludt is a reporter for Talking Points Memo based in New York City, covering media and national affairs. Originally from South Dakota, Tom joined TPM as an intern in late-2011 and became a staff member during the 2012 election. He can be reached at tom@talkingpointsmemo.com.

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