Edward Snowden's ill advised request for asylum from Russia was turned down by Vladimir Putin because the NSA leaker wouldn't promise not to leak any more documents while on Russian soil. And I don't know what Vice President Biden said to Ecuador's President Rafael Correa when he spoke to him last week, but it must have been pretty convincing. The disciple of Hugo Chavez has gotten cold feet and will not entertain a request for asylum from Snowden unless he is on Ecuadoran soil - a long shot given his circumstances. Wikileaks announced a list of 19 countries that they have made requests for asylumb on behalf of Snowden: Republic of Austria, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Cuba, the Republic of Finland, the French Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of India, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Ireland, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Nicaragua, the Kingdom...(Read Full Post)