FOXNews.com: Assange says Snowden 'marooned in Russia,' as Ecuador distances itself from controversy

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Assange says Snowden 'marooned in Russia,' as Ecuador distances itself from controversy Jun 30th 2013, 14:41 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange acknowledged Sunday that NSA leaker Edward Snowden appears to be "marooned in Russia," with no valid travel documents he can use to leave.  Assange, whose group is helping the former U.S. contractor evade extradition to the U.S., affirmed that Snowden has entered a state of limbo.  Assange blamed the United States for stripping Snowden of his U.S. passport, in turn curbing his ability to travel. But Ecuador also reportedly has revoked refugee documents that potentially could have been used to get Snowden to South America.  Assange, without addressing the Ecuador issue, said on ABC's "This Week" that "for the moment" Snowden appears to be stuck in Russia.  But he also said the steady trickle of intelligence leaks to the media will not be stopped.  "There is no stopping the publishing process at this stage," he said, adding "great care" has been taken to ensure that.  Snowden flew out of Hong Kong last weekend and landed in Moscow, originally with plans to catch another flight, possibly to Havana, Cuba. But he ended up stuck in the transit zone, where U.S. officials believe he remains today.  Obama administration officials continue to plead with Russian officials to intervene and extradite him, though Russian officials claim he is not their problem.  Meanwhile, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, who has been critical of Snowden, said on NBC's "Meet the Press" that it's "fine with me" if Snowden simply stays at the Moscow airport.

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