re: Edward Snowden requests asylum from Russia. Have you changed your mind?

I think if it had been different information, like about military advances, Russia and other countries would be all over it. I assume that part of the problem here is that if he starts living there, they probably think he will find something to cause trouble for them as well. I would think the last thing they want is an idealogue who is willing to go rogue to expose the injustices of over-reaching governments or the limitations they impose on privacy or personal freedom.