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According to fut coins  Assange and Michael Ratner, president of the Centerfor Constitutional Rights and the US attorney for WikiLeaks and Assange, Snowden has applied for asylum with Ecuador and Iceland.Ratner also suggested that applications had been made to othercountries as well, but would not specify, presumably because USauthorities have been pressuring countries not to grant Snowdenasylum.

Ratner and Assange condemned the Obama administration forattempting to interfere with Snowden's asylum requests and making"bellicose statements accusing him of being a traitor The US is bullying countries all over the world to get EdwardSnowden rendered to the US where he can be prosecuted, Ratner toldreporters.

Ratner said that whistleblowing was a protected activityrecognised by the refugee convention under the United Nations. "TheUS itself has recognised that, Ratner noted, and has protectedwhistleblowers from China and Africa who tried to expose thecriminality and corruption of those governments. He said thatwhistleblowing "trumps any efforts to extradite Snowden.