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2.  Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has requested a meeting with leading Russian rights activists and lawyers at the airport in Moscow where he has been stuck in transit for the last three weeks, the campaigners invited said Friday.  The Interfax news agency reported those invited included representatives of Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Transparency International as well as several prominent lawyers working in Moscow.

3. © 2011 wheresjenny.com  A source at Sheremetyevo airport where the fugitive has spent the last three weeks told Interfax earlier that the former intelligence employee wanted to make an announcement to the activists and lawyers.  "He wants to express his opinion about the manic campaign of the persecution against him unleashed by the United States which means that passengers on flights to Latin America are in danger," the source told the agency.

4. © 2011 wheresjenny.com Comprehension 1) What is the name of the fugitive who this article is about? 2) Where has he been stuck for the past three weeks? 3) What is he requesting? Why? 4) Who all were invited?

5. © 2011 wheresjenny.com Vocabulary  Fugitive  Leaker  Activists  Campaigners  Persecution  Unleashed  Agency

6. © 2011 wheresjenny.com Writing 1) If you could help your country in any way, for what would it be and how would you help? 2) What do you feel about terrorism?

7. © 2011 wheresjenny.com Conversation 1) Do you think he did the right thing? 2) Should he be granted asylum? 3) Would you ever reveal secrets about your country because you believe it is the right thing to do even if it is against the law? 4) Would you be fine on your government spying on your conversations in order to track terrorism? 5) Do you fully trust the media? Why or why not? 6) Do you feel safe in today’s world?