On a side note, interior minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner of Austria (where Snowden has, among other countries, applied for asylum) issued a statement yesterday, stating that Snowden´s application could not be considered because the application would have to be made in person at the responsible agency in Austria and could not be made through an embassy abroad, thereby continuing our country´s cherished tradition of cringing cowardice in the face of politically powerful foreign nations.
