USA Asked Norway to Arrest Edward Snowden

Relevant now because:<p><i>In a little over a week, Snowden is to be awarded the prestigious Bjørnson Prize[1] by the Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Academy.<p>He receives the award for his disclosures of the threat to free speech constituted by the electronic surveillance that he has revealed.<p>Snowden is invited to Norway to receive the prize. But no one can give a clear answer on what will happen to him, should he land at Oslo Airport.</i><p>[1]: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blogg.bjornsonakademiet.no&#x2F;uncategorized&#x2F;a-prize-for-edward-snowden-but-will-he-be-able-to-travel-to-norway&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blogg.bjornsonakademiet.no&#x2F;uncategorized&#x2F;a-prize-for-...</a>

The guy did grab a bunch of documents and flee the country. He may have been doing the right thing but I cannot find fault in US authorities trying to get him back in the immediate aftermath of the leak. It is not for law enforcement or junior diplomats to decide these matters. Someone running with documents is always to be stopped. Pardoning is a matter for the executive rather than agencies or the diplomatic corps.