Brazil to send officials to talk to Snowden
BRASILIA, Brazil – The foreign relations and defense commission of Brazil’s lower house has authorized an official trip by legislators to go to Moscow to interview National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden about spying on Brazil.
However, officials say no date has been set and it would require the approval of Russian authorities for the Brazilian delegation to speak with Snowden.
Deputy Ivan Valente said Wednesday that officials must speak with Snowden because revelations of NSA spying on Brazil have shown “the total vulnerability” of communications for the government and private citizens alike.
Reports based on leaked Snowden documents indicate Brazil is the top Latin American target for U.S. spying.
Attorneys say suspect to plead guilty in crash
COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Ohio man who confessed in an online video to causing a fatal wrong-way crash after a night of heavy drinking will plead guilty in the case next week.
The man, Matthew Cordle, entered a preliminary plea of not guilty Wednesday in a procedural move allowing a judge to be appointed to accept a guilty plea.
Attorneys for Cordle say he will plead guilty Sept. 18 to aggravated vehicular homicide to make good on his pledge to accept responsibility for the crash. His attorneys say they will decide later whether to seek Cordle’s release on bond before sentencing to allow him to spread his anti-drunk-driving message.
In a video posted last week, Cordle admits he killed a man in June and says he “made a mistake” when he decided to drive.
Associated Press
