U.S. lawmakers want sanctions on any country taking in Snowden

Senate Panel vote is meaningless - basically a small group voted unanimously with respect to the panel they formed.

Nothing more than scare tactics.

The important point is: IF, Russia hands him over its a huge blow to Russian reputation, and a guy like Putin whom is balls of steel probably will not see that happen. They cannot risk a future where they cannot have any more double agents or people second guessing weather to defect or not.

I want other countries to enforce sanctions on us. To bad most of them are complicit...

I would like any country thinking of taking in Snowden to use sanctions on US lawmakers. Or is it law breakers?

This type of behavior proves that Snowden deserves asylum, since asylum is to protect against political persecution.

Good luck getting that past the WTO. Free trade cuts both ways (or at least it's supposed to).

Moving along, this move for sanctions, Merkel and Germany election coming up, US threatening G8 in Russia summit, the House vote this week, we're seeing wide and deep domestic and international machinations that will likely continue and further reveal allies, obsequious weaklings, and `enemies' that would otherwise remain invisible. I cannot remember any other lone unknown individual affecting so much in so little time as ES.

Putin standing firm may make for huge third world/China PR gains and position Russia as a serious peer player like nothing else imaginable.

If the US can't keep secrets, it won't be able to find anyone to take those missions.

Some of the bullets we've dodged in the past will not be dodged in the future under that condition.

Snowden meant well, but he ended up being Kim Philby II. The US is going to destroy him indirectly so that others are deterred.