Edward snowden asylum. So are we headed toward a modernday cold war between these two . I was disappointed because, you know, even though we dont have an extradition treaty with them, traditionally we have tried to respect if theres a lawbreaker or an alleged lawbreaker in their country. There have been times where they slipped back into cold war thinking and a cold war mentality. What i consistently say to them and what i say to president putin is thats the past. You know e weve got to think about the future. Mean tiemt, many are expecting more revelations from snowden related to u. S. Surveillance programs. Administration Officials Say those very programs helped uncover this latest Terror Threat, a potential al qaeda plot in the middle east. About a dozen and a half u. S. Embassies and consulates are still closed, a precaution taken in response to that intelligence. Critics of the government secrecy says the reports of this plot say snowdens leaks are adding transparency without unde