` ` America is our friend , '' a senior administration official says . WikiLeaks said Snowden flew out of Hong Kong on refugee papers issued by Ecuador , where he has requested asylum , but Ecuador 's deputy foreign minister said Wednesday that his country had provided him no documents . NSA Director Snowden faces U.S. espionage charges . He 's now in Moscow , which is eager to send him on his way . He has asked Ecuador for asylum ; the government has warned against granting it .
` ` America is our friend , '' a senior administration official says . NSA Director Snowden faces U.S. espionage charges . He 's now in Moscow , which is eager to send him on his way . He has asked Ecuador for asylum ; the government has warned against granting it .