AdvertisementWhy Would Ecuador Want Edward Snowden?June 24, 2013Krishnadev CalamurfacebookEmailWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (left) and Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino appear on a window of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London on June 16. Assange has been living at the embassy for the past year. Patino announced Sunday that Ecuador would consider giving asylum to former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. (AP)