Edward Snowden: Lies Pushed Me Over the Edge

by: Rob Lever AFP Edward Snowden says dishonest comments to Congress by the US intelligence chief were the final straw that prompted him to flee the country and reveal a trove of national security documents.

In an interview with Wired magazine in Moscow, where he sought asylum after the revelations, Snowden said he had long been troubled by the activities of the National Security Agency (NSA), which employed him as a contractor.

But it was only when Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told lawmakers that the agency does “not wittingly” collect data on millions of American citizens that he was angry enough to act.

The magazine released the article online Wednesday, along with several new photographs of the once-elusive Snowden, including a cover shot of the technician lovingly cradling an American flag.

Snowden says he made his decision to leave his office in Hawaii and head to Hong Kong with secret documents on thumb drives after reading in March 2013 about Clapper briefing a Senate committee.

“I think I was reading it in the paper the next day, talking to coworkers, saying, can you believe this…?” Snowden said.

Following his sensational leaks about the scale of US global surveillance and how the NSA sucks up data on US users’ phone calls, Clapper apologized to the Senate for his “erroneous” remarks.

Snowden told Wired that he had already thought about “whistle-blowing” several times… article continues

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Lightning Stikes After Pope Steps Down, Then Meteor Blasts Russia! Listen To “Agree To Disagree”

Radio host Blake “The Eccentric” Walley once again joins Brian Engelman on “Agree To Disagree”

This week in the “Top Story Extravaganza”, they discuss:
– Pope announces he will step down, then lightning hits St. Peter’s
– Huge meteor blast in Russia injures thousands with the force of a nuclear blast
– Cop killer Christopher Dorner dies as a cabin in Big Bear, California is burned
– Yet another cruise ship disaster ends as the vacationers are rescued
Plus:
– England is pressing journalists to reveal their “whistleblower” information
– Central banks are buying more gold than they have in a very long time & once again, fiat currency & money printing techniques are debated
– Alex Jones keeps talking about gun grabs, 2nd Amendment violations, the Global elite who might be pushing for civil unrest, but might underestimate the resistance from the People
– Susan Rice appears on “The Daily Show” to talk Benghazi & more
& Dick Cheney endorses Barack Obama’s secret drone program that can kill without charge or trial.

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