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Edward Snowden swears allegiance to Russia, receives passport

The US whistleblower's new citizenship means Snowden cannot be extradited to a foreign state, his lawyer told Russian state media.

 Former contractor of US National Security Agency Edward Snowden is seen on a screen during his interview presented via video link at the New Knowledge educational online forum in Moscow, Russia on September 2, 2021
Edward Snowden speaks via video link during a news conference in New York City, U.S. September 14, 2016

Putin grants Russian citizenship to US whistleblower Edward Snowden

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Ex-Mossad, German intel chiefs team up in cyber security

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Tech leaders, human rights groups say NSO hacking spyware must be stopped


Ex-CIA head: US would use force to stop Iran

Petraeus says that while Americans are wary of military interventions abroad, US is willing to use force to protect its interests.

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US run by Nazi space aliens, Iran claims

Fars reports NSA surveillance revelations are an attempt by American-Nazi extraterrestrials to hide their nature to a human world.

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Edward Snowden has more US-Israel secrets to expose, Glenn Greenwald says

Columnist who met with the fugitive whistleblower says contrast between Pollard case and US spying shows US gov't hypocrisy.

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The biased and flawed case for Snowden's clemency

Edward Snowden is neither a traitor nor a hero, neither a devil nor an angel. He is a man who used criminal means to achieve a positive end.

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Jewish leaders call for Jonathan Pollard's release

American Jewish umbrella group ask US President Obama to release the Israeli agent during the holiday season.

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Snowden: Mission accomplished, I already won

In 'Washington Post' interview, fugitive NSA whistleblower says he was trying to change the US spy agency, not bring it down.

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Obama says US needs checks on intelligence collection but can't disarm

US president says Snowden documents have led to important conversation on spying, but his actions have hurt US interests.

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'NSA spied on internet porn habits to discredit Muslims spreading radical ideology'

'Huffington Post' quotes document obtained from whistleblower Snowden as detailing plan to expose radicalizers' hypocrisy.

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Poll: Most Israelis think US is spying on them

65% of Israelis, 22% of Arab Israelis support spying on friendly countries, while 73% of Jewish Israelis believe Israel already does so.

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Report: US monitored high-priority Israeli military targets

According to the New York Times report, the NSA both spied on and shared "raw intelligence data" with Israel.

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