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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


How are US citizens in Israel vulnerable to NSA espionage?

Americans living abroad may be presumed to be foreign targets, documents leaked by Edward Snowden appear to show.

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Israel denies spying on Americans after Snowden leak

Classified document leaked by former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden points finger at Israel.

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Report: Israel receives intelligence from US containing private information on US citizens

According to a report in The Guardian, US National Security Agency provides "raw intelligence data" to Israel.

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Washington Post: Israel a target of US counter-intelligence operations

Paper publishes secret intelligence budget, obtained from Edward Snowden, detailing intel operations, including monitoring of Israel.

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US surveillance controversy underlines importance of corporate foreign policy

The Snowden revelations are by no means the first time that technology firms have been caught in controversies in recent years.

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WikiLeaks' source Private Manning receives 35 years in prison

25-year-old US soldier receives sentence for biggest breach of classified data in American history.

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Obama: Snowden was not a patriot

US president pledges greater transparency in surveillance programs, plans changes to Patriot Act on metadata collection.

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Snowden to seek temporary asylum in Russia

Moscow conditions asylum of former NSA contractor in his agreement to fully refrain from "actions inflicting damage" on US.

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Edward Snowden threatens new US leaks

Former NSA analyst breaks silence in letter to Ecuadorean president; applies for political asylum in Russia.

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The agony and ecstasy of religious Zionism

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