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NBC News Exclusive with Brian Williams
Inside The Mind of Edward Snowden
In a wide-ranging and revealing interview, Brian Williams talks with former NSA contractor Edward Snowden about the global impact and debate sparked by his revelations.
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Watch Primetime Special: Inside the Mind of Edward Snowden
After months of behind-the-scenes contact, "NBC Nightly News" anchor and managing editor Brian Williams sat down with Edward Snowden, a man wanted for espionage here at home, for his first American television interview. Nothing was off limits.
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Snowden: 'I Take the Threat of Terrorism Seriously'
Who is Edward Snowden? Why did he do what he did? In our hours-long conversation he took us inside his thinking.
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Snowden: Snoops Show Shocking 'Lack of Respect for the Public'
Whatever you think of him as a traitor or patriot, what Edward Snowden told us about the devices each and every one of us carries was chilling.
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Snowden: Feds 'Have No Idea What Documents Were Taken'
After Snowden downloaded a massive trove of classified documents, he decided to disseminate them to selected journalists.
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Snowden: 'I Don't Deserve a Parade or Life Sentence'
Does Edward Snowden consider himself a patriot? He answers this question as he talks about the charges he faces.
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Snowden: 'Being a Patriot Means Knowing When to Protect Your Country'
Edward Snowden talks about his life today in Russia and about what his future might be.
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Edward Snowden Seeking Asylum Outside Russia
Ann Curry
Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, who has been living in Russia for most of the past year, has applied for asylum in several other countries.
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Can Snowden Stay in Russia After His Asylum Expires?
Edward Snowden told NBC News he wants to return home to the U.S. but cannot, given the charges he faces.
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Russia Rebuffs Snowden's Claims on Challenged Rights
Snowden told NBC News that it's frustrating fighting for rights and privacy, only to end up in a country where press rights are challenged.
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Snowden On: Faith in Government
An excerpt from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden’s exclusive interview with Brian Williams.
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Snowden On: Surveillance Reform
An excerpt from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden’s exclusive interview with Brian Williams.
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Snowden on: Facing Charges
An excerpt from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden’s exclusive interview with Brian Williams.
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Snowden on: NSA Rank & File
An excerpt from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden’s exclusive interview with Brian Williams.
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Snowden on: Your Phone's Vulnerability
An excerpt from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden’s exclusive interview with Brian Williams.
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Edward Snowden Fires Back at NSA
Andrea Mitchell
The former NSA contractor tells NBC News that he raised “serious concerns” with the NSA on multiple occasions.
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Snowden Strikes Back at NSA, Emails NBC News
Mike Brunker
Fugitive leaker calls NSA's contention that he didn't raise concerns about spy programs an 'incomplete leak ... for a political advantage.'
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The Irony of Snowden's Russian Asylum
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Many Russian journalists question why Edward Snowden has sought refuge in a country where freedom of the press is limited.
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NSA Officials: Snowden Emailed With Question, Not Concern
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Officials say email is only document it can find indicating Snowden approached higher-ups in NSA -- and that it undercuts his whistleblower claim.
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ICYMI: Brian Williams Breaks Down the Snowden Interview
Brian Williams anchors a live, one-hour webcast featuring discussion and analysis with NBC News correspondents and former government officials as well as additional not-yet-seen material from his interview with Snowden.
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Pentagon Papers Leaker: 'No Chance' Snowden Gets a Fair Trial
Elizabeth Chuck
Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg said Friday he believes Edward Snowden would be thrown in prison the moment "he stepped off the plane."
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Snowden on: Warning the NSA
An excerpt from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden’s exclusive interview with Brian Williams.
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Snowden on: Obama vs. Bush
An excerpt from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden’s exclusive interview with Brian Williams.
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Snowden: Obama Broke Vow to Change Bush Policies
The former NSA contractor says Obama "embraced" his predecessor's surveillance policies.
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Snowden Tells NBC News: 'I Hold No Documents At All'
Snowden told Brian Williams that he wanted the documents out of his hands partly because it was a risk to have them in Russia.
