Snowden declares 'mission accomplished' on leaks.
It will be interesting to see what Edward Snowden says in a recent interview he has done for UKs Channel 4 TV on later today where he may release some further new information.
Rogue American intelligence analyst Edward Snowden has declared his "mission accomplished" after unveiling huge US surveillance programmes, but urged citizens to insist their governments stop spying on them.
In excerpts of his first major media appearance since claiming asylum in Russia -- which will be broadcast on British television on Christmas Day -- Snowden issued a staunch defence of individual privacy.
"Together we can find a better balance, end mass surveillance and remind the government that if it really wants to know how we feel, asking is always cheaper than spying," he says in extracts released by Britain's Channel 4.
The former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor sent shockwaves around the world by revealing the extent of Washington's electronic eavesdropping.
The short, pre-recorded broadcast will be his first television appearance since arriving in Moscow in June.
The 30-year-old has also given his first in-person interview since claiming asylum, telling Tuesday's Washington Post: "I already won.
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