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Trump says he will pardon a 'very important' person on Tuesday
#Trump says he will pardon a 'very important' person on Tuesday
US authorities for years have wanted Snowden returned to the United States to face a criminal trial on espionage charges brought in 2013.
Snowden criticised the idea that militants represent the biggest threat to western countries, saying the loss of rights was a bigger concern.
Richard Ledgett, who is retiring next month, said in an interview with Reuters that disclosing the secret programme would have been difficult.
Russian authorities have extended a residency permit for Edward Snowden until 2020.
The fugitive former US spy contractor reportedly wanted to take the State to court to secure free passage to the Nordic country.
The House intelligence committee said Snowden was not a whistleblower as he has claimed.
The movie, due out in September, follows the 2013 events that led Snowden, to expose the US government.
The trailer for Oliver Stone’s ‘Snowden’ was released on Wednesday.
Views of the sensitive pages rapidly fell back to 2.2 million a month in the next two months and later dipped.
Edward Snowden attracted more than 171,000 followers in about an hour and had 740,000 by Tuesday evening.
Fears are growing there could be an attack after the leaking of the so-called spy-cables.
Foreign intelligence services have been allowed unrestricted access to critical information.
Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone's Edward Snowden film will be released on 25 December.
The award follows the film’s best documentary win at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards this week.
Robert Hannigan said the networks were in denial about their role as networks of choice for terrorists.
Dozens of reserve soldiers say they will no longer spy on Palestinians living under occupation.
The former US intelligence contractor has been given a three-year residence permit.
Angela Merkel said allegations that a German man worked as a double agent for US intelligence were serious.