NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden: 'I don't want to live in a society that does these sort of things'
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2013
- NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, the source behind the Guardian's NSA files, talks to Glenn Greenwald about his motives for the biggest intelligence leak in a generation.
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The 29-year-old is a former technical assistant for the CIA and current employee of the defence contractor Booz Allen Hamilton. Snowden has been working at the National Security Agency for the last four years as an employee of various outside contractors, including Booz Allen and Dell.
The Guardian, after several days of interviews, is revealing his identity at his request. From the moment he decided to disclose numerous top-secret documents to the public, he was determined not to opt for the protection of anonymity. “I have no intention of hiding who I am because I know I have done nothing wrong,” he said.
Snowden will go down in history as one of America’s most consequential whistleblowers, alongside Daniel Ellsberg and Bradley Manning. He is responsible for handing over material from one of the world’s most secretive organisations - the NSA.
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*"When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime, you're being ruled by criminals."*
true. knowledge is free
@@josiahjacinto4156 u
Thats literally American history. Its been a crime scene this whole time.
skid
Communists*
Everyone watching this is probably on an NSA watchlist right now.
Truth!
I can understand Tor and piratebay but 4chan and reddit? What?
Randy Barrett Anti-NSA youtube content if I had to guess.
odobenus159 I thought they're splitting up and stuff
It's good to be suspicious, but they probably don't have a list. They could make one very quickly, too quickly, though, if the wrong person was elected or placed in power in these agencies.
“The greatest fear I have about the outcome of these disclosures is that nothing will change”
It will take time
And that fear is right. You may call me pessimist, I don't care but the truth is nothing is going to change.
@@thevijaykumar so you give up ???? I say no !!!! Where’s your faith ?
@@denisemarie3636 I used to have faith but now I have lost it. New age battle is not the same as it used to be in older days.
Have faith comrade there is those of us that will resist even at great personal risk as it continues to escalate. We are not yet at the point where there is anything to resist
It is really funny to me how quickly people are willing to forget that this happened. We the people never held the US government accountable for this.
Short attention span on global scale. It only gets worse.
We can’t, they’re too powerful.
@@yaig1134 Never forget that their power is derived From the people.
@@JohnDoe-qz1ql Yea “we the people” gave a little to much away. Anybody with sense wouldn’t wanna die for these “people” who rather sit inside and watch football or tiktok all day, nor go up against that kind of weaponry
@@yaig1134 Forget the TikTokers, you strive for yourself and your own. The bad part is that it's much harder to fight to gain what you lose than to fight to Keep it. Whether the fight is in a courtroom, the streets, a battlefield, it must b done.
He just did what was right.. he sacrificed his life for you, me, your kids, my kids, and the future
One of my heroes. If you don't give it all for freedom/
£¤vθ\family it won't change anything. It isn't easy but necessary.
Yep
@@janetbarr8584 how so? When?
Tyler Joseph No. He can never live a normal life again though because of the information he gave to us.
He made a mistake seeing how Americans are clueless and don’t want to fight back. I bet he has big regret
This man has IQ of 144. He earned 200000$ a year. He left his family behind. He could be killed anytime. On the circumstances, you don't do these things without knowing he is right.
astonishingly correct. hard to imagine someone has that sort of integrity and balls
I applaud him not any regular person would do that
if you only understood this man, he is a prick. at NSA hawai he went into a class with someone I knew and they said he was an arrogrnt prick contractor. what he really did is reveal information that did not have anything to do with eaves dropping on Americans but other countries. he tried to sell the intel to China but China refused and then sold Intel to Russia and seemed refuge. now this man who got American affiliates killed is being revered as a hero. if people only fuckin knew
Just so you're aware, you're as transparent with your disinformation as those shills who argue the twin towers fell at free-fall speed for reasons related to jet fuel etc. Beyond weak.
Yrotsih bbb
The fact that this was 10 years ago is absolutely terrifying. I can't even imagine what the surveillance state is like now with how much technology has progressed over the past 10 years.
Truly i maybe said Snowden is a Souldier of US GOV
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Snowden
What's even more terrifying is how you've learned nothing since then and still think Snowden and his quote is relevant even as Russia has become a dictatorship and is making war in Europe and committing war crimes, mmmm?
😂😂🤦🤷
It's ongoing and worse with this administration Biden, Garland
Imagine a criminal arresting you for telling people they are committing crimes against humanity.
Happens all the time. Biggest criminals wear badges or diplomatic immunity. Laws are made, to be broke.
"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."
-George Orwell
Good quote, but it doesn't apply. His oath was not to tell, period. He told. He's an oath breaker, and therefore not to be trusted.
What book is that from
Snowden is being accused of espionage, not of telling the truth.
Wendall Wedgewood So if you worked for a company that uses children as workers in secrecy and you knew about it and exposed them, that makes you dishonest?
brandon ybarra 1984
The biggest lie ever said was that "America is the land of the free"
Wasn't America that when it was first founded?
+elcap22 Always was always will be
+Cynical Films well, that is not true at all, we all are prisoners of someone higher! lands of the free my ass'. if want to name it, THE WORLD IS VERY BIG LAND OF PRESONERS
+Bunn y Ireland no way iceland no south pole no america "Yes" its a giant prison and I do mean america you cant just make it sound like a nice place because by saying other countries and places are the same because really its really far fetched to what the shit america is getting up to like take the KKK for example would you find that in iceland no who's tracking you're phone in the south pole you are completely and utterly wrong! by the way if you reply to this comment Your just showing how right I am
Karen Walker
thanks
a lot of people have come to realize this man is a patriot and acted on behalf of the American people, but few have grasped the level of his intelligence and deep understanding of the human condition. He's a friggin hero and absolutely sacrificed himself for what he knew was right. Amazing individual...
Everyone knew and still knows he was a hero and patriot unless you do and believe whatever your government tells you.
It takes a real gov sheep of an American to think Snowden was wrong. I’m so glad we all agree here
Can you tell me who this is and what happened to him?
They don't want you educated as everyone will realise this.
this man is the definition of “id rather die standing than live kneeling”
now he chilling in russia. americans treats their own in a very special way.
Personally I like living
@ramandosula9042 that's why nobody will remember you or me
@@hassu2149💯
"If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so." -Thomas Jefferson
“If a law is unjust, Amman is not the only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so
Loll tha same guy who owned slaves
@@alzicario3466 facts
In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king
@@alzicario3466 yeah 200 years ago that doesn’t nullify everything he says
Id rather be a free man in my grave, than living as a puppet or a slave
Reece Brodersen same
Pupper or slave how??
The harder they come , the harder they fall
Things are already happening...
Very true
Snowden's worst nightmare has come true, here we sit 10 years later and nothing's changed.
Are you surprised??
Can’t possibly imagine how much more sophisticated it is now 8 years later with how tech has developed...
Snowden is an inspiration, a true patriot, and should be pardoned.
CIA would like to kill him immediately. Because he could reveal more of crimes USA did and is still doing. When you are shocked about crimes that US Cops did.. Better dont imagine about what your Goverment is doing in the world, you will puke.
@@ramstein_9049 It all needs to come into the light, whether by Snowden or others.
@John Shedletsky Letting Americans know about the U.S. government's illegal spying is not hurting our interests. Thinking that illegal spying on U.S. citizens is in our best interests is delusional and should not be allowed. But they're doing it anyway.
@John Shedletsky This is the first time I've heard anyone argue that America becoming a Police State is best for Americans! I see the logic in what you're suggesting, but to think that it is moral or right is shocking.
Macron's speech in standing up to China was the best thing he's done yet, IMO. But his huge emphasis on protecting Canadians makes me think that every country is overstepping their bounds on surveillance and all incoming leaders are forced somehow to keep it going.
It's been 6 years Ed. I'm reading your book now. Dude, stay safe. I feel like you might want to come home but bro, don't. It's still not safe for you here, stay free and stay safe brother. Thank you for your sacrifice on our behalf. You are a hero.
Matthew & Christy Boyd I think he knows not to come home...lol you have no idea the danger that he’s actually in 😂
@@mgray4254 Maybe not but while I watch government whistleblowers being found on the side of the road shot I get a general idea.
What’s the name of his book?
@@chrisvarelabenitez4690 Permanent Record and it was beautiful. He explained everything about him, his life, and what he did and why in such a concise way. Like he always does in his interviews.
He isn't going to read this lol.
Nearly brings a tear to my eye, and sometimes does. One of the greatest, strongest, most brave heroes of our generation. Thank you Ed.
Putin granted him full citizenship 2 months ago. How nice he became a citizen of a society at war with a much smaller enemy.
All for nothing..
Lies again? WWE BK Wash Backside
And yet what Was his sacrifice for.
Glazed
He is not suicidal, regardless of what the media tells you.
He should be a national Hero! instead of most Wanted... Tell's you something about those in power!
Same as Julian Assange
he is most wanted by the government and a national hero to the people
Hm. It’s hard to control when people know to much. Wild. 😭😭 I hate that this happen to him.
Hardly a suprise
What surprises me is that 99% follow corrupt leaders!
This guy is an idealist! He lost everything for saying the truth.
What a corageus and admirable young man!
I think most people are
If they are out to get you they eventually will drum up something, the more outrageous the better
Where he at now
@@lenda_loves_you dough-no
69LOLIN yeah wright Russia is a angel he’s a little boy
This guy gave up the rest of his life to tell the world something important. Appreciate that for a minute. What would you be prepared to sacrifice to tell the truth? True heroes are a rare and beautiful thing. 😍
Nothing changed, problem has only gotten worse.
This guy has big balls. Great respect mr Snowden
Because he is smart.
@@mkurb7198 because he exposed the truth
😂big balls
@@mkurb7198 *aware
Big props, Snowden 2020.
Ironically this happened in 2013. If Americans had listened then, we would not be facing today's corruption and crimes.
THANK YOU, TOO BUSY DISTRACTED BY JUNK! now our very freedom is being stolen right from under us by a so called virus
@@NJean-lu3mk sadly they still not listening.
Who was the president back then? Now start adding up the number of people who would want Snowden silent FOREVER! He is and was a threat to the American government.
@@kossieseii85 😳 really!?
N. Jean Yes. The Obama time was the worst time for Americans. With this „virus“, things will change drastically. Keep watching out though, the vaccines are spiked.
Edward, it's been awhile
Hope you are safe .
Thankyou for your courage
From Australia
And nothing's changed except the facts it's gotten 10 times worse
This is six years old, imagine where we're at now, very scary👻
Exactly! 😩
Things have somewhat improved, the GDPR is a prime example of such a thing, though yes I assume its probably almost as bad but I doubt its much worse, there's still a conversation surrounding privacy which a great thing
@@Volaths It's all a charade.
@@lazar2949 yep
@@Volaths if you truly think things are getting better you need to put the pipe down.
A hero and a patriot. I pray history will remember him as such.
in the far future, i think people wont have any biases because of nationality because there wont be democracy anymore (we may now see it as the best governing system there is right now, but in the far future it probably will look "primitive" from their viewpoint)... So when everything crystalizes, Snowden, Assange Manning will surely be heroes.
Ich heirate ihn nicht 😉
Aivottaja I doubt it the government will try to hide the information
@@addo1001 history will only have a few more years but there will be no one around to write it.
He's no hero
His words just keep getting more true
Wanted for exposing company and governmental espionage on citizens, which impinges on democracy and freedom. This man is genuinely a legend.
The American ideals of 'democracy and freedom', if implemented, lead to this same outcome every time. Maybe Karl Marx was right?
This man has two million Twitter followers, yet only follows one account. NSA.
☾Street Light☽ savage
He a true savage for that
J Slump ahahahaha!!!
☾Street Light☽ how do u know its really him? That is the stupidest thing I ever red😭😂😭U really believe he has a cellphone? No one is safe with this kind of technology!
Playa Playa yes he is hes s genius. He uses encrypted coms and disables mics
Essentially he knew that nothing will change and we proved him right
What do you mean? wieso ist es noch schlimmer geworden?
👏👏👏👏
This is so sad
@enigma and?
his address changed
I have full respect for this man. Fair play bro. We need more like him with the nerve to expose these governments. Never back back down people. They will not control us all. Pick your side wisely
Thank you.
The rapid blinking of his eyes, and the swallowing in his throat. Make me believe he truly feared his life by even being interviewed. Especially when the interviewer revealed the location he frequents 🤦🏽♀️
He's in Russia stfu
Which is strange because he says “We’ve got a CIA consulate up the road here in Hong Kong” only minutes earlier... I wonder if he forgot he had already dropped his location 😂 he’s obviously in Russia now though
@@someone-js6pg sorry I don’t understand the relevance of your comment? I’m aware he was in HongKong at the time?
@@jamesrhyan911 I suspect that he timed this interview so that he was on the plane to Russia that night.
If the US government wanted him dead, he'd be dead. Period. Period. That's why I think this is some sort of "disclosure" set up. If you don't know what I'm talking about already, don't ask.
This is what a man with courage, morals & intregity looks like.
He worked with Xi Jinping and spread lies to scare the public in America
Thank you for the information
Thank you, Ed!!!!
Your sacrifice is so underappreciated!!!!
FREE ALL THE WISTLEBLOWERS!!! THE RIGHT JOURNALISTS!!!!!PEOPLE DESERVE TO KNOW THE TRUTH!!!!
Okay
He is a CIA shill actor. Guaranteed he would choke if asked real technical questions-He also got interviewd by Joe Rogan-Another paid Cia shill- LOL. Let's get back to the 1776 gov and ignore the Papal Monster together!
Truth seeker. Cool 👓
Thank you, Ed.
Sincerely,
America
This can be taken two ways. One seriously, one sarcastically.
The world thanks you everyone needs to know what you have taught us thank you
Yes
thank you very much for all informations. 👍
It took great courage for Ed to speak up against what is going on. Thankyou to him for his courage ❤
This man is 1 in a billion! I will praise him my whole life... We need people more like you... We need to save him from harm any way we can! That's the very least we can do....
So be people like him.
@@projectsoul7300not possible! 1 in a billion is a gift
@@user-gh1fg5kc9s that is CR7
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1 in 7 billion.
This guy is very smart, just listen to the way he speaks. I haven't listened to such a rich vocabulary in years.
***** I agree with you guys! This man has the vocabulary of a scholar.
That's true
lol, you must watch too many movies.
and he paces himself and thinks before he speaks
He's not boring or hard to listen to
The last 2 minutes is a harrowing prediction of the future that came true
Eric Snowden is correct!
The last 20 seconds of this video he’s talking about right now. Wow!
I just said the same thing!!!
No kidding this is creepy stuff
Omg was this "recommend" for you guys too and popped up?!
@@naritaprim267 yess
he knows more, Please tell us that new leader will be elected because of corona virus
Interesting how day by day the weight of this man's words get heavier and heavier and heavier.
Interesting how the media hasn't backed him up
What media? The iluminati servants?
Media, what a joke!!! Elites own the media, they only broadcast what THEY WANT YOU TO HEAR!! WAKE UP PEOPLE!!
Guardian UK is the establishment? Lol
@@ladylilo6044 Then why did they have him on MSNBC? I'm surprised they did.
@@QuePasaUSAwith much editing, am sure.
thank you.
Great interview. Thanks!
This man is a hero for standing up for what he believes in: truth, justice, and freedom.
Hey Russell
And then he ran to Russia.
Hes a shill
@@tradvate7980 What's a 'shill? Is that kind of like a veseghnavo?
"They can use the system to go back in time and scrutinize every decision you've ever made-every friend you've discussed something with and attack you on that basis to sort of derive suspicion from an innocent life and paint anyone in the context of wrongdoer."
It's a risk, certainly. The systems need to purge data faster, and legitimate warrants with restricted scope need to be granted for all searches in data. We absolutely should not be allowing a military agency to be rifling through American's personal data.
Hence. Mandela effect
Here is courage..... come on people let's hold him up for a some minutes, he's tired, RAISE THE BAR
he literally changed the way information is processed and held through the internet..... I think more people need to realize how big of a risk he took.
Edward Snowden is a hero. He should be recognized as such world wide. An honest American of which we need more like him.
Facts! I agree because now we know!
Mr. President of the US at this time, must resolve this matter immediately!
Common people! America's most worthwhile genius is being forced out of his country. He has nowhere to go, but USSR. That's now called Russia. Pathetic.
@@lilianna9872USSR and Russia are completely different. Russia was the one, along with Belarus and Ukraine, who dissolved the USSR, despite 78% voting for it to stay. Kazakhstan was the final member, but it was technically already dissolved. The USSR was socialist, Russia is capitalist.
This interview reminded me of a book written by Gerorge Orwell called '1984'
I salute you ! Take a lot of courage to do what you did ❤
Thankyou for your courage
The government has a record of each of us who's seen this video and at what exact time. They know everything you've ever done or said online.
they must be weak and reliant on technology to have to hide behind our goofy gov lol.
just keep drugging the public plz
thanks sherlock for your enlightenment :) ( hehehhe.. love you bro...)
nation is the embodiment of people.
when they work for people who paid them and not the people , THEY ARE THE REAL AND TRUE TRAITOR
no shit sherlock. my adds are changing as i'm fucking watching this video, and i never buy anything online. not that the online part means anything sense drones, and everything.
sucks you can't watch youtube on Tor safely.
At this point I expect they know what I do when I leave my house.
America is dead and the Supreme court killed it when they allowed for the corruption of government. Which led to the privatization of our military and intelligence agency's which led to the state of affairs in the us today. It's game over man all you can do is hope to rip down the entire system and start over. Violent revolution in the US is impossible so things will never change for the better.
Sad thing is that Snowden's sacrifice was largely in vain, as the masses haven't done a thing about it. In fact, the survaillence is even worse now and will continue to develop probably until our thoughts are monitored.
..David Icke would agree i am afraid ...does not have to be that way
@@donnlayne486 It doesn't. We should project a better world, a utopia,not the dystopian world that could happen if we let it.
Our thoughts ARE monitored... You kidding me?! You don't see this?!
Our thoughts are monitored.
@@msp5298 Do you have any evidence to support your claim?
I feel the same way Ed!
Wow....just...Wow.
Who is watching in 2020 covid 19
Me
Been watching years .....
👋
Yeah I was just watching a video about Operation Mockingbird and this was the next suggested video.
I am
I'm so glad that Snowden is safe and can carry on talking in public. The world needs people like Snowden around.
Yepper. He is snowed in. Safe and sound. All snowed in.
Lies again? SO Apex Predator Wash Backside
I hope he can have safe & peaceful life. Now and forever.
Thanks sir
The craziest part of the NSA is that they don't verify most things before they ruin someones life. they go off what everyone is saying.
What do they do exactly to ruin someones life?
Watching this during COVID 19 times, and hearing what this hero said with his final words in this interview gave me chills.
Me too. But I'm surprised that NBC had him on there saying the truth about what's been and is still going on.
China
Sequin Jackson true that.
Tf is a covid 19??
@@JessicaGarcia-xf9wr the global pandemic, corona virus
this guy is such a eloquent speaker .
DR. Koning with an iq of 150+
You’re such an eloquent speaker 😜
He is
An*
Amen brother
So well spoken.
Edward Snowden will always be remembered as one of the most important people in the internet era. Dude burned his entire life so all of us could improve ours. Endless respect.
This man is a real "patriot"
For the U.S. government, he is a ''Traitor''. But for the world, he is considered a ''Hero''. Do you understand what I'm saying to you right now, you stupid idiot?
Dude. Way uncalled for. Not my business however I invite you to take your personal anger out at the gym. It's not wanted here.
11:58 His greatest fear has now become an absolute reality.
Thank you
Thanks!
Who else came here seeing what's going on Now?
👋
Me!!
funny how this guy is considered an enemy of the state and fauci is being called a hero
@@RMChEa you nailed it! Throw Gates in the mix also
@@hotchoicesnetwork2857Not just Gates, but the entire capitalist class. From the politicians like Biden and Trump, to the billionaires like Musk and Bezos.
Being only 12 when this came out and now just finished reading his memoir, he is one of the most influential and important people in the 21st century
This man change the way I think forever… I read five books on Dark Manipulation and Now I do my due diligence when it comes to information. Thank you Edward Snowden you are my hero.
can you tell me the book titles?
@@RxRip01 Dark Psychology by Adam Brown, Manipulation and dark Psychology By Paul Masala… there are many books on manipulation. Look when you enter a supermarket You always go to the right. You are being manipulated. Eggs and milk always at the far corner of the supermarket you are being manipulated and you not even known it.
Hes now living in a society where ppl don't know this word no !!!
At risk of being attacked by the US government It is my personal belief and understanding that this nation needs more people like Ed keep up your great work
No such thing as private justice
Over 3 years has passed and still it's only this many views? Really? Less than 400k?
KappoDB Makes no sense to me either. Smh.
KappoDB cause people stupid
Angel Varela Faroppa More or less, yes... But i would say ignorant...
true
KappoDB hfcv
Fantastic coverage. 🕊
Who's here after reading his book? Mad respect for this guy!!
sigh im just sitting here sipping my drink waiting until the Man Up Stairs come back.
That's the problem...too many are.
AMEN 🙏 relax He's got this😁😇
AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You will be waiting forever its no man up stairs and I think everybody knows that people just use religion as a cruch thats the coward way out
And after 7 years later, here we are.
What an outstanding being with a very distinctive pattern of communicating and emoting. Devoid of performer instinct: a truthsayer and hero with a heart of gold. 💗 Thank You for You.
Thank you Edward, I just wish that I could thank you face to face. I'm so proud of you Buddy.
Edward Snowden is a hero, this should be a no-brainer. He should be pardoned and get the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Nobel Peace Prize.
God bless Edward Snowden and hope he comes back to America with a heroes welcome!
You should research the 'Nobel Prize' more ;)
I hope he stays far far away for his safety I'm so sorry he has to but he knows it too
If he values his live NOT, stay ED
As for him getting the Nobel Peace Prize, it's another case of "could a, would a, should a", if only it went along with their plans for the population of the plane it.
The Nobel Prizes are garbage anyway. All these popular prizes are worthless establishment back-scratching.
Nobody mentiones Julian Assange he is also a hero and in mortal danger from the U S regime. Mr Snowden is very safe.
Wow
Asaange with J Peterson and D Icke are controlled opposition unfortunately... I was shocked when I found out as I was a fan of these people, especially Assange.... Oh well
@@mixala please explain : controlled opposition
@@mixala yet here you are watching a video with "controlled opposition"...
that was exactly what i was saying 2 years ago. Did you read that the Dhalai Lama was also paid by the CIA?
Such courage. I have so much respect for Edward.
I am officially declaring myself a snowden groupie.
"These things need to be determined by the public not the government" Edward Snowden - These governments need to be made accountable.
DANKESCHÖN.
This is history in the making and here is where it all began....
“Thank you, Guardian”.
His last statements give me chills
A million thank you Edward Snowden.
We need more men like him.
Deep respect! J.
this man is a hero. thanks for standing for my rights
Yes he is a real hero
I think the biggest lie he's telling to himself is that the public is actually capable of making quality decisions over this
he knows the background of the programs and policies discussed and how ambivalent everybody was when they could have prevented it
Maybe if they were all informed but many still are not or are willfully ignorant or feel helpless anyway since law enforcement has to enforce laws citizens can't protect themselves always when the system is weaponized it's not the same as two gunslingers in a duel.