it is a story of edward snowden, who he is, how he did what he did, why he did what he do, and it takesind the scenes of our interaction, generally and source. it's a story of the surveillance state and the content of the revelations that snowden made about the nsa and the change of boundaries that it secretly put into effect after 9/11 so that there were -- there were lines that were crossed after 9/11 that the american people did not know about. and the third is a more personal memoir which i did not expect to write, but it's the story of the investigation, the investigative reporting that went into this. it brings you into the news room, into moscow hotel rooms and into all the places. when i was doing my own reporting and the dilemmas and risks and in some cases dangers that i faced. >> i should say, just in closing that opening discussion of dark mirror that there's a way, readers, that you'll find in bart's book, a modern, highly technical version of the sorts of dilemmas and dramatic that we associate with all the president's men. stakes are high and bart takes us inside the news

now at this point donald trump still has time to pardon julian assan john edward snowden he can hand out presidential pardons up until the moment when he leaves office but many look at the fact that these military contractors who were convicted of killing civilians in iraq have just received a pardon and looked at the 15 pardons and 5 commutations that were handed down today and are a little bit past a mystic many of the activists in support of edward snowden and julian a songe are thinking that the trumpet ministration has indicated it is moving in another direction with its last minute decisions thinking this through that story today from new york killa blog. postings stateside where u.s. lawmakers have been given early access to cope with vaccines some are helping to accept others a politician should not be given priority were frontline medics. if enough of us take kids we'll get back to normal help is on the way. it isn't appropriate for me it was only gotten the virus has immunity to get in front of elderly health care workers same goes for any young healthy person they should b

lawmakers not for defenders of freedom of speech like julian assange and edward snowden in the same time now going u.s. president set of alarm bells at the u.n. by giving clemency to 4 former contractors of the blackwater private military company they were jailed for their involvement in the mass killing of civilians in iraq. and i wondered. if. they were dead bodies everywhere and the argument going badly with you people and so are among the dead bodies lying on the street those who are child. 7 years old. right foreign ministry has condemned the decision saying that it didn't take into account the seriousness of the crime and also said that the move isn't in line with a commitment to human rights and justice declared by washington by god said he would urge the u.s. to reconsider the people of iraq also responded angrily to the part. there is no justification iraqi blood has become per miscible and has no significance one day they will pay the price because iraqi blood does not spill easily. into good enough we hope that there will be justice god willing their blood will not just disapp

the names that were missing that many were optimistic and hopeful about were julian a son gen edward snowden these prominent whistleblowers had many people calling for the trump white house to grant them clemency among those who called for them were not just activists and advocates of civil liberties and for the protection of whistleblowers but also representatives of the united nations take a listen if president trump is true to its values i think the least thing to could do is to end the suffering the purity the songs to pardon him this man has suffered enough for the interest of the public and was donald trump since you're given pardons to people please consider pardoning those who at great personal sacrifice expose the deception and criminality of those in the deep state now trump still has time to grant a pardon to edward snowden and to julian a son sheet. grant clemency up until the moment he leaves office he could do it at the very very last minute however the number of people that were pardoned today and the information about who they are seems to have many pessimistic many of the ac

pardons but despite calls from rights activists freedom speech defenders like julian assange and edward snowden were left off the same time the outgoing u.s. president gave clemency to 4 former contractors of the blackwater private military company they were jailed for the mass killing of civilians in iraq. more been picks up the story. there has been widespread outrage about the trump administration's decision to grant clemency to some members of the blackwater military contracting company these were guards who were employed by blackwater who killed civilians in iraq or the north american aircraft or. they were dead bodies everywhere in the syrian government's going to be on the only 2 people in authority among the dead bodies ministry with those who are child was in the middle of 7 years old. paul slow evan liberty and dustin heard were convicted for manslaughter and the individual nicholas slotting who opened fire and 1st started shooting into the crowd of iraqi civilians he was convicted of 1st degree murder but now the white house is letting all of them off they will no longer be in prison

but despite calls from rights activists defenders of freedom of speech like syrian assad john edward. snowden will remain imprisoned at the same time the outgoing u.s. president has raised concerns at the united nations by giving clemency to 4 former contractors of the blackwater private military company they were jailed for their involvement in the mass killing of civilians in iraq people in that country have condemned the decision as has the government. the ministry believes that this decision did not take into account the seriousness of the crime committed and was inconsistent with the u.s. administration's declared commitment to the values of human rights justice and the rule of law and regrettably ignores the dignity of the victims and the feelings and rights of their relatives and we hope that there will be justice god willing the blood will not just disappear and the iraqi government must act as soon as possible because the courts of the infamous blackwater company killed citizens a nice to a square today we hear they've been released on the personal orders of president trump it's like

activists the pardon list did not include freedom of speech defenders like julian assange or edward snowden auntie's killable been picks up the story. there has been widespread outrage about the trump administration's decision to grant clemency to some members of the blackwater military contracting company these were guards who were employed by blackwater who killed civilians in iraq or the north american aircraft or. there were dead bodies everywhere in the syrian government going to be on the way to people and it's not among the dead bodies lying on the street the same with child that was in the room of 7 years old. paul slow evan liberty and dustin heard were convicted for manslaughter and the individual nicholas slotting who opened fire and 1st started shooting into the crowd of iraqi civilians he was convicted of 1st degree murder but now the white house is letting all of them off they will no longer be in prison serving their sentences they have been pardoned and this is the feeling of the white house about why they made this decision when the convoy attempted to establish a blockade

but despite calls from rights activists freedom of speech defender such as julian assange in edward snowden the been left off the same time the outgoing u.s. president raised concerns at the united nations by giving clemency to 4 former contractors of the blackwater private military company they were jailed for the mass killing of civilians in iraq baghdad condemned the decision as the iraqi people. because the court of us is asleep the infamous black water company killed citizens a nice suit a square and today we hear they've been released on the personal rule does of president trump it's like the u.s. doesn't care if a spilled a rocky blood we call on the united nations the international community and human rights organizations to intervene immediately and condemn these killers let them publish it seems political considerations prevailed over a legal and judicial wants and this decision president trump should have taken into account the relationship with iraq especially since iraq has a strategic cooperation agreement with the united states in all fields this will affect trump's political

pardons but despite calls rights activists freedom of speech defenders are julian assange and edward snowden were left off the same time the outgoing u.s. president gave clemency to 4 former contractors of the blackwater private military company they were jailed for the mass killing of civilians in iraq. but you know when you're in a character class or. there were dead bodies everywhere in the city are humans going to be on the way to people and it's going to be among the dead bodies ministry with this and with child in the room of 7 years old and. god. these were guards who work for the private military contractor corporation known as blackwater now paul slow evan liberty and dustin herd were convicted for manslaughter and the individual nicholas slotting who opened fire and 1st started shooting into the crowd of iraqi civilians he was convicted of 1st degree murder but now the white house is letting all of them off they will no longer be in prison serving their sentences they have been pardoned and this is the feeling of the white house about why they made this decision when the convoy att

those guys get pardoned and not edward snowden? st compelling argument you've heard for not giving snowden a pardon? >> the most compelling argument, he broke the law. if you pardon him it sets a precedent any member of the government can decide what to leak to the president. gives unilateral power to every employee from the thousands working in national security and intelligence. what he did, unprecedented what he exposed unprecedented. not trivial or petty. people blame him for the storied published. he handed them ever to "the guardian," and the "washington post" can and's journalists decided what to publish. blame them, not snowden. our job, expose the truth. expose information the government may not want you to know. in his case, the central thing he revealed was warrantless mass surveillance or americans now partly, not fully changed. we owe him for that. >> hmm. the worst part of any day having you on the show when nick says in my ear. got to go. can't stand that. anyway, heamehdi hasan. >> i'll come back and have these conve

edward snowden is the reason i say he's a hero.en know there was an nsa mass surveillance program sans was a journalist who is just releasing information that was being leaked him. we found a lot from him. and ross overt is someone who ran an e-commerce website that use crypto currency but he never actually sold or traded in anything illegal. they basically landed him with all the illegal things were sold on his platform. they apply that to facebook mark zuckerberg would never see the light of day again. these are three people who are perfect examples of people have been caught up in the excesses of government. and should be set free. >> with snowden, when the snowden revelations came out there were people in the government saying that he should be executed. that he should be assassinated as a traitor. and there were those in the military who said they would like to see him killed and a drone strike. but the feeling about him has certainly shifted. because we are still having this ongoing discussion about mass surveillance. i wante

enough for the interest of the public and will now trump still has time to grant a pardon to edward snowden and to julian a son she can grant clemency up until the moment. he leaves office he could do it at the very very last minute however the number of people that were pardoned today and the information about who they are seems to have many pessimistic many of the activists supporting the whistleblowers feel like this indicates the trumpet ministration is moving in a very different direction with its clemency thanks for taking us through all of kill up and live in new york. u.s. lawmakers now being given early access snow to. some were happy to accept voters say politicians should not be given priority over a frontline minute. if enough of us take kids we'll get back to normal life help is on the way. it isn't appropriate for me it was only gotten the virus has immunity to gets in front of elderly health care workers same goes for any young healthy person they should be among the last not 1st to. pay for fear. i'm so confident that they covered 1000 vaccine is safe and effective but i dec

enough for the interest of the public and will now trump still has time to grant a pardon to edward snowden and to julian a son she can grant clemency up until the moment he leaves office he could do it at the very very last minute however the number of people that were pardoned today and the information about who they are seems to have many pessimistic many of the activists supporting the whistleblowers feel like the. indicates the trumpet ministration is moving in a very different direction with its clemency. the french government is pushing for the introduction of so-called green passports allowing greater freedom of movement to covert immune people critics say those who decide against getting vaccinated will be essentially treated as lesser citizens lots of the latest polls suggest some 6 in 10 people in france don't want the job artie's policy reports france is preparing to end its health emergency by april the so says the french prime minister john kass takes he's presenting a bill in the national assembly ended establishing a so-called long health emergency management. simply is vacc

enough for the interest of the public and will now trump still has time to grant a pardon to edward snowden and to julian a son she can grant clemency up until the moment he leaves office to do it at the very very last minute however the number of people that were pardoned today and the information about who they are seems to have many pessimistic many of the activists supporting the whistleblowers feel like this indicates that. ministration is moving in a very different direction with its clan and saying this is what every country that hosts us occupation's us bases is told it's a matter for us justice when u.s. soldiers and u.s. contractors and mercenaries kill rape and pillage in your country we'll handle it well here's the message the united states will not handle it it will not treat these cases in the way that it would treat a case of mass murder in the united states those of us who did not support from selection support dropping the demand for extradition of julian a son for crimes that amount to a commission of acts of journalism i don't care who julian a son she is what his politic

and what they're doing to pardon edward snowden. and so much mor. only on "the upper hands." life doesn't stop for a cold. [man] honey... [woman] honey that's why there's new dayquil severe honey. it's maximum strength cold and flu medicine with soothing honey-licious taste. dayquil honey. the daytime coughing, aching, stuffy head, fever, power through your day medicine. >>> new questions of whether or not president tlump respond to the massive hack of national security agencies. joining me now is michael mcfall. and natasha bertran. welcome to both of you. ambassador, first to you, sirt, president trump has yet to acknowledge that russia was behind it. what can be done about this? can they put the tooth peace back in the tube? >> no, i don't think so, but i do think you need to respond to it. it is striking, maybe not surprising, but striking that president trump again has not responded to this. he never has for four years. so i guess we should not be surprised by that. i was surprised by what president biden put out. he vowed to retaliate. i hope they have a plan to do that

so one thing i have been told is that there is a push on the right for him to pardon edward snowden. i'm told that's unlikely. there are people around trump urging him not to do that. robert: well, sue, on capitol hill are some republicans urging the president not to do that, not to issue this flurry of pardons in the final days? susan: you know, i think republicans on capitol hill gave up a long time ago thinking they could have much influence over the president. i think that it depends on who it is. and to jonathan's point if he were to go so far as to pardon someone like an edward snowden, that would be an incredibly controversial. i think any pardon at this point in the administration would be seen as controversial. but not only -- broadly controversial but that is someone that most people in the republican party would tell you they have absolutely zero support for a pardon. and would once again be jamming members of his own party to decide between -- talking about what they really think and believe and siding with president trump. robert: now, we also learned this week that ther