edward snowden does is motivated by well in effect patriotism and his belief in the founding principles of united states of america certainly had snowden doesn't believe anything he's doing is against the united states has interests one only has to go to the first leaks about the national security agency which so obviously interested both republicans and democrats in the united states tea party republicans libertarians as well as the left in american politics everything snowden did game is a shock i think to the political elite let alone to the american people so. presumably edward snowden would say that any new revelations while he's in moscow will not be homing the united states whether it harms u.s. russia relations is another matter. with rodney moniz trial washington has shown it's not willing to go easy on whistleblowers how can they continue that seed of snowden now that hasan in the russian territory. yes i suppose on the optimistic. the torture of bradley manning by the american authorities did not dissuaded snowden from leaving hawaii and his job at booz hamilton so i don't th

lawyer for edward snowden and he says that edward snowden is in a safe place right now indeed but not. to airport all right john king look executive director of the open rights group thank you very much thank you. alright and ever snowden has indeed loved the transit zone at moscow's sheremetyevo airport this information being confirmed by the law assisting him and that's all it could cheer and so he says that paperwork issued today allows him to get to work and remain in russia for up to twelve months and his whereabouts is according to the lawyer snowden went to quote a safe place and to remind you it's not snowden is they a thirty year old intelligence analysts from north carolina who leaked details of a number of top secret surveillance programs the revelations sparked massive public outrage with a wave of criticism coming from across the u.s. and around the world and on the seas i have a cross here with me to discuss the latest development in the edward snowden tsonga . well it's. all right as a. journalist i'm pretty happy he's out i think i think the moscow will be happy to say

that's really unfair it didn't take long for there to be an entertainment component to all this edward snowden has not only made headlines he's also become the new hero in a video game a new smartphone app called snowden run three d. puts a digital version of the whistleblower in a never ending chase from what looks like a cia agent in the game the man on the run is collecting u.s.b. sticks and laptops containing secret information you can see him running through the maze there if he's caught in the digital snowden gets a one way ticket to guantanamo bay there's also a call uncle putin option which drops a hydrogen bomb on the chase or allowing the player to escape. now the u.s. state department has issued a temporary worldwide travel alert amid fears of a major al qaeda terror attack washington has already ordered the temporary closure of twenty one american embassies in the middle east due to the threat in the u.k. germany and france have also followed suit and announced that they too will close their missions in yemen for more on this we're joined live by foreign policy expert ralph schoenm

and russia remain cold over edward snowden's asylum and now today in d.c. there were biological talks between top u.s. and russia officials so what's the focus of the meetings find out ahead. and this week marks the sixty eighth anniversary of atomic bombs being dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki japan but activists now fear that americans are forgetting the horrific lessons of these bombings that stories coming up in today show. it's friday august ninth four pm here in washington d.c. i'm marinate and you're watching our two. thursday the founder of the love a bit encrypted email service reportedly used by leaker edward snowden announced the company would be shutting down in a mess to in a message posted on the site's website love a bit owner dar leveson said quote i have been forced to make a difficult decision to become complacent in crimes against the american people or walk away from nearly ten years of hard work by shutting down lava bit yet the circumstances of the shutdown remains mysterious amid the controversy of edward snowden's revelations that c

this is a party with the twenty four hours a day live from moscow where it's just turned nine pm edward snowden has been given temporary asylum in russia allowing him to leave the transit zone of moscow's sheremetyevo airport after five weeks in limbo the lawyer assisting him says the paperwork issued today allows snowden to live work and remain in russia for up to twelve months well let's get the latest now from lindsey france so what sort of reaction has this development now because lindsey. well bill the reaction around the world was sort of a pleasant surprise that by many that he had finally been lots outside the airport as anyone can match thirty nine days inside any terminal no matter what type of hotel you may be staying in would be a bit of a stretch for anyone's patience there were many american government officials that were not happy at all that he had been allowed on to the official grounds of the russian federation but the two reactions that a lot of people really wanted to hear from which were edward snowden himself and wiki leaks founder julian assange did they do what were made

he covered everything from the controversy over edward snowden and he had some fascinating words about mr. snowden to the investigation of benghazi and his constant battle with congressional republicans, especially over health care. we will delve into all the news and get reactions from top republicans. let's begin with jessica yellin. jessica joins us from the east room where the president just wrapped up. jessica, as i said, a range of topics but his statement in the thrust of what the president seemed to want to talk about were the surveillance programs that edward snowden shined so much light on. >> reporter: he laid out a framework for more information to come from the administration in the next weeks i think with declassifying, indicating they are going to declassify some programs. today what we're learning are the broad framework that sort of allows the nsa to collect their surveillance and the legal thinking behind their justifications for the surveillance, but we're going to get a lot more detail, we're told, about exactly what the government does when they're looking through

in breaking news, the russian broadcaster rt is reporting edward snowden has been issued travel papers and has already left the moscow airport where he has been stranded for over a month. snowden had remained there despite reports last week russia had granted him temporary asylum. snowden's father has revealed the fbi tried to enlist him in traveling to russia to convince is under return to the united states. russian television network, he said he refused. >> to be in a notional tool for the nbi to use against the fbi to say your father is on the aircraft, what are you come talk to him, i wasn't interested in that area did i wanted there to be valued to my son and i hope you're watching. your family is well and we love you. we hope you're healthy. we hope you are well. i hope to see you soon. but most of all, i want you to be safe. >> edward snowden has been issued travel papers and has left the moscow airport. egypt's interim government has authorized a new crackdown a protest backing houston president mohammed morsi. wednesday, the government about gradual steps to remove crowd set o

yesterday the president is allowing edward snowden to pull the puppet strings. this man is a traitor to our country and the president somehow feels he has to cater to him. for the last two months since this issue has been out there, the president has been awol, m.i.a. he's been silent. you have saxby chambliss, myself, no president. in a time of war to be setting up a task force to tell him what he should be doing. can you imagine harry truman, winston church hill doing this? every program we have is always susceptible to reform. to be silent about it and suddenly jump because edward snowden has revealed secrets and put our country at risk, it's somehow like a moral equivalency. i wish he showed the same anger toward edward snowden as he did toward republicans on obama care. there was no outrage there when he was asked do you think he's a patriot? what do you mean you don't think he is? this man's a traitor. to me commander in chief should show much more war time leadership than has been show by the president on this issue. >> he did say that edward snowden shou

manager of these leaks to write this legislation are unwilling to give any praise to edward snowden house intelligence committee member congressman adam schiff managers introduced a number of reforms to the pfizer court had with this to say about snowden we don't condone or can't condone people deciding for themselves what to declassify that would not allow us to have any kind of a national security system so i think we have to take that very seriously just as that we took the manning case very seriously on the other side of the hill senator richard blumenthal of course who's introduced his own set of eyes a court reforms for also condemned snowden's actions snowden and anyone could have raised these issues in the way that was done without breaking the law as he allegedly did but a new poll shows most americans disagree when asked if snowden is a whistleblower fifty five percent said he was thirty four percent called snowden a traitor and meanwhile other lawmakers have taken a more nuanced approach to edward snowden the congressman rush holt who's used suitings leaks to introduce the surv

what today's events mean for how we understand what edward snowden did and what happens next for snowdennow that he's out of reach from the u.s. for up to a year. joining me tonight from rhode island, john schindler, former nsa officer, professor at the u.s. naval war college. and here at the table is dinah pokempner, general counsel for human rights watch. human rights watch said snowden had a legitimate asylum claim. what distinguishes asylum on the one hand to people just being refugees from justice, just fleeing the fact they were accused of a crime, they've been indicted and are going to cut out of the country. what legally distinguishes the two? >> a refugee is someone who has a well-grounded fear of persecution. on the basis of some kind of prohibiting such as political belief or fear of persecution for their political belief. edward snowden revealed massive and serious human rights violations, privacy of millions of people around the world. this was an issue of substantial public interest, and and he did break laws in doing it. the overall context, what he revealed, the lack of w

he's a whistle blower he told us what we need to know that was congressman justin amash calling edward snowden a whistleblower and giving some rare praise to the man who's change the debate in washington other lawmakers and public figures haven't been so fond of snowden so he's a trainer in your eyes he's known here absolutely he's a traitor what do you think about what snowden i think he's a traitor some tough words for edward snowden he's a traitor that despite these objections to snowden there's legislation afoot on capitol hill right now that would have had a chance of passing or even getting a committee hearing have you not been for these leaks about the n.s.a. the pi's accord and yet there's lawmakers who've taken the most advantage of these leaks to write this legislation are unwilling to give any praise to edward snowden house intelligence committee member congressman adam schiff managers introduced a number of reforms to the fight as a court had this to say about snowden we don't condone or can't condone people deciding for themselves what to declassify that would not allow us to have

has your opinion of edward snowden changed and here's what the president said no i don't think mr snowden was a patriot as i said in my opening remarks i called for a thorough review of our surveillance operations before mr snowden made these leaks the president echoing a sentiment that a lot of members of congress are having even though they're using edward snowden's leaks to write and try and pass legislation to rein in the n.s.a. bring transparency to the prize court nobody really wants to give edward snowden any credit for it and the president says that look we were talking about these issues before snowden came even even came into the picture. that's a bit debatable i mean where on the president's agenda was the n.s.a. we've heard a lot about immigration we've heard a lot about jobs you know all this stuff i highly doubt that anywhere on top of the president's agenda was reforming the n.s.a. some point in the next three or four years of his presidency now what the president say about the general oversight of all of these programs the surveillance programs he said he was pleased with

two reactions that a lot of people really wanted to hear from which were edward snowden himself said wiki leaks founder julian assange for mr snowden's part he says over the past eight weeks we have seen the obama administration show no respect for international or domestic law but in the end the law is winning i think the russian federation for granting me asylum in accordance with its laws and international obligations now says this is another victory for the fight against obama's war and whistleblowers this battle has been won but the war continues the united states can no longer continue the surveillance of world citizens and its digital colonisation of sovereign nations the public will no longer stand for it lowers will continue to appear until the government abides by its own laws and rhetoric so you see neither of those men are backing down in their philosophical stances in this situation left the airport with sarah harrison one of which he thinks advisors accompanying him anatoly could try to know who has been facilitating a lot of snowden's communications on the ground here i

leaker edward snowden moscow says washington is still unwilling to build relations on an equal basis. the united nations tells are investigating reports that kurdish civilians have been massacred by rebels in syria this is all coddling groups here push to create a breakaway islamic state. the japanese government is forced to step in and help the operator of the crippled fukushima power plant contain a recently revealed massive leak of radioactive water. that is seven pm and the russian capital you're watching r t was me marina joshie we begin with breaking news u.s. president barack obama has canceled a one to one with his russian counterpart vladimir putin that was scheduled for next month the white house claims the decision was prompted by moscow granting temporary refuge to the fugitive whistleblower edward snowden well that's now across the board spot and. who is joining us live from washington and is going off with joins us here in moscow so first of ion it how did washington explain its decision. well moreno washington has been thinking for a while on how to best punish moscow f

get my training tips at guardyourmanhood.com >>> right now, nsa leaker edward snowden is a free man. ng snowden walked out of the moscow airport transit zone where he spent the last five weeks, after the russian government granted his request for temporary asylum. allowing him to live anywhere in the country for up to one year. it's the moment everybody's been waying for. undeniable hit to u.s./russian relations and one that has elicited outrage from all corners of the capital. what today's events mean for how we understand what edward snowden did and what happens next for snowden, now that he's out of reach from the u.s. for up to a year. joining me tonight from rhode island, john schindler, former nsa officer, professor at the u.s. naval war college. and here at the table is dina pickempner, general counsel for human rights watch. human rights watch said snowden had a legitimate asylum claim. what distinguishes asylum on the one hand to people just being refugees from justice, just fleeing the fact they were accused of a crime, they've been indicted and are going to cut out of the c

much indeed for keeping us up to date and also his video agency in iran today has spoken to edward snowden's annoy anatoly ran on monday and mentioned him let's now take a listen. due to the fact that mr snowden is the most wanted man on earth today he will be concerned with the issues of his security. what. could be some body guards. will be concerned a balance the place of living and his security and on his lawyer will consult similar worldwide is something to impart i can't comment on any other issues as for talking to the media yes indeed he is ready to talk to the russian press but you need to realize he needs some time to adapt to the russian reality hits and today's the day this adaptation. so let's not discuss the day's news with. across here he's here with me in the studio hi i left for the first time we've been on you know so so the question is everyone is asking that question so how this whole story and its latest development well affects russia u.s. relations well it's it's it's a very very interesting face it's the this is not something that we've seen in the recent past althoug

breaking news an aussie whistleblower edward snowden has left the transit zone of moscow's sheremetyevo airport after being given temporary asylum in russia. and you saw russian underground the wall this is a scene with me. and welcome to the program whistleblower edward snowden has been given temporary asylum by russia allowing him to need the transit zone of moscow's sheremetyevo airport after five weeks in limbo the new assisting him on a twenty coach rana says the paperwork issued today allows snowden to walk and remain in russia for up to twelve months let's get the latest from lindsey france nice to see you so what is edward snowden. that's a very good question in fact it's the million dollar question today we do know that he's left the transit zone we can confirm that he left according to wiki leaks he left with sarah harrison the woman who accompanied him here from hong kong a little over a month ago so he has he has left and it's presumed by many reports that he is headed straight into moscow proper at this point but his advisor anatoly who has essentially been facilitating mos

breaking news and i'll see whistleblower edward snowden has left the transit zone of moscow's sheremetyevo airport after being given temporary asylum in russia. and welcome to all the t twenty four hour news line for most of all telling a story now under whistleblower edward snowden has been given temporary asylum by russia allowing him to leave the transit zone of roscoe's sheremetyevo airport to find weeks in limbo they know assisting him and that's when he could sure anis as the paperwork issued today allow snowden to walk and remain in russia for up to twelve months let's get the latest now from lindsey franz who is out of the airport means a nice to see it so any suggestion any clear where edward snowden is about to spend his last free evening in five weeks. well that is the million dollar question something all of us would very much like to be answered but unfortunately that information was not forthcoming from his adviser here at the airport now according to wiki leaks edwards noted and his his advisor sara harrison did leave the airport this afternoon after the people work was issu

doesn't know what edward snowden fully has on its surveillance on the other it's reported that seventy five percent of u.s. internet traffic is being monitored by the n.s.a. more on these developments coming up and finally allegations of chemical weapons being used in syria have returned syrian opposition groups and activists claim the syrian government has used chemical weapons to kill over a thousand people more of the situation later tonight show. it's wednesday august twenty first eight pm in washington d.c. i'm sam sax you're watching r.t. and we begin with a prison sentence of thirty five years that's what a military judge handed down to bradley manning this morning as punishment for releasing hundreds of thousands of state department cables war logs and other government documents including what's now known as the collateral murder video last month manning was found guilty of twenty twenty two charges including espionage charges he was facing a maximum of ninety years in prison the government asked for many to serve at least sixty years meanwhile his defense push for a seventh th

edward snowden trades the transit zone for asylum in russia. ariel castro, the man who abducted three women in ohio, is sentenced to life in prison plus 1000 years. first, he tried to explain himself. he helped announce the royal baby to the world. the palacee you to foot man west become a celebrity in calcutta. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. after a month of hiding out in the transit area of a moscow airport, tonight, former nsa contractor, edward snowden, has granted a years asylum in russia. this has strained relations between moscow and russia. president obama is under pressure to retaliate. an upcoming summit is in question. >> this was the moment this afternoon when edward snowden wearing a black rucksack with his back to the camera climbed into a car and disappeared into russia, the biggest country in the world. he had been stuck in limbo in the transit zone of the airport. he insisted he would not go to america to face trial. me aht, his lawyer showed copy of the document that grants him pol

the documents released by edward snowden shed light on deep ties between u.k. and u.s. intelligence agencies it turns out washington's been splashing out millions to help britain close one.

jay carney urging the russians to send edward snowden back to the u.s. to face trial. >> there is absolutely goal justification for mr. snowden to be returned to the united states. he is not a dissident or whistleblower. he has been charged with a crime. >> in moscow, edward snowden's lawyer has confirmed his client is now free to look for accommodations outside of the main airport. >> concerning his place of residence, he will choose it himself. he can live in a hotel or an apartment. as he is one of the most wanted people on earth, he will be making sure his place of residence is absolutely safe. >> snowden arrived in moscow in the 23rd -- on the 23rd of june. he has been stuck since the united states revoked his passport. he initially planned to fly onto latin america. later, appearing alongside human rights activist, he admitted fears of being detained on the way were keeping him in moscow. snowden, a former systems analyst at the nsa, faces felony charges after leaking details of vast u.s. government surveillance programs. generalt week, attorney eri

reassessromised to relations with russia, which is granted asylum to edward snowden.bamatake a listen to mr. on the surveillance. >> given the history of the abuse by governments, it is right to ask questions about surveillance. this program is an important tool in our efforts to disrupt terrorist plots. this does not allow the government to listen to any phone calls without a warrant. i understand the concerns of those who are worried that this could be subject to abuse. after having dialogue with members of congress and civil libertarians, i believe that there are steps we can take to give the american people additional confidence that there are safeguards against abuse. >> we should be able to get some reaction from this expert. thank you for joining us. barack obama speaking on the issue of more transparency. is this going to happen? >> this will be difficult. there is good transparency in normal wiretapping, but when it comes to the nsa, a very secretive organization, this is going to be a more difficult balance to bring some transparency to that secretive world.

coming up on r t edward snowden has been granted temporary asylum in russia after being stuck at the moscow airport for weeks he's now somewhere in the country at a safe location is more on the story ahead. and with the ongoing n.s.a. surveillance scandal there's a growing concern over how the feis a court system works now some members of congress are hoping to increase transparency and oversight will bring in the details. and the once great motor city has been in steep decline for decades the city faces eighteen billion dollars in debt and is attempting to interface up see our t. travels to the motor city for a look at the decline. it's thursday august first eight pm in washington d.c. and meghan lopez and you are watching r t well our top story tonight is edward snowden he has left a share meant to have all airport in moscow after russian authorities granted him temporary asylum in the country the attorney for the former n.s.a. contractor says the documents allowing him into russia were issued today snowden is now allowed to live work and travel in the country for up to a year this

edward snowden was not the top- level administrator of this machine. happened to have access across domains at a top-secret security level. there is no excuse for any administrator to not keep logs of that type of information, and it is entirely disturbing and untrustworthy of the nsa to not keep track of that type of intermission -- information. >> or they are being less than truthful as we have seen or just gross incompetence that they cannot seem to track what is going on on their net max -- networks. given the way the governments have reacted to these leaks, most recently detaining glenn greenwald's partnered a big veranda in the uk, does that not show that it does not know the extent? >> only if you believe that a bit miranda was carrying some of the documents. it seems implausible that any one sent with valuable documents. this was an attempt to intimidate glenn greenwald or any journalist like him who was thinking about reporting on stories that involved classified information that the government does not want out there. a man with a family can

data that the guardian has and to stop the reporting on the global surveillance of covered by edward snowden well lots of reaction from around the world to these developments tests are sylvia live for us in london thank you for that. america says it was notified ahead of the move that the u.k. intended to detain david miranda but says that the decision was london's alone lawyer and writer eva long go longer says while that may be strictly true it's not the whole story this is clearly violating the concepts of freedom of the press. and a journalist a media outlet a journalist. there are spouses partners as well being detained and interrogated and so clearly i mean there's been a decision made that anything related to edward snowden must the capture it no matter what violating anyone's rights the rights of journalists the rights of the media and basic civil rights in general we're talking about a search that's going on for edward snowden or for a certain capture as it were the knowing where he is and they're trying to get it by any means necessary and it's the united states he's leading that e

while edward snowden as the messenger remains the focus of everybody's attention the u.s. government is trying to kill his message or at least contain it senior intelligence officials have testified in congress so boring everything is done in accordance with the law congress has already killed the bill that would make the n.s.a. walk back some of its powers so as of now no concrete steps have been taken to rein in n.s.a. surveillance but call school reform keep coming lawmakers are putting forward new initiatives earlier this week the president met with members of congress specifically to discuss slash and gamble of course attacking snowden is much easier for the white house defending this of the one state and here's what president obama said about that just in the wake of snowden's revelations and if people can't trust not only the executive branch but also don't trust congress and don't trust. federal judges to make sure that we're biding by the constitution due process and rule of law then we're going to have some problems on that trust issue a gallup poll shows fifty t

leaker edward snowden. and the u.k. universities become increasingly out of reach as a story to wish and fees mean bright brits from poor families giving up and getting to graduation. live from moscow you're watching our team with me to mom would say it's good to have you with us this morning let's get to our main top story this hour amid mounting disturbing reports of civilian kurds targeted by militants in syria the ethnic group is crying for help the kurdish democratic union party has filed an appeal to the e.u. about their plight the u.n. is also investigating the allegations of ethnic cleansing right let's get out of the detail and now from our r.t. correspondent in the air. who's following of the situation there in reno so it seems of the world are waking up to these harrowing reports of from syria tell us more. absolutely well the kurds as you have said they come out with an official request a sort of a statement directed to the entire world and international organizations calling them to pay closer attention to

guardian insists and it says that it will continue to report on the documents and the data that edward snowden had handed over to them and it's just incredible all of this comes just a day after the partner david miranda of a guardian journalist the guardian journalist working on snowden's materials is detained by authorities for nine hours. yeah that's right he was held at the heathrow airport where he was questioned but he says six different agents are david miranda explained that he was held for a very long time and he had talked about his experiences during that detention they were threatening me all the time in saying i would be prudent jail if i didn't cooperate they treated me like i was a criminal or someone about to attack the u.k. it was exhausting and frustrating i knew i wasn't doing anything wrong now why this is this has caused quite a doubt that if we look at the data from the home office they said that more than ninety seven percent of examinations under this specific law lasted less than an hour a lot of questions being raised as to why he was held for that amount of time and

and it was getting nowhere fast until edward snowden. gwen: apparently wyden let it be known that a lot of these ideas were his originally. the president said he was almost disdainful when asked about snoweden and said he is no patriot but also said there were many other ways that someone's conscience was stirred that they could have acted. is there this idea after whistleblower avenue? >> he's saying come back. and if you really believe that, go on trial and we'll charge you with these three felonies and we can see if there's another way that you could have -- gwen: very appealing. >> very appealing i'm sure to edward snowden. the president made very clear he doesn't really -- he likes these programs. his assessment of these programs, i think, he said, has not really evolved. one of my favorite moments in the press conference about this was our john karl stood up and said mr. president, if you're being so transparent, can you talk to us about these drone strikes? because there have been so many drone strikes in yemen after the past week

edward snowden couldn't come to me or most members of congress and talk about it.d to go to superiors and might be able to talk to people on the intelligence committee. they don't have a lot of avenues and if you look at some of the intelligence committee members, it's pretty staffed in favor of people who support these programs with the exception of a few people like senator wyden and udall and others. >> appreciate your time. thank you. >>> thanks so much. >>> let's dig deeper with edward snowden's father and bruce fine. good to have you on the program. lon, what is your reaction to this newly published information that your son gave them, there is a program that allows the nsa to access anything a typical user does on the internet? >> i find it shocking. it's a matter of more truth coming forward. i've only been able to scan the new information, but i'm very interested in seeing the two intelligence committees now, specifically mike rogers and dianne feinstein, what they are going to have to say. is there going to be more misdirection? we talk about james clappe

not everyone here is a supporter of edward snowden. we talked to a number of folks that don't like what snowden did and there are a lot of people working for the government agencies in the department of homeland security there is divided opinion. none nonetheless, a strong under current. >>> and to read more about the black on nbr.com. >>> let's turn now to the market focus and we begin with exxonmobil, the biggest drag on the dow today. they disappointed reporting a 19% drop in quarterly profits. the company said production down and refinery earnings fell. shares of xom were down more than 2% before making up some ground to close at $92.73 off more than one percent. >>> a different story for conaco phillips. earnings fell but production gained and profits beat estimates. shares gained 2% to $66 touching a new high. >>> another price to report, proctor and gamble's profit fell 4%, less than expected. the returning ceo said he's commented to making changes we know we need to make. investors were cheered by optimism and shares gained more

there is new information from edward snowden, saying that the nsa has been listening in on the united nations. >> america's national security agency allegedly cracked the encryption guarding the united nations internal video conferencing system, and that is according to a german publication that says that the surveillance of the united nations to lace last summer, and three weeks after hacking into the video system, the american spy agency had allegedly boosted its number from 12 to 400 58. for anyone who does not already know this, spying on the u.n. is illegal under international law, and their spiegel also says there is a moderate--monitoring program in over 80 embassies and consulates around the world, often without the knowledge of the host country. now, many may be wondering why is it that the united states would want to spy on the united nations, spying on its allies, because as we have been reporting, u.s. president barack obama said himself recently that the nsa is in place to protect american security and target only potential terrorists. >> what we do have are some mechanis

and meghan lopez and you are watching r t well our top story this afternoon edward snowden has left the sheremetyevo airport in moscow after russian authorities went to him temporary asylum in the country the attorney for former n.s.a. contractor edward snowden says that the documents allowing him to stay in russia were issued today snowden is now allowed to live work and travel in the country for up to a year this temporary asylum is also renewable almost as soon as those papers were issued edward snowden packed his bags and left the airport bound for an undisclosed location where he goes and what he does from here on out is still very much a mystery for the latest from moscow our earlier i spoke with r.t. correspondent lizzie france and i asked her if she has any idea where this man is. well that is the million dollar question in moscow right now there's been no official indication of where he may have been headed when he left the airport wiki leaks did release a statement saying that he and his advisor sara harrison i had left the airport this afternoon but a lot of importance has be

attorney says that the paperwork issued today allows snowden to live work and remain in russia for up to twelve months when he fronts reports. edwards noted and his his advisor sara harrison did leave the airport this afternoon after the paperwork was issued snowden's legal adviser of sorts here on the ground in russia. china did approach journalists today with the documentation that had been officially. given to us snowden from the federal migration services it shows that he does have that all important twelve month temporary asylum permission that he so badly wanted now one thing that mr crittenden a did point out is that keeping edward snowden's location at this point secret is very very important let's listen to what he had to say about that. you would do to the fact that he's the most wanted person on planet earth today he would be concerned about the issue of security that includes questions of safety and the place where he is going to live that's all up to him. consoled or not by of him but on other issues it's up to him as for meeting the press yes he's ready to meet the russian media but you need to understand you still nee

russian government grow frosty as obama canceled a meeting with president putin likely over edward snowden's temporary asylum report from moscow coming up also stepping up drone strikes in the middle east the u.s. has carried out strikes in pakistan and yemen in recent days look at what's behind these strikes and tonight show. it's thursday august eighth a pair in washington d.c. i'm sam sachs you're watching r.t. and we begin with the n.s.a. is ongoing mass surveillance of americans speaking on a condition of anonymity intelligence officials are shedding more light on the actual mechanisms by which the n.s.a. goes about scooping up that a belonging to you american citizen published today in the new york times officials explain that in targeting a foreign citizen with surveillance the n.s.a. casts a wide net on all communications flowing out of the united states that may be in direct contact with the foreign target or simply referencing the target or information related to the target officials go on to explain the n.s.a. is temporarily copying and then sifting through the contents of what is

is newest whistleblower edward snowden was in russian airspace on a flight from his hong kong hideout every journalist knew the weekend was over and they all scurried here to section a i said to metro airport snowden and his wiki leaks advisor sarah harrison are a no show reporters found out that snowden and his advisor were due to be on a flight to cuba the next day so what did they do search around for the nearest hotel to get a good night's sleep before getting on that flight. june twenty fourth dawns the doors to the flight close seat seventeen a is empty galleys and restrooms are searched the cargo hold is suspected a drinks trolley is found in business class hangovers are reported june twenty fifth president putin confirms that snowden is still in the transit area of the airport foreign minister sergei lavrov dismisses a u.s. request for extradition this stakeout continues because you just never know when he'll come out from hiding everyone with a press badge gets to know airport food courts and the coin operated massage chairs very well july second wiki leaks says snowden is se

considered i'm peter lavelle with the conviction of bradley manning in the continued hunt for edward snowden there can be no doubt whistleblowers will be intimidated and imprisoned by the powers that be at the same time american and western publics are not told who the enemy is that's top secret costing lives in precious treasure don't we have the right to know who we're fighting. to cross not the enemies of the state i'm joined by ty berry he is the washington d.c. director of code pink and in new york we cross to steven lazar he's the host of the radio show making sense with steve lazar i gently and i did you can jump in anytime you want to. day mr snowden was given a year asylum steve in russia and on friday we would see we will see bradley manning sentenced for his involvement in leaking so we have two different players two different outcomes your thoughts my friend. you know the one thing that i've never been able to get a straight answer from regarding folks who are supporters of snowden and manning is here are two guys who signed nondisclosure agreements they're working with the u.s.

russia's granting of temporary asylum to edward snowden and if you raise washington with the u.s. government stressing to counsel trying to summit as american lawmakers payment of the trial as well spent. and while the whistleblower gaging but job offers thought the revelations go public exposing britain's financial dependence on the u.s. when it comes to spying. the last british resident and gone tunnel days says he's being sexually assaulted by gone's as new figures show that facility has cost u.s. taxpayers almost five big and don't as sense is opened.