>> i'm going to let him speak for himself on those questions, but i think for us as --rnalists, the convenience as far as recounting the events, not only did they take his passport, they prevented other countries from giving him save transit. it is a benefit for the u.s. government because they get to demonize him by saying he is in russia. to me, the bigger question is, why did someone who comes forward to information that exposes programs that are own courts say is illegal and unconstitutional feel the need to bee in order threatened with several decades in prison, why is that the treatment that a whistleblower receives? that is a much more important question to me than finding out the details of whether snowden should be standing up and holding a press conference a something such as crimea. the question is, why did he feel the need to flee after watching the parade of whistleblower's who have been threatened with prison for a long time or put in prison for a long time? people can judge for themselves what they think of snowden. it is a legitimate question. peoplem baffled when bring much onl