whistleblower edward snowden on the shortlist for europe's human rights prize is received a less than positive response from the director of his former agency rena. joins me live from new york to explain marina take us through exactly what was said. some u.s. officials would prefer to put n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden on a much less popular list no citizen would ever want to be on u.s. journalists brendan who covers technology policy for the hill blog reports that former cia and n.s.a. director michael hayden has joked about putting edward snowden on america's kill list haven's alleged comments were made at the washington post cyber security summit where he also noted that snowden has been nominated for a huge human rights award and then reportedly said quote i must admit in my darker moments over the past several months i had also thought of nominating mr snowden but it was for a different list unquote now at the washington post panel discussion on cyber

whistleblower edward snowden has arrived in moscow. they says comes courtesy of our agency ruptly. live pictures from moscow airport right now for he with the father of the n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden has arrived in moscow. like pictures from moscow sheremetyevo airport they come courtesy of the roughly agency here. and of course we'll bring you more. more information on this was soon as we get it . and let's not turn to some other news this hour. you have brought you the brinkmanship has the most vulnerable with hundreds of patients forced to wait for treatment until the government shut down and. were horrible for. their growth. which. we're now an american intellectual chomsky talks to see about the way it's being global politics and the controversial wall of the. also employment in greece is expected to hit another record high enough job despite the government promising a recovery will bend away on my next. class iran sky industries booming in defiance of top western sanctions on its economy but foreign companies look to move in and take advantage that. this is see coming

and off the whistleblower edward snowden is put on the short list for a european human rights prize the former n.s.a. chief jokes he should end up on a very different list of top stories this hour. live from our studio center here in moscow where she just turned ten pm this is. barack obama has called on the republican opponents to show some common sense warning that if congress is not able to agree a budget there is a very real risk of a national default mean one an estimated three hundred million dollars going down the drain every day the government is shutdown. has more now from washington d.c. . last night at the white house between president obama and congressional leaders failed to yield any deal to end the government shutdown now in its third day and it's becoming increasingly clear that the president and congressional leaders want to include an increase in the debt limit and i'd like to end a government shutdown as well because the debt limit is the real serious issue here this government shutdown is having effects on our economy the longer it goes on the more effects it will ha

whistleblower edward snowden arrives at moscow's sheremetyevo airport where he's found spend five weeks in transit limbo before receiving asylum. speak with mr snowden find out what he said in just a few moments. after developing story libya's prime minister has reportedly been kidnapped by on demand in tripoli. seven days to defaults as america's bunch of brinkmanship heads the most vulnerable with hundreds of patients forced to wait for treatment until the government shutdown and. for that we would. never grow. and a renowned american intellectual noam chomsky talks to r.t. about big driving global politics and the controversial role of the u.s. . this is coming to life for most hello and welcome to the program and the father of n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden has arrived in moscow in the hope of seeing his son for the first time since russia granted him asylum it was noted is staying at an undisclosed location reportedly under heavy security and. is actually made to hold snowden landed. and spoke to the media hi there you are so you were among those tooth talks to edward snowden'

whistleblower edward snowden has arrived in moscow in the hope of seeing his son for the first time since russia granted him asylum edward snowden is staying at an undisclosed location reportedly under heavy screen security. was among the first to speak to long snowden about his plans during his first ever visit to russia. two waiting for him right at the entrance to the v.a.b. a launch off the airport where we're standing now this is his first time in russia of course i had to ask him what's the plan for the first city office visit i mr coote arenas guest and i am very thankful for his hospitality and. i am going to follow mr coo trainers advice and that will determine where my day leaches and if the opportunity presents itself i certainly hope that i'll have an opportunity to see my son clearly mr snowden leaning on. this name a lawyer who's been representing and counseling his son edward here in russia he did to say that he's hoping to meet him but apparently even he right now doesn't know whether or not that will be possible not to mention the why and the where since the only thing we

administration has touted a policy of declassifying select information following links by nsa whistleblower edward snowden. snowden continued to criticize the nsa spy programs after receiving an award from u.s. whistleblower's last week in russia. >> people all over the world are realizing that these programs don't make us more safe. they hurt our economy. the hurt our country. they limit our ability to think and live and be creative and have relationships to associate freely. >> we will spend the hour with the four former government officials who met with snowden last week after headlines. they are from the fbi, cia, the justice department, in the nsa. critics of the nsa are using a state highway cleanup program to protest the agency. the group restore the fourth has adopted a stretch of highway that runs past the agency's massive data facility in utah. to the sully tribune, that means signs bearing the group's name, which is a reference to the fourth amendment, will be displayed outside the nsa building. restore the fourth says they will carry more signs protesting nsa spying as they pick up litter near

putting cia whistleblower edward snowden on. a car chase and shooting on capitol hill police killed a woman driver after she rams the security barrier just near the white house. and the price tag for the. bailout plagued greek government couldn't have chosen a worse time for the. good morning to you from the entire news team. here in moscow and i'm. a cia contractor turned a whistleblower edward snowden should be on a hit list rather than a list of names recently nominated for a prize for freedom of thought that was a joke made by former n.s.a. director michael hayden. a wave of criticism he told. he was misunderstood. well speaking at a washington post panel discussion on a cyber security former n.s.a. director general michael hayden joked about putting edward snowden on a list that has very little to do with human rights or honorable recognition america's former spy chief egg knowledge that snowden an n.s.a. whistleblower has been nominated for a human rights award and then reportedly said quote i must admit in my darker momen

chief makes a drug about putting cia whistleblower edward snowden on ahead lest. the us federal holder leaves president obama grounded and he's forced to cancel a trip to asia while the us treasury issues a warning of a catastrophic default. on the price time for the new out the anger's bailout plagued greeks the government couldn't have chosen was timing for the project. russia and around the world this is the with me. thanks for joining us. cia contracts it turned whistleblower edward snowden should be on the head list rather a list of names recently nominated for a prize for freedom of thought that was a drug made by the n.s.a. director michael hayden but his humor was spot has sparked a way of criticism he told. he was misunderstood. well speaking at a washington post panel discussion on a cyber security former n.s.a. director general michael hayden joked about putting edward snowden on a list that has very little to do with human rights or honorable recognition america's former spy chief eg knowledge that snowden an n.s.a. whistleblower has been nominated for

issues father i'm simply thankful that my son is safe and free the father of venice a whistleblower edward snowden arrives at. his son spent five weeks in limbo before receiving asylum. just minutes. after a visit to russia find out what he said in just a few moments. and edward snowden has received an award for integrity in intelligence personally presented to him by a group an activist i'm very pleased to say will be speaking to them exclusively live in this studio in a couple of minutes time. before the biggest player in the world. never. or not american intellectual know. what's driving global politics and the controversial role of the u.s. . often just after three pm here in moscow and speak with the father of n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden is here in moscow today hopes to see is some for the first time since russia granted him asylum noted snowden is staying at an undisclosed location still reportedly under heavy security. was among the first to speak to long snowden about his plan. pool waiting for him right at the entrance to the v.a.b. a launch off the airport where we're standing no

s longest serving chief has come under intense pressure since whistleblower edward snowden revealed the vast scale of government snooping. has the details. the man who has made indiscriminate global surveillance and data gathering part of the fabric of america is leaving his position general keith alexander director of the national security agency is reportedly stepping down from his reign within the next six months it would be hard to deny that this unexpected exodus would be happening if not for whistleblower edward snowden general alexander's eight year tenure at the n.s.a. came under a worldwide criticism earlier this year after snowden a former n.s.a. contractor revealed details about the n.s.a.'s global gathering of telephone e-mail and social media data foreign embassies the united nations and even heads of state were allegedly targeted by america's dragnet surveillance political activist and author eugene puryear says general alexander's resignation is more like a fall from grace i think that the revelations from snowden are playing a big role here i mean i think for them to say

after whistleblower edward snowden has put on the shortlist for european human rights prize the former n.s.a. chief justice he should end up on a very different this our top story this hour. live from studio center here in moscow where it's just turned eleven pm this is. and first we turn to our breaking news this hour multiple gunshots have been capitol here in washington d.c. the building was put armed security lockdown and police have described the situation as still active one officer has reportedly been injured and there are unconfirmed reports that they may have run gates close to the capitol building well we hope to get the latest from washington d.c. from our correspondent. in the next few minutes from now well of course all this comes amid high political tensions in washington with lawmakers clashing over barack. signature health care bill the president has called on his republican opponents to show some common sense warning that if congress is not able to agree a budget there is a very real risk of a national default an estimated three hundred million dollars a going down the

whistleblower edward snowden on a much less popular list no citizen would ever want to be on u.s. journalists brendan who covers technology policy for the hill blog reports that former cia and n.s.a. director michael hayden has joked about putting edward snowden on america's kill list haven's alleged comments were made at the washington post cyber security summit where he also noted that snowden has been nominated for a huge human rights award and then reportedly said quote i must admit in my darker moments over the past several months i had also thought of nominating mr snowden but it was for a different list unquote now at the washington post panel discussion on cyber security hayden also reportedly defended the u.s. government's use of targeted killings joke or not some would argue that this is probably the worst time for any u.s. official to even speak sarcastically about america's assassination program why well because journalists jeremy scahill and glenn greenwald are currently working together on a joint investigation on how the u.s. national security agency has been involv

and looking back at the week's news whistleblower edward snowden the races head above the parapet as he makes his first public appearance in months outlining what he says are modern day threats to privacy.

whistleblower edward snowden raises his head above the parapet as he makes his first public appearance in months. threats to privacy. of patients. paychecks and the poor food handouts and no desire.

whistleblower edward snowden. here at the embassy of ecuador in london he affirmed that the exceptionalism that barack obama president of united states is defending is merely an excuse to be involved in law something used by nations such as united states with power to subordinate others assigned also alerted to the necessity of developing sovereign technology and sovereignty in general in order to defend nations against the mass surveillance and espionage programs of the united states that violate human rights and certain rights under international law that whenever you see the president talk about exceptionalism what he's trying to say is there are rules of civil behavior. doesn't apply to him. whether that's in invading another country or whether that's abuse of lords. in relation to. misuse of the espionage act against alleged journalistic sources. and journalists. that's something you. see it's very important that people understand that this is not just a piece more so it's a radical trade. mark of a much. mor

legal issues father i'm shipley thankful that my son a safe and free father of venice a whistleblower edward snowden arrives at. his son spent five weeks in limbo before receiving asylum. just minutes. every visit to russia find out what he said in just a few moments. received an award for integrity in intelligence personally presented to him by a group. of very pleased to say we'll be speaking to them exclusively live in this studio in a couple of minutes time.

whistleblower edward snowden a rise of moscow's sheremetyevo airport where his son spend five weeks in transit limbo before receiving asylum. just minutes after landing i asked mr snowden what's the plan for his first ever visit to russia find out what he said in just a few moments. beyond an hour off a developing story maybe as prime minister has reportedly been kidnapped by armed men in tripoli and. it is the horror of the biggest terrorist in the world. never drove the.

whistleblower edward snowden raises his head above the parapet asking makes his first public appearance and months outlining the modern day threats to privacy. a global day of action against genetically modified crops as bias had giant monsanto cults a major backlash from consumers scared for the health. and cancer patients on the denies cat walkers lose pay tracks on the poll the food turns out as dead no county no designed to compromise and leave the united states just days away from a catastrophic default.

whistleblower edward snowden raises his head above the parapet as he makes his first public appearance in months outlining modern day threats to privacy.

chief makes a joke about putting cia whistleblower edward snowden on a hit list. and the price tag for the new mosque in athens i'm goods bailout play greeks feeling the government couldn't have chosen a worse time for. the project. the world's top headlines live from moscow it's odds he with me.

matter all together, and of course all of this is emerging from information provided by the whistleblower, edward snowdenwho is wanted on espionage charges in the united states, so that gives you an indication of what washington feels about being spied upon itself. >>> tim friend in brussels. >>> pakistan has publicly condemned the u.s. regarding drone strokes, but it now appears that senior members knew about the strikes and even endorsed them. the documents say that pakistani officials were given classified beefings on the strikes between 2007 and 2011. pakistan denies the report, and its prime minister has urged president obama to halt those strikes. >>> chemical weapon inspectors are in damascus today. they say the government is cooperating and that they are on schedule to destroy all of its production capabilities by november 1st. syria has until the middle of next year to eliminate all of its chemical weapons, and there is breaking news. two u.s. citizens have been kidnapped off of the coast of africa. a u.s. defense official confirming that u.s. flag supply ship was attacked in the gulf of guinea.

chief makes a joke about putting cia whistleblower edward snowden on the hitlist.

and our guest today is another national security whistleblower and no it's not edward snowden and i was mark innovates and he joins us from the american city of minneapolis mark it's great to have you on our program today so the drama in washington what was it is a comedy or a tragedy i tell you what it's really disturbing to refer to what's happening in washington as a joke and on behalf of all critical clear thinking americans i want to apologize to the rest of the world for our. circus clown college and congress and only the american congress could pass themselves on the back and break their elbows for kicking the can down the road instead of actually doing their job. and delaying this for another three months on an issue that they should have handled a couple of years ago but there is no default this time but only for now the root causes are really going away and neither political nor economic dontcha think. well the situation that.

and as you were mentioning there regarding edward snowden the former whistleblower his revelations are european agencies were often sharing people's data with the n.s.a. do you really think we still supposed to believe though that they're not still in bed together. well one has to be quite clear about this the european union has no jurisdiction to regulate the activities of intelligence services but if they agreed to to require illegal bases for transfer of personal data to third countries as has been proposed in the parliament now this would be a major step forward because then there would have to be a political agreement between the governments also between the us and the european governments what intelligence services should be allowed to do in the future so it's a two step process today is only this is a general measure which cannot directly influence the activities of intelligence services but it's an important step forward and what does this mean though for the average person such as yourself and me as well well the the rights of the european citizens will be strengthened if this

and there is a chance the fate of american a whistleblower edward snowden will be mentioned. has details. the timing of visit to moscow certainly adds a lot of spice to what could have been just another visit of a latin american president to the russian capital itself well korea arrives in moscow which is the very same city where edward snowden the famous whistleblower now resides with his political asylum and if we go back five months ago we remember that ecuador was one of the countries which offered a political asylum to the former n.s.a. contractor and that is despite ecuador having strategic partnership with the united states you know the fact that the economy of ecuador largely depends on the united states is by no means an obstacle for the ecuadorian authorities to come out with open criticism of washington's actions i remember standing in the very same studio in downtown moscow and quoting the ecuadorian authorities when another visit off another latin american president to moscow ever medallists of believe resulted in a major international scandal when his airplane w

whistleblower edward snowden makes his first public statement since being granted asylum in russia after being presented in a board of his revelations. global march against frankenfood protesters and hundreds of cities across the world unite to vent their anger at the methods of g.m. . with no deal to end america's budget deadlock for one time some republicans agreed to continue talking while cancer patients see that treatments put on hold. for the matter of life or death it's not a matter of inconvenience or just irritation for.

whistleblower edward snowden raises his head about the parapet as he makes his fast public appearance in months outlining the moment a rights to privacy. a global day of action against genetically modified crops as bonsai trying to monsanto cops a major backlash from consumers scared of that house. and deadlock and no desire to compromise leave the united states just days away from a catastrophic default with scientists whackers and even the sake of raising paying the price.

whistleblower edward snowden makes his first public statement since being granted decided in russia after receiving an award for his revelations the global march against frankenfood protestors in hundreds of cities across the world unite to vent their anger at the methods of g.m. . is the one time some republicans continue to squabble over the budget crisis with a result. see that treatments put on hold. the matter of life or death it's not a matter of inconvenience or just an irritation for us we need this treatment.

whistleblower edward snowden raises his head above the parapet as he makes his first public appearance in months. threats to privacy. patients are denied care workers lose paychecks and that food. can no desire to compromise leave the united states just days away from a catastrophic default. and a global day of action against genetically modified crops is. facing a major backlash from consumers.

breaking news this hour the final bell but it's a whistleblower edward snowden a rise in moscow we can now see live pictures from. latest i should say from the show metro airport where he'd just spoken to the media. who managed to speak to mr snowden senior just a few minutes ago find out what he said in a couple of moments. and another major development this hour even prime minister ali's a done that has been kidnapped by owned militants in tripoli also. blue grotto.

whistleblower edward snowden raises his head above the parapet as he makes his first public appearance. threats to privacy. of patients. paychecks and the poor food handouts the.

. >> for the last several month, documents that the whistleblower edward snowden leaked showed a dragneteyond france and spain. it's failed to become a major issue in washington. the bugging of angela merkel's phone received attention because the strategic implications of being caught. the focus worries a visiting delegation of european parliament airians investigating the scale of the u.s. program. >> spying on friends, not just on leaders, on citizens. >> tuesday's hearing was primarily about the u.s.'s domestic surveillance operations with james clapper and keith alexander key to restrict changes to variability of collecting data of u.s. citizens. >> more to come on al jazeera. coming home to start again. we are in the philippines town of zamboanga, where the standoff destroyed the homes of 10,000 families. and women out of work in iran. we look at the underrepresentation in the country's labour force. stay with us. >>> welcome back. a recap of the top stories - another senior leader of the muslim brotherhood has been arrested in egypt. the pictures are said to show esam el-arian when

the post's video whistleblower edward snowden and just as soon as his leaks about the n.s.a. performs the former intelligence on that started the run from washington's prosecution of. the world against so-called frankenfood accidents and hundreds of cities across the globe to take to the streets in protest at the jam giant monsanto. block says the yuasa politicians within the government shutdown continues we'll speak with accounts of patients was among hundreds being denied treatment because of the deadlock in washington on. the matter of life or death.

for the meantime here in the cia contract a time to whistleblower edward snowden should be on a hit list rather than a list of names recently nominated for a prize of freedom of thought that was a joke made by former n.s.a. director michael hayden is human has not been raising smiles everywhere even spotting a wave of criticism he told. he was misunderstood. well speaking at a washington post panel discussion on a cyber security former n.s.a. director general michael hayden joked about putting added words snowden on a list that has very little to do with human rights or honorable recognition america's former spy chief eg knowledge that snowden an n.s.a. whistleblower has been nominated for a human rights award and then reportedly said quote i must admit in my darker moment over the past several months i'd also thought of nominating mr snowden but it was for a different list unquote some journalists including brendan sasso from the hill blog have interpreted mr hayden's words to mean putting snowden on america's kill list now general hayden confirmed to me that the quote is correct but he