edward snowden is a patriot.easier to dismiss this fellow if you frontally attack him personally the way these folks have done. tom drake, when he was acquitted, the judge abraded the justice department saying, you had no business persecuting this person for four years. guess what? tom had an experience in moscow when he met edward snowden, and i'm sure he was thinking, wow, i guess some good can come out of this because it was ed snowden who freely said right up front that it was tom's example. what happened to him by going through channels that persuaded ed snowden to seek a more secure --te -- security route secret is route. >> your thoughts quickly on that, tom drake? >> i feel ensure near a kinship with edward snowden. he wants the constitution restored, the surveillance state disbanded. it has gone far beyond the mandate to do with terrorism and other threats to the nation. >> sarah harrison could also be seriously endangered by all that she has done, targeted by the british and u.s. governments. was there

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 mov

"the guardian" did a good job in publishing the edward snowden leaked information.hat it did do was put crucial information into the public domain. that allowed us to have informed debates. there'll always be a line crossed between journalism and national security. we have to find the balance. >> as for edward snowden and "the guardian" - however legitimate the intention, they seem to have become lost. one might argue in fact their behaviour was counterproductive as disclosure of sensitive information through the media is unlookly to foster changes in intelligence practices. >> time for "listening post" "newsbytes." glenn greenwald, the american journalist who broke the edward snowden-nsa is leaving "the guardian" to start in a start-up. his new outlet would provide the same type of journalism making him one of the best journalists. it's reportedly funded by pierre omidyar. if confirmed, the fora by pierre omidyar is the second time in a few months that an online entrepreneur staked a claim in the media industry. in august amazon boss jeff bezos bought the "the wash

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 now this is his first time in russia of course i had to ask him what's the plan for the first day of his visit i'm mr coote arena's guest and i'm very thankful for his hospitality and. i'm going to follow mr q. trainers advice and that will determine where m

"the guardian" did a good job in publishing the edward snowden leaked information.hat it did do was put crucial information into the public domain. that allowed us to have informed debates. there'll always be a line crossed between journalism and national security. we have to find the balance. >> as for edward snowden and "the guardian" - however legitimate the intention, they seem to have become lost. one might argue in fact their behaviour was counterproductive as disclosure of sensitive information through the media is unlookly to foster changes in intelligence practices. millions who need assistance now. we appreciate you spending time with us tonight. >>> up next is the golden age of hollywood going golden but elsewhere. why l.a.'s mayor has declared a state of emergency for the entertainment industry there. next. what happens when social media uncovers unheard, fascinating news stories? >> they share it on the stream. >> social media isn't an after-thought, it drives discussion across america. >> al jazeera america's social media community, on tv and online. >

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

will supply edward snowden is here in moscow hoping to see a son who remains in an undisclosed secure location under the protection of russia's temporary asylum or he can off snowden it should mention where port where the former cia contractor spent five weeks in diplomatic limbo. 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 the office visit i'm mr coote arena's guest and i am very thankful for his hospitality and. i am going to follow mr trainers advice. 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. who's been representing and counseling his son edward here in russia the only thing we know about edward snowden is that he's somewhere in a safe area in a safe place in russia father did. come to moscow in august there's a lot of speculation over why that didn't happen including for security reasons the son edward

[applause] you, from edward snowden. a jesselyn radack reading message from nsa whistleblower edward snowden at saturday's stop watching us rally in washington, d.c. thomas drake also spoke. she was charged with espionage after he was suspected of revealing information about the agency's warrantless wiretapping program. evidence revealed by edward snowden, we now know in great detail, the nsa does not have an honorable track record of telling the truth. while keeping track of us with our -- with out our consent. >> unacceptable! >> i agree. we only know of the wrongdoings and violations due to the disclosures of whistleblowers. these public eyes and ears, exposing abuse of government power in the public interest. but without adequate protections, they're more likely to turn a blind eye to the privacy risk of innocence. it renders creativity new come in gender sphere and erodes our freedom served up by the potent [indiscernible] security wallf for sticking our liberties is a price we must pay to make us feel safe. i don't

i support reforms, i think edward snowden does, too. for tomorrow there's a rally, for tens of thousands, against mass surveillance, by ramey wrightman. so, i mean there are -- i'm completely in favor of reform, as long as it's meaningful. >> let's talk about public opinion. i want to show you a poll, an absence/"the washington post" poll. it asks, does it or does it not intrude. 74% say it does intrude. now, frankly when it comes to national security, i don't care what the american public thinks. i really don't. i think this is something for experts to sort of mete out. should we care? should the president care that the american population feels like this is an intrusion? >> he does care. i talked to him about this. i think that's why you've seen him take action. >> we all now how aggressive commissions are. >> i think he's taken a number of steps to find the right balance. >> does it seem like he takes step when . >> of course, public disclosure, programs has led to more public debate. i think it's self-evident, but i think his's some

that is from edward snowden. really listen. well kevin they demand a meaningful reform surveillance surveillance and people here they came with signed by more than five hundred thousand people demanding congress investigate the end. spying programs the senate judiciary and intelligence comedian. program so they want to make sure that their voices are heard and we should say that congress is divided into those who demand a major overhaul of the spying programs and those who suggest a bit more oversight as we know members of congress like alan grayson he says that congressional oversight is in fact that he has learned far more about government spying on citizens from the media than he has from official intelligence briefings actually one of the main messages is watch the watchers the question is really is it really possible so far the only any light that's been shed on the watchers has been whistleblowers essentially ok. they continue to make their voices thank you from washington d.c. is going to. well the n.s.a. has been under

while edward snowden and the n.s.a. spy scandal were among the topics r.t. exclusively discussed with the world's most renowned whistleblower julian assange the full interview is available on our website at r.t. dot com. now dozens of activists across dozens of countries held rallies to call for the permanent boycott of genetically modified food with biotech giant monsanto the main target of their anger hundreds of cities across the world from a stranger to europe were involved demonstrators claim crops produced by the company could be harmful to humans and even result in death some of the biggest rallies took place in the u.s. where people are also accuse the multi-national company of aggressive lobbying and suppressing food safety research and he said now he is in washington for ati. many cities across the u.s. took part in this second organize march against the agricultural giant monsanto protesters rallying against the company's use of genetically modified organisms and trying to raise awareness about its corporate practices some protesters told us that

breaking news this hour the father i'll bet it's a whistleblower edward snowden a rise in moscow that we can now see live pictures from or later so i should say from the show metro airport where he'd just spoken to the media. who managed to speak to mr snowden 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. come from. the horror of the biggest terrorist in the world. never grow. which would. bring now and american intellectual chomsky talks to. driving global politics and the controversial role of the us. hello and welcome to twenty four hour news live from moscow ptomaine story now snowden is seen here has given his first interview since arriving in moscow this morning he will now try to reunite with his son who's been at an undisclosed location here in russia and is kind of is at sheremetyevo airport for as long snowden just landed there you are so you have spoken to me just. no i didn't see the ad and what's your impression about

and the person edward snowden thanks to whom this protest is happening is now holed up. here in the states. and people here say thank you edward snowden they stayed on their banners they stayed on their jackets everywhere they everybody here everybody here realizes this conversation wouldn't be happening if it were not for edward snowden. huge story unfolding. historic protests. all they really the people behind you. well that's a that's a big question that's a huge question but what people here want is what they demand is meaningful not just a reform they demand a meaningful. reform they came here with a petition with more than five hundred thousand signatures on it demanding congress investigate the n.s.a. spying programs the senate. intelligence committee. so they want to make sure that their voices are heard. is now divided into those who demand a drastic overhaul of the spying programs and those who suggest. more oversight now one of the main messages of this rally is watch the watchers some people are asking is it really possible because so far a new light that's b

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'

was totally good cheer and edward snowden's representative and. me and speaking to the press about snowden see me as a rival here in russia of course he's wanting to see. very soon and. snowden senior trip has been planned as with since. he's finally arrived at the very same airport where his son has spent five weeks in transit limbo before receiving asylum here in russia and snowden now isn't even show sure they say that he'll be able to meet his son during his stay in so we'll hope it will be able to do so and edward snowden's representatives said the n.s.a. whistleblower. disclosed location and under very heavy security providing him counsel on a totally katrina we just saw him said snowden's studying the russian language and considering vires job. and he's been charged with espionage back in the u.s. for massive leaks which revealed just how widespread the u.s. government surveillance is snowden's been granted one year asylum on the stand of course to more we can join now live. for us for us please bring us more. this was just this makeshift m

whistleblower edward snowden i arrived at moscow's sheremetyevo airport where his son spend final weeks in transit 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. and then our other developing story libya's prime minister has reportedly being kidnapped by armed men in tripoli also. four of the biggest killers in the world. never broke the. renowned american intellectual chomsky talks to us here about what's driving global politics and the controversial role of the u.s. . international news life for most purposes altie with me you know thanks for joining us 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 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 ai

and edward snowden's revelations certainly back up an awful lot of it we're going deeper and deeper into this so i think at this point there's very little question plus. the knitted to overthrowing governments like most the deck in iran is a recent book about the dulles brothers who were involved in that we've admitted to overthrowing arbonne xin we want them out of the cia did that. in chile henry kissinger's admitted to it it's yes there's a lot of documentation that totally substantiates this your book also claims that so-called jackals of the corporate murderers that have carried out assassinations on world leaders that don't comply with the program such as the former president act when or if that's the case john why are you alive. well i get that question a lot every bit and the reason is i actually i started writing this book in the early eighty's my daughter had just been born i contacted other people that had been in the business and received threatening phone calls about my life my young daughter's life i was also then offered a consulting job with donna webster a large consulti

edward snowden and the n.s.a. spy scandal were among the topics r.t. exclusively discussed with the world's most renowned whistleblower songe the full interview is available on our website at r.t. . now activists across dozens of countries held rallies to call for the permanent boycott of genetically modified food by tech giant monsanto the main target of their anger hundreds of cities across the world from australia to europe were involved demonstrators claim crops produced by the company could be harmful to humans even resulting in some of the biggest rallies took place in the u.s. where people also accuse the multi-national company of aggressive lobbying and suppressing food safety and he now is in washington for r.t. . many cities across the u.s. took part in this second organize march against the agricultural giant monsanto protesters rallying against the company's use of genetically modified organisms and trying to raise awareness about its corporate practices some protesters told us that even though the government is shutdown months onto lobbyis

whistleblower edward snowden. hoping to see his son who remains an undisclosed secure location under the protection of. snowden and. that's where the former cia contractor spent five weeks in diplomatic. 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 state office visit i'm mr arenas guest and i'm very thankful for his hospitality and. i'm going to follow mr advice and that will determine where my day leads and if the opportunity presents itself i certainly hope that i'll have an opportunity to see my son. leaning on. who's been representing and counseling his son edward here in russia the only thing we know about edward snowden is that he's somewhere in a safe area in a safe place in russia father did. come to moscow in august there's lots of speculation over why that didn't happen including for security reasons son edward snowden the former n.s.a. contractor arrives to t

plus, is he still offering asylum to edward snowden. joins us on talk to al jazeera. >> president morales, it is great to meet you, and have this opportunity to speak to you. thank you for joining us. >> thank you very much for this opportunity to speak with you about different aspects that have to do with the life from the country, the region, and the continent. >> our pleasure. in your recent comments, to the united nations general assembly. you suggested that the u.n. should be moved from your city. why do you feel that way? because first, air pie rassey, black male, visas. even some ministers with a president, they don't get visas. i get a visa for four, five, seven days. they consider the cuban president as the promoter of terrorism? what's more, here sometimes you have a shootings, and like there have been in the last few years, and on the other hand, the resolutions that are passed here are not respected by the host country of the united nations. they have done an economic blockade on cuba. not to have the blackmail, and farce th

has been assisting edward snowden on legal matters has revealed that father and son will reunite today although the exact timing location on thing disclosed for security reasons can keep abreast of all the latest on this developing story any time course on a website called. edward snowden became washington's most wanted man now for exposing the extent of america's global surveyor. program with revelation sending shock waves around the world it sets him to on the run from u.s. prosecution but also what a recognition and praise indeed he's been given the sam adams prize now for integrity and intelligence it was awarded to him by a group of whistleblowers and activists themselves all of which unveiled hidden secrets themselves in the past they join me here in the studio but told me how snowden's adjusting to his new life doing remarkably well under the circumstances in which he came here we're obviously going to find out personally how is he you know what are you looking at these days. i thought he looked great he seemed very centered and and. brilliant smart funny very engaged. i thought

. >> that is what edward snowden believed. he is now in hiding in russia. a hero to some, a villain to others. on how see him depends surprised and outraged you are by what he has revealed. thanks to edward snowden, the guardian has got hold of a massive trove of top-secret documents from the nsa, as well .s 58 thousand from britain so far it has published just a few excerpts. in the last week i have been --en erect access to a small direct access to a small election original documents. capabilities they reveal and the secrets they contain make clear the very real issues in balancing the public interest with national security. worked inside the secret safe though say this power is vital for national security and is used only for national security. >> will what the state needs, law enforcement needs is the possibility of accessing the communations of the terrorist 's, the criminals, the kidnappers, the proliferators, the pedophiles. those communications are all mixed up with everyone else's communications. around the e-mails globe. you have powerful capabili

. >> that is what edward snowden believed. he is now in hiding in russia. a hero to some, a villain to others. on how see him depends surprised and outraged you are by what he has revealed. thanks to edward snowden, the guardian has got hold of a massive trove of top-secret documents from the nsa, as well .s 58 thousand from britain so far it has published just a few excerpts. in the last week i have been --en erect access to a small direct access to a small election original documents. capabilities they reveal and the secrets they contain make clear the very real issues in balancing the public interest with national security. worked inside the secret safe though say this power is vital for national security and is used only for national security. >> will what the state needs, law enforcement needs is the possibility of accessing the communications of the terrorist 's, the criminals, the kidnappers, the proliferators, the pedophiles. those communications are all mixed up with everyone else's communications. around the e-mails globe. you have powerful capabi

whistleblower edward snowden is speaking out what he has to say about allegations he gave top secret intel to the russian and chinese government government details just ahead and force feeding i get motion the u.s. government have the right to force feed striking detainees a judge here in d.c. is hearing a case that's asking for an injunction to prevent the inhumane practice we'll have a report from the court coming up and governing by crisis it seems washington can only make decisions when there's a looming catastrophe but is this hurting the u.s. economy we'll get some perspective on that later in the show. it's friday october eighteenth four pm in washington d.c. i'm on your i david and you're watching r t. we begin today with the details from an interview with former n.s.a. contractor edward snowden and an extensive conversation conducted through encrypted online communications with james risin of the times snowden gave detailed responses to a myriad of accusations leveled against him by u.s. officials one major allegation was that snowden had leaked secrets to both the chinese a

edward snowden is seen by the wider public for the very first time since getting asylum in russia there's a video emerges of him receiving an award from fellow us government whistleblowers . hungry for change hundreds of cities across the globe see protests against genetically modified food and the companies seen as the face of the industry. and in washington faces up to the looming threat of a national to fold we look at how the government shutdown has become a matter of life and death for those outside the political arena. i welcome watching r.t. this morning with me andrey farmer. edward snowden has broken months of radio silence after being granted temporary asylum in russia the n.s.a. leaker received an award for integrity in intelligence from a group of fellow american whistleblowers in the video from the ceremony became the first public view of him speaking since july shortly after snowden's father arrived in moscow to see him artes you met him at the airport. i cannot speak for my son and really the legal issues i'm a father and i don't want to really share my opinions at this poi

snowden and four hundred thousand other people exactly but i'm guessing it was the edward snowden affair that really brought the attention over you tell me here what have we learned about how the federal government put pressure on this company that eventually forced it to close its doors ok back up a few months first guardian leaks this first big n.s.a. leaks first week in june ok june ninth edward snowden comes out there we see the video is everywhere him sitting in the hong kong hotel room we learned who edward snowden is on june ninth on june tenth the federal government went to lava bit and they said that they wanted to track a specific user now only this week to get all these over one hundred sixty three pages of documents unsealed so we're only starting to really understand the full grasp of the what this legal fights been going through the last couple of months but we know that a day after this person edward snowden appeared in the media they got. and was trying to get access to his e-mails and the dollar levison who is a thirty one thirty two year old man from dallas he founded t

government contractor edward snowden artie's eva golinger has more. 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 a 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 will look at it 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 invading another country or whether that's abuse of lords or. in relation to. barack obama's use of the espionage act against alleged journalistic sources. and journalists. that's something you so it's very important that people understand this is not just a bit more it's a radical change. very few

you know edward snowden's revelations certainly back up an awful lot of it we're going deeper and deeper into this so i think at this point there's very little question plus we've admitted to overthrowing governments like most the deck in iran is a recent book about the dulles brothers who were involved in that we've admitted to overthrowing arbonne xin we want them out of the cia did that. in chile. henry kissinger's admitted to it it's yes there's a lot of documentation that totally substantiates this your book also claims that so-called jackals of the corporate murderers that have carried out assassinations on world leaders that don't comply with the program such as the former president aqua door if that's the case john why are you alive. well i get that question a lot as a bit and the reason is i actually i started writing this book in the early eighty's my daughter had just been born i contacted other people that had been in the business and received threatening phone calls about my life my young daughter's life i was also then offered a consulting job with donna webster a large con

also discuss edward edward snowden with julian assange and wiki leaks co-founder explaining why he thinks a journalist helping snowden could be in jeopardy the full interview with our website r t v dot com. still ahead a global day of action against genetically modified crops as biotech firm monsanto faces a major backlash from consumers who say they're scared for their health that and more after a short break. i'm talking obviously about edward snowden and you know that some americans believe he's the only fool the criminal what do i believe you said here oh my belief he's drifted from his heart that he feels some goodness that he wants to be truthful to the american people that he believes in and loves his country america so strongly and i wish that somebody five in the same situation i hope that i have the courage to do the same thing. seventeen minutes past the hour now two massive blast have torn through damascus one of them apparently targeting the hotel where the chemical weapons inspection team is staying or his policy or reports from near the site of one of the explosions. two ma

that my son is safe and free edward snowden's father arrives in moscow to see his son for the first time since the n.s.a. revelations cia contract. from washington's prosecution. in just a few moments. received an award for. from a group of fellow whistleblowers and activists spoke to them exclusively. and the libyan prime minister appears on state television after a brief kidnapping a government. reporter. with the u.s. . for. american intellectual. middle east syria's chemical weapons and us. nine pm this is. the father of the hannah say whistleblower edward snowden is in moscow hoping to see his son who remains in an undisclosed secure location under the protection of russia's temporary asylum. snowden. the former cia contractor spent five weeks in diplomatic limbo. 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 state office visit i'm mr coote arenas guest and i'm very thankful for his hospitality and. i'm going to follow mr q. trainers a

you know edward snowden's revelations certainly back up an awful lot of it we're going deeper and deeper into this so i think at this point there's very little question plus we've admitted to overthrowing governments like most the deck in iran there's a recent book about the dulles brothers who were involved in that we've admitted to overthrowing arbonne xin we want them out of the cia did that. in chile. henry kissinger's admitted to it it's yes there's a lot of documentation that totally substantiates this your book also claims that so-called jackals of the corporate murderers that have carried out assassinations on world leaders that don't comply with the program such as a former president of ecuador if that's the case john why are you alive. well i get that question a lot every bit and the reason is i actually i started writing this book in the early eighty's my daughter had just been born i contacted other people that had been in the business and received threatening phone calls about my life that my young daughter's life i was also then offered a consulting job with donna webster a

whistleblower edward snowden arise at moscow's sheremetyevo airport where his son spent 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. and in our other developing story libya's prime minister has reportedly been kidnapped by armed men in tripoli and. four of the biggest killers in the world. never drive. which. renowned american intellectual chomsky talks about what's driving global politics and the controversial role of. news for russia and around the world this is us here with me here thanks for trying it and the father of n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden is in moscow and hopes to see his son for the first time since russia granted him asylum snowden is staying at an undisclosed location reported it under heavy security and. was among the fastest speak so long snowden about his plans. 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 t

you know edward snowden's revelations certainly back up an awful lot of it we're going deeper and deeper into this so i think at this point there's very little question plus we've admitted to overthrowing governments like most the deck in iran there's a recent book about the dulles brothers who were involved in that we've admitted to overthrowing arbonne xin we want them out of the cia did that. in chile. henry kissinger's admitted to it it's yes there's a lot of documentation that totally substantiates this your book also claims that so-called jackals of the corporate murderers that have carried out assassinations on world leaders that don't comply with the program such as the former president of aqua door if that's the case john why are you alive. well i get that question a lot every bit and the reason is i actually i started writing this book in the early eighty's my daughter had just been born i contacted other people that had been in the business and received threatening phone calls in my life that my young daughter's life i was also then offered a consulting job with donna webster

and in the week's news whistleblower edward snowden raises his head above the parapet as he makes his first public appearance in months outlining what he calls modern day threats to privacy. for am in moscow i met treasure bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news massive riots have shaken a neighborhood in the south of moscow where crowds spilled onto the streets after the killing of a local man almost four hundred people were arrested as mobs went on a rampage protesters claim the uncontrolled flow of illegal immigrants has turned the area into a big crime scene or he's lucy coughing off reports from the troubled suburb. in the southern moscow all available moscow police crews had been called to this area to try to calm down the on the rest this was the scene of violent clashes between protesters and riot police following a demonstration over the murder of eight young local man here they stormed a shopping center they also came here broke up a vegetable stand and what you're seeing right now massive damage to cars completely flipped over in a show of anger whe

whistleblower edward snowden is here in moscow hoping to see is son who remains in an undisclosed secure location under the protection of russians temporary asylum and he met long snowden at sheremetyevo airport with a former cia contractor spent five weeks in diplomatic limbo. 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 day off his visit i'm mr coote arenas guest and i'm very thankful for his hospitality and. i'm going to follow mr coo trainers advice. 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. who's been representing and counseling his son edward here in russia the only thing we know about edward snowden is that he's somewhere in a safe area in a safe place in russia father did. come to moscow in august there's a lot of speculation over why that didn't happen including for security reasons the son edward sno

edward snowden. the n.s.a. revelations. from washington. from the group. militia. cooperation with the u.s. . the. middle east syria's chemical weapons. this is. the father of the n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden is in moscow hoping to see his son who remains in. a secure location under the protection of. the former cia contractor spent five weeks. pool 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 state office visit i'm mr coote arena's guest i'm very thankful for his hospitality and. i'm going to follow mr q. trainers advice and that will determine where my day leads and if the opportunity presents itself i certainly hope that i'll have an opportunity to see my son clearly mr snowden is leaning on the. famous lawyer who's been representing and counseling his son edward here in russia the only thing we know about edward snowden is location is that he's somewhere in a safe area in a safe place in russia son and father

whistleblower edward snowden arrives at moscow's sheremetyevo airport way son spent five weeks in france 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. libya's prime minister is reportedly released just a few hours after being kidnapped by a man in tripoli and also. the biggest terrorist in the world. never grow. rich with. american intellectual noam chomsky talks to us about what's driving global politics and the controversial role of the us. two pm thursday afternoon here in moscow a very good afternoon to you for me kevin and if you just joined us this is. the father of n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden is in moscow and hopes to see is son for the first time since russia granted him asylum and snowden staying at undisclosed location reportedly under heavy security and. an office among the first to speak to long snowden about his plans. pool 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 i

whistleblower edward snowden a rise of sheremetyevo airport where his sons 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. and in our other developing story this prime minister has reportedly been kidnapped by on demand in tripoli. also this hour seven days to default as america's biggest bring friendship the most vulnerable with hundreds of patients forced to wait for treatment until the government shutdown and. the horror of the biggest terrorist. never grows. and renowned american intellectual chomsky talks to us here about what's driving global politics on the controversial roll of the u.s. . news from russia underground the wall this is all she was me you know thanks for joining us and we start with breaking news this. 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 edward snowden is staying at an undisclosed location reportedl

we know about edward snowden is location is that he's somewhere in a safe area in a safe place in russia son and father did. come to moscow in august there's a lot of speculation over why that didn't happen including for security reasons the son edward snowden the former n.s.a. contractor arrives to the transit zone also to me it's about airport in june he's wanted in the u.s. after leaking thousands of documents providing details of tell us the services spy on officials and ordinary people all across the world he was granted temporary asylum by a russian officials but now as we've also heard from his father even his family is not sure whether or not he'll ever be able to come back to the u.s. . well managed but assisting edward snowden on legal matters has revealed that father and son will reunite some time to the exact time location aren't being disclosed for security reasons you can get the latest update solace story any time of course by adding toll website to home. episode became washington's most wanted man or for exposing the extent of america's global surveillance program with re

bridges a prime minister is legal action to stop newspapers from publishing edward snowden leaks exposing the extent of spying by u.s. and u.k. intelligence agencies. one man outraged by washington snooping president rafael correa gives an exclusive interview to r.t. during his visit to moscow plus. my mother my children were injured we have no idea what. the vibe was of you was drone strikes or testify before congress men for the first time in history. of the family whose grandmother was killed in pakistan. crushing tax burdens and stifling red tape of businesses to slip into the shadow economy a vicious circle that could have a new downturn. but also coming up here on r.g.p. with just a few hours to go before the one hundred day countdown to the source she winter olympics we'll bring you the latest from of the operation in the holy city and the record breaking. from moscow you're watching are with me it's good to have you with us let's take a look at our top story this hour the british government has wanted to it could result in legal action to silence newspapers seeking to publish edwa

edward snowden. from home we report on the long awaited arrival of his father and talk to the former u.s. officials who came to moscow toward him his whistleblowing. for a change hundreds of cities across the globe see protests against genetically modified food and the company seen as the face of the industry. and of washington faces up to the looming threat of a national to fold we look at how the government shutdown has become a matter of life and death side the political arena. so i welcome you watching the week here on our. now edward snowden has broken months of radio silence after being granted temporary asylum in russia the n.s.a. leaker received an award for integrity in intelligence from a group of fellow american whistle blows in the video from the ceremony became the first public view of him speaking since july shortly after snowden's father arrived in moscow to see him. met him at the airport. i cannot speak for my son and really the legal issues i'm a father and i don't want to really sh

britain's prime minister threatens a legal action to stop me from publishing edward snowden's leaks exposing the extent of spying by u.s. and u.k. intelligence agencies. one man outraged by washington's snooping acquittals president rafael correa gives an exclusive interview to our teacher in his visit to moscow plus. a mother my children were injured we have no idea why our village or my house was targeted they survived a u.s. drone strike in pakistan but lost a grandmother are to speak to the family preparing to testify before members of congress in the first ever hearing of its kind. and so with just a few hours to go before the one hundred day countdown to the sochi winter olympics we'll bring you the latest from the preparations in the host city and follow the record breaking toss really. a very warm welcome to you if you have just joined us here on r.t. with me to about monday let's take a look at our top story this hour. the british government has warned it could resort to legal action to silence newspapers seeking to publish edward snowden's n.s.a. revelations it's the latest in a st

you mentioned edward snowden. i wanted to talk to you about him because he was the latest whistleblower charged under the espionage act. he is not in the united states and he will not be tried at least not yet. what kind of effect would you say that snowden and the nsa scandal has had on the public's perception of their privacy, the right to privacy? >> we have whistleblowers sickle -- is seeking asylum in russia and brazil and their partners hanging out in berlin. that is the state of the world where they cannot reside in this country because of the fear of being persecuted. it blew the lid off everything. it is something that was known for a long time since 9/11. we knew the patriot act but we did not how -- realize how far it went. we did not have the proof in our hands so that edward snowden had blown the lid off everything. everyone in the country knows that not only are we being spied on and it is being collected, they goes to spying on people in brazil was no constitutional protections whatsoever, sharing t

edward snowden's got good a few good days having been reunited with his father in russia and on it for blowing the lid of n.s.a. surveillance operations the interest around the intelligence leaker has launched a new debate about whistle blowing and the role it plays and let's not get more from our she's going to trick and she joins us now live here in moscow had a game there so we spoke to some whistleblowers who blazed a trail for edward snowden where do you feel the movement is heading. well you hear edward snowden met with his father at an undisclosed location presumably here in moscow he said there is little hope that his son will ever go back to the u.s. because in the u.s. edward snowden is most certainly facing jail time and judging by the significance and the scope of his revelations it could be a lengthy one and also judging by the way the u.s. government treated other whistleblowers together with the law on snowden in moscow the group of whistleblowers who supported were they delivered to his sam adams award it's awarded to an intelligence professional who has in the view of

stories that show you the week or nazi edward snowden welcomes guests from prague report on the long awaited arrival of his father and talk to the former u.s. officials who came to moscow to award him for his whistleblowing. hungry for a change from hundreds of cities across the globe see protests against genetically modified food and the companies seen as the face of the industry. and as washington faces up to the looming threat of a national default look at how the government shutdown has become a matter of life and dads for those outside the political arena. the latest news on the week's top stories here watching see with me your leisure thanks for joining us snowden has broken months of radio silence after being granted temporary asylum in russia the n.s.a. leaker received an award for integrity in intelligence for a group of fellow american whistleblowers and the video from the ceremony became the first public radio him speaking since july shortly after snowden's father arrived in moscow to see him. met him at the airport. i cannot speak for my son and really the legal issues i'

the video has surfaced of a wanted man, edward snowden. he was shown walking out of the airport after he was granted asylum in russia. this is a after and nsa operative was given an award for intelligence. we have the details. >> the nsa whistleblower was very passionate in talking about the problem of government surveillance in the united states. he said the issue was not any specific spying program, rather the relationship between united states and the american people, seen as increasingly coming into conflict with democratic values, and they also lashed out against the whistleblowers, talking about misplaced priorities. >> our relationship with the government, where we have an executive that is unwilling to prosecute, who lied to congress, but they will stop at nothing to persecute someone who told them the truth. >> these were marks were made at a ceremony right here in moscow at an undisclosed location. and this award was presented to him by a group of prominent american whistleblowers and former government officials. they join rt for

edward snowden has reunited with his father after months of being on the run for washington's prosecution for exposing the extent of america's global surveillance program also. 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 them we can make said said jud an astonished tells it as it is as he talks about the future of the freedom of information an exclusive interview to empty. the red cross lashes out at us territory as it reports on the one hundred and twenty minutes to europeans who live then or on the brink of all it's likely to create social unrest and it's tremendous and. bring a return that the people see managed to return the fact that the people most need statistics which talk to british rock today is thinking to name the many civilian victims there will be you assholes precision strikes in pakistan. international news live from moscow this is aussie with me. thanks for joining us. edward snowden has had a good few days having been reunited with his father in russia and all noted for blowing t

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. five am in moscow i'm at treasure bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news massive riots have shaken a neighborhood in the south of moscow where crowds spilled onto the streets after the killing of a local man almost four hundred people placed under arrest as mobs went on a rampage protesters clean the uncontrolled flow of illegal immigrants is touring the area into a big crime scene kabanov reports from the troubled suburb. in the southern moscow all available moscow police crews had been called to this area to try to calm down the on the rest this was the scene of violent clashes between protesters and riot police following a demonstration over the murder of a young local man here they stormed a shopping center they also came here broke up a vegetable stand and what you're seeing right now massive damage to cars completely flipped over in a show of anger w