The National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has been given permission leave the Moscow airport where he has been stranded for over a month. Snowden applied for temporary asylum in Russia last week after the the Obama administration revoked his passport, leaving him unable to travel to Latin America where he has received offers of asylum.

Russian authorities have now granted Snowden provisional authorization to enter Russia while his bid is reviewed, a process that could take up to three months. In an hour-long special on whistleblowers, we begin with an excerpt of the June interview in which Snowden came forward as the source behind the recent disclosures of widespread warrantless NSA surveillance of phone and Internet data within the United States and around the world.



The National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has been given permission leave the Moscow airport where he has been stranded for over a month. Snowden applied for temporary asylum in Russia last week after the the Obama administration revoked his passport, leaving him unable to travel to Latin America where he has received offers of asylum.

Russian authorities have now granted Snowden provisional authorization to enter Russia while his bid is reviewed, a process that could take up to three months. In an hour-long special on whistleblowers, we begin with an excerpt of the June interview in which Snowden came forward as the source behind the recent disclosures of widespread warrantless NSA surveillance of phone and Internet data within the United States and around the world.



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