Snowden Explains Motives In Newly Released Video (Part 1)

"The Guardian" newspaper in the United Kingdom has released a new segment of its interview with Edward Snowden, the former U.S. security contractor who leaked details of a top-secret surveillance program of the National Security Agency. The interview was conducted by Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras in Hong Kong on June 6. Snowden is now reportedly in Moscow while he seeks possible asylum in a number of countries. In the interview, Snowden said that he did not go into intelligence work with the goal of leaking information, but changed his mind as he witnessed "excesses of government." Watch Part 2 --> http://www.rferl.org/media/video/25040809.html (Reuters)