Edward Snowden spoke out for the first time since revealing his identity, in an exclusive interview with the South China Morning Post.
The newspaper published a preview of the interview with Snowden, the source who leaked the NSA's secret surveillance programs to the media, on Wednesday. He told Post reporter Lana Lam, "I'm neither traitor nor hero. I'm an American." The piece said that "the full story" of their exchange would be available in the newspaper soon.
The South China Morning Post did not report how it got in contact with Snowden or his current whereabouts, saying that he spoke to Lam from a "secret location in Hong Kong."
Snowden has been on the run since the NSA story broke, and fled to Hong Kong from Hawaii. The Guardian's Ewen MacAskill reported that he checked out of Hong Kong's Mira Hotel on Monday, fearing that he would be found. "It is thought he is now in a safe house," MacAskill said on Tuesday.
Lam has been a reporter for SCMP for nearly three years. Reported by Huffington Post 9 hours ago.
The newspaper published a preview of the interview with Snowden, the source who leaked the NSA's secret surveillance programs to the media, on Wednesday. He told Post reporter Lana Lam, "I'm neither traitor nor hero. I'm an American." The piece said that "the full story" of their exchange would be available in the newspaper soon.
The South China Morning Post did not report how it got in contact with Snowden or his current whereabouts, saying that he spoke to Lam from a "secret location in Hong Kong."
Snowden has been on the run since the NSA story broke, and fled to Hong Kong from Hawaii. The Guardian's Ewen MacAskill reported that he checked out of Hong Kong's Mira Hotel on Monday, fearing that he would be found. "It is thought he is now in a safe house," MacAskill said on Tuesday.
Lam has been a reporter for SCMP for nearly three years. Reported by Huffington Post 9 hours ago.