Edward Snowden is making his case for a presidential pardon in a new video interview with The Guardian.
The NSA whistleblower argues that leaking tens of thousands of documents, many marked top secret, has had a huge benefit in the world.
Read the story and watch the video interview here.
Meanwhile, the new film by Oliver Stone “Snowden” premiers this week. Read Civil Beat’s interview with Stone here.

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Patti Epler is the Editor and General Manager of Civil Beat. She’s been a reporter and editor for more than 40 years, primarily in Hawaii, Alaska, Washington and Arizona. You can email her at patti@civilbeat.org or call her at 808-377-0561.