EXCLUSIVE: Edward Snowden Tells Brian Williams: 'I'd Like to Go Home' [View all]

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EXCLUSIVE: Edward Snowden Tells Brian Williams: 'I'd Like to Go Home'

By Erin McClam

Edward Snowden, who became the most wanted fugitive in the world after he leaked government secrets and fled the country, tells “Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams: “If I could go anywhere in the world, that place would be home.”

In the exclusive interview, Snowden said amnesty or clemency would be for the public and the government to decide. He said that he sees himself as a patriot, while also revealing that he plans to ask Russia to extend his asylum.

“I’ve from Day One said that I’m doing this to serve my country,” Snowden said...his desire to return to his homeland is foremost in his mind. “I don’t think there’s ever been any question that I’d like to go home,” he said.

But asked whether he would make a deal to return, Snowden said: “My priority is not about myself. It’s about making sure that these programs are reformed — and that the family that I left behind, the country that I left behind — can be helped by my actions.”

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http://www.nbcnews.com/#/feature/edward-snowden-interview/exclusive-edward-snowden-tells-brian-williams-id-go-home-n116756

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