Edward Snowden: US government has been hacking Hong Kong and China for years

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52. Not only that, but he has previously said bad things about Obama that sounded scripted. He claimed

in his first interview:

"Much of what I saw in Geneva really disillusioned me about how my government functions and what its impact is in the world," he says. "I realised that I was part of something that was doing far more harm than good."

He said it was during his CIA stint in Geneva that he thought for the first time about exposing government secrets. But, at the time, he chose not to for two reasons.

First, he said: "Most of the secrets the CIA has are about people, not machines and systems, so I didn't feel comfortable with disclosures that I thought could endanger anyone". Secondly, the election of Barack Obama in 2008 gave him hope that there would be real reforms, rendering disclosures unnecessary.


He claims he didn't want to disclose anything that would "endanger anyone" give me a break. Also, Obama has reigned in the programs. Even Bush's former security advisor said that and he hates Obama. Obama took the program from executive branch to legislative branch and added safeguards. Is what he said.