WASHINGTON: Rogue US intelligence tech Edward Snowden issued a defiant rebuke to his critics in Washington yesterday and warned more leaks were on the way, declaring: “Truth is coming and it cannot be stopped.”
The 29-year-old former contractor for the National Security Agency dismissed allegations he was a traitor or a Chinese agent, and insisted he had exposed a dangerous US global surveillance network that threatens the privacy of millions.
US President Barack Obama’s administration has protested that the programmes exposed by leaks were vital to protecting US citizens from terrorism, but the revelations have triggered an embarrassing global debate.
Snowden fled last month from his job at an NSA base in Hawaii to Hong Kong carrying with him a cache of secret documents.
