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Edward Snowden’s Revelations Keep On Coming

New disclosures from National Security Agency files show contact lists from Americans’ e-mail and instant-message accounts are being scooped up. More and more countries are outraged by news that their top officials were spied on.

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

New disclosures from National Security Agency files show contact lists from Americans’ e-mail and instant-message accounts are being scooped up. More and more countries are outraged by news that their top officials were spied on. We now know the NSA helped the CIA find targets from drones.

Last week Edward Snowden said he wants to help the US and protect its citizens, and a group of whistle-blowers went to Russia to give him an award. We’ll update the latest uncovered secrets and hear different views of Snowden, the fugitive leaker who’s trying to craft his own public image.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Shane Harris

    Washington Post reporter covering intelligence and national security

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    Philip Golub

    American Universitiy of Paris

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    Tracy Wilkinson

    Los Angeles Times

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