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Calculated Shard: 51 (from laksa150)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa051.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.cnn.com/2013/06/10/politics/edward-snowden-profile\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.cnn.com/2013/06/10/politics/edward-snowden-profile\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2013\/06\/10\/politics\/edward-snowden-profile","crawl_time":1774470489,"first_indexed_time":1545323244,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,cnn!www,\/2013\/06\/10\/politics\/edward-snowden-profile s443","src_root_hash":"2312100192101524051","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Man behind NSA leaks says he did it to safeguard privacy, liberty | CNN Politics","meta_descriptions":["Edward Snowden might never live in the U.S. as a free man again after leaking secrets about a U.S. surveillance program"],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Story highlights\nUnclear where Snowden will wind up, after leaving Hong Kong for Russia\nEdward Snowden, 29, is the source of leaks over an NSA surveillance program\n\"The public needs to decide whether these programs ... are right or wrong,\" he says\nCNN\n — \nHe’s a high school dropout who worked his way into the most secretive computers in U.S. intelligence as a defense contractor – only to blow those secrets wide open by\nspilling details of classified surveillance programs.\nNow, Edward Snowden might never live in the United States as a free man again. Where he may end up was a source of global speculation Sunday after he flew from Hong Kong to Russia, his ultimate destination unknown to most.\nSnowden has revealed himself as the source of documents outlining a massive effort by the U.S. National Security Agency to track cell phone calls and monitor the e-mail and Internet traffic of virtually all Americans.\nAd Feedback\nAd Feedback\nSnowden, 29, said he just wanted the public to know what the government was doing.\n“Even if you’re not doing anything wrong you’re being watched and recorded,” he said.\nSnowden told The Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom that he had access to the full rosters of everyone working at the NSA, the entire intelligence community and undercover assets around the world.\n“I’m just another guy who sits there day to day in the office, watching what’s happening, and goes, ‘This is something that’s not our place to decide.’ The public needs to decide whether these programs or policies are right or wrong,” he said.\nSnowden fled to Hong Kong\nafter copying one last set of documents and telling his boss he needed to go away for medical treatment.\nFrom Hawaii to hiding\nBefore his leak of U.S. intelligence, Snowden was living “in paradise.”\nHe worked for a major U.S. government contractor in Hawaii, earning a six-figure salary and enjoying the scenic state with his girlfriend.\nHe told The Guardian he never received a high school diploma and didn’t complete his computer studies at a community college. Instead, he joined the Army in 2003 but was discharged after breaking both legs in an accident.\nSnowden said he later worked as a security guard for the NSA and then took a computer security job with the CIA. He left that job in 2009 and moved on to Booz Allen Hamilton, where he worked as a contractor for the government in Hawaii.\nHe told the Guardian that he left for Hong Kong on May 20 without telling his family or his girlfriend what he planned.\n“You’re living in Hawaii, in paradise and making a ton of money. What would it take to make you leave everything behind?” he said in the Guardian interview.\n“I’m willing to sacrifice all of that because I can’t in good conscience allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, Internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they’re secretly building.”\nSome residents on Oahu island are glad Snowden left.\n“From a Hawaii standpoint, good riddance, thanks for leaving,” Ralph Cossa told\nCNN affiliate KHON\n.\n“I’m sure the guy had an overactive Mother Teresa gene and thought he was going to go out and save America from Americans, but in reality he was very foolish,” Cossa said. “We expect the government to honor our privacy, but we also expect our government to protect us from terrorist attacks.”\nOpinion: Snowden is a hero\nThe fallou\nt\nPresident Barack Obama insists his administration is not spying on U.S. citizens – rather, it’s only looking for information on terrorists.\nBooz Allen Hamilton, the government contractor that employed Snowden, said Snowden had worked at the firm for less than three months.\n“News reports that this individual has claimed to have leaked classified information are shocking, and if accurate, this action represents a grave violation of the code of conduct and core values of our firm,”\nthe company said\nin the statement. The firm said it will cooperate with authorities in their investigation.\nAccording to the Guardian, the only time Snowden became emotional during hours of interviews was when he thought about what might happen to his relatives – many of whom work for the U.S. government.\n“The only thing I fear is the harmful effects on my family, who I won’t be able to help anymore,” he said. “That’s what keeps me up at night.”\nAs for his concerns about his country, “the greatest fear that I have regarding the outcome for America of these disclosures is that nothing will change.”\nREAD: Some shrug at NSA snooping: Privacy’s already dead\nObama: No one listening to your calls\nOfficial: Damage assessment over U.S. intelligence-gathering leaks\nCNNs Matt Smith and Holly Yan contributed to this report.","attrs_markdown":"Thank You\\!\n\nYour effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much appreciated.\n\nClose\n\nAd Feedback\n\n[Politics](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics)\n\n[Trump](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/president-donald-trump-47)\n\n[Facts First](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/fact-check)\n\n[CNN Polls](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/polling)\n\n[2026 Elections](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/election\/2026)\n\n[Redistricting Tracker](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/state-redistricting-maps-vis\/index.html)\n\n[Epstein Files](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/epstein-files)\n\n[More]()\n\n[Trump](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/president-donald-trump-47)   [Facts First](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/fact-check)   [CNN Polls](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/polling)   [2026 Elections](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/election\/2026)   [Redistricting Tracker](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/state-redistricting-maps-vis\/index.html)   [Epstein Files](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/epstein-files)\n\n[Watch](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/subscription\/all-access)   [Listen](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/audio)\n\nSubscribe\n\nSign in\n\nMy Account\n\n- [Settings](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/account\/settings)\n- [Newsletters](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/newsletters)\n- [Topics you follow](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/follow?iid=fw_var-nav)\n- [Sign out](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2013\/06\/10\/politics\/edward-snowden-profile)\n\nYour CNN account Sign in to your CNN account\n***\nSign in\n\nMy Account\n\n- [Settings](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/account\/settings)\n- [Newsletters](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/newsletters)\n- [Topics you follow](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/follow?iid=fw_var-nav)\n- [Sign out](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2013\/06\/10\/politics\/edward-snowden-profile)\n\nYour CNN account Sign in to your CNN account\n***\n[Listen](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/audio)   [Watch](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/subscription\/all-access)\n***\nEdition\n\n[US](https:\/\/us.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n\n[International](https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n\n[Arabic](https:\/\/arabic.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n\n[Español](https:\/\/cnnespanol.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n\nEdition\n\n- [US](https:\/\/us.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n- [International](https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n- [Arabic](https:\/\/arabic.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n- [Español](https:\/\/cnnespanol.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n***\n[Trump](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/president-donald-trump-47)\n\n[Facts First](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/fact-check)\n\n[CNN Polls](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/polling)\n\n[2026 Elections](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/election\/2026)\n\n[Redistricting Tracker](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/state-redistricting-maps-vis\/index.html)\n\n[Epstein Files](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/epstein-files)\n***\nFollow CNN Politics\n\nDownload the CNN App\n***\n\n- [US](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/us)\n  - 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Where he may end up was a source of global speculation Sunday after he flew from Hong Kong to Russia, his ultimate destination unknown to most.\n\nSnowden has revealed himself as the source of documents outlining a massive effort by the U.S. National Security Agency to track cell phone calls and monitor the e-mail and Internet traffic of virtually all Americans.\n\nAd Feedback\n\nAd Feedback\n\nSnowden, 29, said he just wanted the public to know what the government was doing.\n\n“Even if you’re not doing anything wrong you’re being watched and recorded,” he said.\n\n[![baer.nsa.whistleblower \\_00001115.jpg](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) baer.nsa.whistleblower \\_00001115.jpg video Related video Legal risks for NSA whistleblower](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/world\/2013\/06\/10\/baer-nsa-whistleblower.cnn)\n\n[![exp Pentagon Papers Whistleblower on NSA\\_00021027.jpg](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) exp Pentagon Papers Whistleblower on NSA\\_00021027.jpg video Related video Pentagon Papers Whistleblower on NSA](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/bestoftv\/2013\/06\/10\/exp-pentagon-papers-whistleblower-on-nsa.cnn)\n\n[![exp nr nsa ben ferguson\\_00002001.jpg](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) exp nr nsa ben ferguson\\_00002001.jpg video Related video Obama answers outcry over NSA](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/bestoftv\/2013\/06\/07\/exp-nr-nsa-ben-ferguson.cnn)\n\nSnowden told The Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom that he had access to the full rosters of everyone working at the NSA, the entire intelligence community and undercover assets around the world.\n\n“I’m just another guy who sits there day to day in the office, watching what’s happening, and goes, ‘This is something that’s not our place to decide.’ The public needs to decide whether these programs or policies are right or wrong,” he said.\n\n[Snowden fled to Hong Kong](http:\/\/cnn.com\/2013\/06\/10\/politics\/nsa-leak\/index.html) after copying one last set of documents and telling his boss he needed to go away for medical treatment.\n\n**From Hawaii to hiding**\n\nBefore his leak of U.S. intelligence, Snowden was living “in paradise.”\n\nHe worked for a major U.S. government contractor in Hawaii, earning a six-figure salary and enjoying the scenic state with his girlfriend.\n\nHe told The Guardian he never received a high school diploma and didn’t complete his computer studies at a community college. Instead, he joined the Army in 2003 but was discharged after breaking both legs in an accident.\n\nSnowden said he later worked as a security guard for the NSA and then took a computer security job with the CIA. He left that job in 2009 and moved on to Booz Allen Hamilton, where he worked as a contractor for the government in Hawaii.\n\nHe told the Guardian that he left for Hong Kong on May 20 without telling his family or his girlfriend what he planned.\n\n[![tsr johns NSA verizon progam leak\\_00024213.jpg](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) tsr johns NSA verizon progam leak\\_00024213.jpg video Related video Patriot Act at center of NSA controversy](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/us\/2013\/06\/06\/tsr-johns-nsa-verizon-progam-leak.cnn)\n\n[![exp pmt bernie sanders patriot act nsa\\_00012623.jpg](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) exp pmt bernie sanders patriot act nsa\\_00012623.jpg video Related video Sanders: I voted against the Patriot Act](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/bestoftv\/2013\/06\/07\/exp-pmt-bernie-sanders-patriot-act-nsa.cnn)\n\n“You’re living in Hawaii, in paradise and making a ton of money. What would it take to make you leave everything behind?” he said in the Guardian interview.\n\n“I’m willing to sacrifice all of that because I can’t in good conscience allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, Internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they’re secretly building.”\n\nSome residents on Oahu island are glad Snowden left.\n\n“From a Hawaii standpoint, good riddance, thanks for leaving,” Ralph Cossa told [CNN affiliate KHON](http:\/\/www.khon2.com\/2013\/06\/09\/man-behind-nsa-leaks-worked-in-hawaii\/).\n\n“I’m sure the guy had an overactive Mother Teresa gene and thought he was going to go out and save America from Americans, but in reality he was very foolish,” Cossa said. “We expect the government to honor our privacy, but we also expect our government to protect us from terrorist attacks.”\n\n[Opinion: Snowden is a hero](http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2013\/06\/10\/opinion\/rushkoff-snowden-hero\/index.html)\n\n**The fallou****t**\n\nPresident Barack Obama insists his administration is not spying on U.S. citizens – rather, it’s only looking for information on terrorists.\n\nBooz Allen Hamilton, the government contractor that employed Snowden, said Snowden had worked at the firm for less than three months.\n\n“News reports that this individual has claimed to have leaked classified information are shocking, and if accurate, this action represents a grave violation of the code of conduct and core values of our firm,” [the company said](http:\/\/www.boozallen.com\/media-center\/press-releases\/48399320\/statement-reports-leaked-information-060913) in the statement. 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Where he may end up was a source of global speculation Sunday after he flew from Hong Kong to Russia, his ultimate destination unknown to most.\n\nSnowden has revealed himself as the source of documents outlining a massive effort by the U.S. National Security Agency to track cell phone calls and monitor the e-mail and Internet traffic of virtually all Americans.\n\nAd Feedback\n\nAd Feedback\n\nSnowden, 29, said he just wanted the public to know what the government was doing.\n\n“Even if you’re not doing anything wrong you’re being watched and recorded,” he said.\n\nSnowden told The Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom that he had access to the full rosters of everyone working at the NSA, the entire intelligence community and undercover assets around the world.\n\n“I’m just another guy who sits there day to day in the office, watching what’s happening, and goes, ‘This is something that’s not our place to decide.’ The public needs to decide whether these programs or policies are right or wrong,” he said.\n\n[Snowden fled to Hong Kong](http:\/\/cnn.com\/2013\/06\/10\/politics\/nsa-leak\/index.html) after copying one last set of documents and telling his boss he needed to go away for medical treatment.\n\n**From Hawaii to hiding**\n\nBefore his leak of U.S. intelligence, Snowden was living “in paradise.”\n\nHe worked for a major U.S. government contractor in Hawaii, earning a six-figure salary and enjoying the scenic state with his girlfriend.\n\nHe told The Guardian he never received a high school diploma and didn’t complete his computer studies at a community college. Instead, he joined the Army in 2003 but was discharged after breaking both legs in an accident.\n\nSnowden said he later worked as a security guard for the NSA and then took a computer security job with the CIA. He left that job in 2009 and moved on to Booz Allen Hamilton, where he worked as a contractor for the government in Hawaii.\n\nHe told the Guardian that he left for Hong Kong on May 20 without telling his family or his girlfriend what he planned.\n\n“You’re living in Hawaii, in paradise and making a ton of money. What would it take to make you leave everything behind?” he said in the Guardian interview.\n\n“I’m willing to sacrifice all of that because I can’t in good conscience allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, Internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they’re secretly building.”\n\nSome residents on Oahu island are glad Snowden left.\n\n“From a Hawaii standpoint, good riddance, thanks for leaving,” Ralph Cossa told [CNN affiliate KHON](http:\/\/www.khon2.com\/2013\/06\/09\/man-behind-nsa-leaks-worked-in-hawaii\/).\n\n“I’m sure the guy had an overactive Mother Teresa gene and thought he was going to go out and save America from Americans, but in reality he was very foolish,” Cossa said. “We expect the government to honor our privacy, but we also expect our government to protect us from terrorist attacks.”\n\n[Opinion: Snowden is a hero](http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2013\/06\/10\/opinion\/rushkoff-snowden-hero\/index.html)\n\n**The fallou****t**\n\nPresident Barack Obama insists his administration is not spying on U.S. citizens – rather, it’s only looking for information on terrorists.\n\nBooz Allen Hamilton, the government contractor that employed Snowden, said Snowden had worked at the firm for less than three months.\n\n“News reports that this individual has claimed to have leaked classified information are shocking, and if accurate, this action represents a grave violation of the code of conduct and core values of our firm,” [the company said](http:\/\/www.boozallen.com\/media-center\/press-releases\/48399320\/statement-reports-leaked-information-060913) in the statement. The firm said it will cooperate with authorities in their investigation.\n\nAccording to the Guardian, the only time Snowden became emotional during hours of interviews was when he thought about what might happen to his relatives – many of whom work for the U.S. government.\n\n“The only thing I fear is the harmful effects on my family, who I won’t be able to help anymore,” he said. “That’s what keeps me up at night.”\n\nAs for his concerns about his country, “the greatest fear that I have regarding the outcome for America of these disclosures is that nothing will change.”\n\n[READ: Some shrug at NSA snooping: Privacy’s already dead](http:\/\/cnn.com\/2013\/06\/07\/tech\/web\/nsa-internet-privacy)\n\n[Obama: No one listening to your calls](http:\/\/cnn.com\/2013\/06\/07\/politics\/nsa-data-mining\/index.html)\n\n[Official: Damage assessment over U.S. intelligence-gathering leaks](http:\/\/cnn.com\/2013\/06\/08\/politics\/nsa-data-mining\/index.html)\n\nCNNs Matt Smith and Holly Yan contributed to this report.","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	Story highlights Unclear where Snowden will wind up, after leaving Hong Kong for Russia Edward Snowden, 29, is the source of leaks over an NSA surveillance program "The public needs to decide whether these programs ... are right or wrong," he says CNN — He’s a high school dropout who worked his way into the most secretive computers in U.S. intelligence as a defense contractor – only to blow those secrets wide open by spilling details of classified surveillance programs. Now, Edward Snowden might never live in the United States as a free man again. Where he may end up was a source of global speculation Sunday after he flew from Hong Kong to Russia, his ultimate destination unknown to most. Snowden has revealed himself as the source of documents outlining a massive effort by the U.S. National Security Agency to track cell phone calls and monitor the e-mail and Internet traffic of virtually all Americans. Ad Feedback Ad Feedback Snowden, 29, said he just wanted the public to know what the government was doing. “Even if you’re not doing anything wrong you’re being watched and recorded,” he said. Snowden told The Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom that he had access to the full rosters of everyone working at the NSA, the entire intelligence community and undercover assets around the world. “I’m just another guy who sits there day to day in the office, watching what’s happening, and goes, ‘This is something that’s not our place to decide.’ The public needs to decide whether these programs or policies are right or wrong,” he said. Snowden fled to Hong Kong after copying one last set of documents and telling his boss he needed to go away for medical treatment. From Hawaii to hiding Before his leak of U.S. intelligence, Snowden was living “in paradise.” He worked for a major U.S. government contractor in Hawaii, earning a six-figure salary and enjoying the scenic state with his girlfriend. He told The Guardian he never received a high school diploma and didn’t complete his computer studies at a community college. Instead, he joined the Army in 2003 but was discharged after breaking both legs in an accident. Snowden said he later worked as a security guard for the NSA and then took a computer security job with the CIA. He left that job in 2009 and moved on to Booz Allen Hamilton, where he worked as a contractor for the government in Hawaii. He told the Guardian that he left for Hong Kong on May 20 without telling his family or his girlfriend what he planned. “You’re living in Hawaii, in paradise and making a ton of money. What would it take to make you leave everything behind?” he said in the Guardian interview. “I’m willing to sacrifice all of that because I can’t in good conscience allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, Internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they’re secretly building.” Some residents on Oahu island are glad Snowden left. “From a Hawaii standpoint, good riddance, thanks for leaving,” Ralph Cossa told CNN affiliate KHON . “I’m sure the guy had an overactive Mother Teresa gene and thought he was going to go out and save America from Americans, but in reality he was very foolish,” Cossa said. “We expect the government to honor our privacy, but we also expect our government to protect us from terrorist attacks.” Opinion: Snowden is a hero The fallou t President Barack Obama insists his administration is not spying on U.S. citizens – rather, it’s only looking for information on terrorists. Booz Allen Hamilton, the government contractor that employed Snowden, said Snowden had worked at the firm for less than three months. “News reports that this individual has claimed to have leaked classified information are shocking, and if accurate, this action represents a grave violation of the code of conduct and core values of our firm,” the company said in the statement. The firm said it will cooperate with authorities in their investigation. According to the Guardian, the only time Snowden became emotional during hours of interviews was when he thought about what might happen to his relatives – many of whom work for the U.S. government. “The only thing I fear is the harmful effects on my family, who I won’t be able to help anymore,” he said. “That’s what keeps me up at night.” As for his concerns about his country, “the greatest fear that I have regarding the outcome for America of these disclosures is that nothing will change.” READ: Some shrug at NSA snooping: Privacy’s already dead Obama: No one listening to your calls Official: Damage assessment over U.S. intelligence-gathering leaks CNNs Matt Smith and Holly Yan contributed to this report.
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Where he may end up was a source of global speculation Sunday after he flew from Hong Kong to Russia, his ultimate destination unknown to most. Snowden has revealed himself as the source of documents outlining a massive effort by the U.S. National Security Agency to track cell phone calls and monitor the e-mail and Internet traffic of virtually all Americans. Ad Feedback Ad Feedback Snowden, 29, said he just wanted the public to know what the government was doing. “Even if you’re not doing anything wrong you’re being watched and recorded,” he said. [![baer.nsa.whistleblower \_00001115.jpg](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) baer.nsa.whistleblower \_00001115.jpg video Related video Legal risks for NSA whistleblower](https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2013/06/10/baer-nsa-whistleblower.cnn) [![exp Pentagon Papers Whistleblower on NSA\_00021027.jpg](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) exp Pentagon Papers Whistleblower on NSA\_00021027.jpg video Related video Pentagon Papers Whistleblower on NSA](https://www.cnn.com/videos/bestoftv/2013/06/10/exp-pentagon-papers-whistleblower-on-nsa.cnn) [![exp nr nsa ben ferguson\_00002001.jpg](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) exp nr nsa ben ferguson\_00002001.jpg video Related video Obama answers outcry over NSA](https://www.cnn.com/videos/bestoftv/2013/06/07/exp-nr-nsa-ben-ferguson.cnn) Snowden told The Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom that he had access to the full rosters of everyone working at the NSA, the entire intelligence community and undercover assets around the world. “I’m just another guy who sits there day to day in the office, watching what’s happening, and goes, ‘This is something that’s not our place to decide.’ The public needs to decide whether these programs or policies are right or wrong,” he said. [Snowden fled to Hong Kong](http://cnn.com/2013/06/10/politics/nsa-leak/index.html) after copying one last set of documents and telling his boss he needed to go away for medical treatment. From Hawaii to hiding Before his leak of U.S. intelligence, Snowden was living “in paradise.” He worked for a major U.S. government contractor in Hawaii, earning a six-figure salary and enjoying the scenic state with his girlfriend. He told The Guardian he never received a high school diploma and didn’t complete his computer studies at a community college. Instead, he joined the Army in 2003 but was discharged after breaking both legs in an accident. Snowden said he later worked as a security guard for the NSA and then took a computer security job with the CIA. He left that job in 2009 and moved on to Booz Allen Hamilton, where he worked as a contractor for the government in Hawaii. He told the Guardian that he left for Hong Kong on May 20 without telling his family or his girlfriend what he planned. [![tsr johns NSA verizon progam leak\_00024213.jpg](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) tsr johns NSA verizon progam leak\_00024213.jpg video Related video Patriot Act at center of NSA controversy](https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2013/06/06/tsr-johns-nsa-verizon-progam-leak.cnn) [![exp pmt bernie sanders patriot act nsa\_00012623.jpg](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg) exp pmt bernie sanders patriot act nsa\_00012623.jpg video Related video Sanders: I voted against the Patriot Act](https://www.cnn.com/videos/bestoftv/2013/06/07/exp-pmt-bernie-sanders-patriot-act-nsa.cnn) “You’re living in Hawaii, in paradise and making a ton of money. What would it take to make you leave everything behind?” he said in the Guardian interview. “I’m willing to sacrifice all of that because I can’t in good conscience allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, Internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they’re secretly building.” Some residents on Oahu island are glad Snowden left. “From a Hawaii standpoint, good riddance, thanks for leaving,” Ralph Cossa told [CNN affiliate KHON](http://www.khon2.com/2013/06/09/man-behind-nsa-leaks-worked-in-hawaii/). “I’m sure the guy had an overactive Mother Teresa gene and thought he was going to go out and save America from Americans, but in reality he was very foolish,” Cossa said. “We expect the government to honor our privacy, but we also expect our government to protect us from terrorist attacks.” [Opinion: Snowden is a hero](http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/10/opinion/rushkoff-snowden-hero/index.html) The fallou**t President Barack Obama insists his administration is not spying on U.S. citizens – rather, it’s only looking for information on terrorists. Booz Allen Hamilton, the government contractor that employed Snowden, said Snowden had worked at the firm for less than three months. “News reports that this individual has claimed to have leaked classified information are shocking, and if accurate, this action represents a grave violation of the code of conduct and core values of our firm,” [the company said](http://www.boozallen.com/media-center/press-releases/48399320/statement-reports-leaked-information-060913) in the statement. The firm said it will cooperate with authorities in their investigation. According to the Guardian, the only time Snowden became emotional during hours of interviews was when he thought about what might happen to his relatives – many of whom work for the U.S. government. “The only thing I fear is the harmful effects on my family, who I won’t be able to help anymore,” he said. “That’s what keeps me up at night.” As for his concerns about his country, “the greatest fear that I have regarding the outcome for America of these disclosures is that nothing will change.” [READ: Some shrug at NSA snooping: Privacy’s already dead](http://cnn.com/2013/06/07/tech/web/nsa-internet-privacy) [Obama: No one listening to your calls](http://cnn.com/2013/06/07/politics/nsa-data-mining/index.html) [Official: Damage assessment over U.S. intelligence-gathering leaks](http://cnn.com/2013/06/08/politics/nsa-data-mining/index.html) CNNs Matt Smith and Holly Yan contributed to this report. 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Readable Markdown	### Story highlights Unclear where Snowden will wind up, after leaving Hong Kong for Russia Edward Snowden, 29, is the source of leaks over an NSA surveillance program "The public needs to decide whether these programs ... are right or wrong," he says CNN — He’s a high school dropout who worked his way into the most secretive computers in U.S. intelligence as a defense contractor – only to blow those secrets wide open by [spilling details of classified surveillance programs.](http://cnn.com/2013/06/09/politics/nsa-leak-identity/index.html) Now, Edward Snowden might never live in the United States as a free man again. Where he may end up was a source of global speculation Sunday after he flew from Hong Kong to Russia, his ultimate destination unknown to most. Snowden has revealed himself as the source of documents outlining a massive effort by the U.S. National Security Agency to track cell phone calls and monitor the e-mail and Internet traffic of virtually all Americans. Ad Feedback Ad Feedback Snowden, 29, said he just wanted the public to know what the government was doing. “Even if you’re not doing anything wrong you’re being watched and recorded,” he said. Snowden told The Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom that he had access to the full rosters of everyone working at the NSA, the entire intelligence community and undercover assets around the world. “I’m just another guy who sits there day to day in the office, watching what’s happening, and goes, ‘This is something that’s not our place to decide.’ The public needs to decide whether these programs or policies are right or wrong,” he said. [Snowden fled to Hong Kong](http://cnn.com/2013/06/10/politics/nsa-leak/index.html) after copying one last set of documents and telling his boss he needed to go away for medical treatment. From Hawaii to hiding Before his leak of U.S. intelligence, Snowden was living “in paradise.” He worked for a major U.S. government contractor in Hawaii, earning a six-figure salary and enjoying the scenic state with his girlfriend. He told The Guardian he never received a high school diploma and didn’t complete his computer studies at a community college. Instead, he joined the Army in 2003 but was discharged after breaking both legs in an accident. Snowden said he later worked as a security guard for the NSA and then took a computer security job with the CIA. He left that job in 2009 and moved on to Booz Allen Hamilton, where he worked as a contractor for the government in Hawaii. He told the Guardian that he left for Hong Kong on May 20 without telling his family or his girlfriend what he planned. “You’re living in Hawaii, in paradise and making a ton of money. What would it take to make you leave everything behind?” he said in the Guardian interview. “I’m willing to sacrifice all of that because I can’t in good conscience allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, Internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they’re secretly building.” Some residents on Oahu island are glad Snowden left. “From a Hawaii standpoint, good riddance, thanks for leaving,” Ralph Cossa told [CNN affiliate KHON](http://www.khon2.com/2013/06/09/man-behind-nsa-leaks-worked-in-hawaii/). “I’m sure the guy had an overactive Mother Teresa gene and thought he was going to go out and save America from Americans, but in reality he was very foolish,” Cossa said. “We expect the government to honor our privacy, but we also expect our government to protect us from terrorist attacks.” [Opinion: Snowden is a hero](http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/10/opinion/rushkoff-snowden-hero/index.html) The fallout President Barack Obama insists his administration is not spying on U.S. citizens – rather, it’s only looking for information on terrorists. Booz Allen Hamilton, the government contractor that employed Snowden, said Snowden had worked at the firm for less than three months. “News reports that this individual has claimed to have leaked classified information are shocking, and if accurate, this action represents a grave violation of the code of conduct and core values of our firm,” [the company said](http://www.boozallen.com/media-center/press-releases/48399320/statement-reports-leaked-information-060913) in the statement. The firm said it will cooperate with authorities in their investigation. According to the Guardian, the only time Snowden became emotional during hours of interviews was when he thought about what might happen to his relatives – many of whom work for the U.S. government. “The only thing I fear is the harmful effects on my family, who I won’t be able to help anymore,” he said. “That’s what keeps me up at night.” As for his concerns about his country, “the greatest fear that I have regarding the outcome for America of these disclosures is that nothing will change.” [READ: Some shrug at NSA snooping: Privacy’s already dead](http://cnn.com/2013/06/07/tech/web/nsa-internet-privacy) [Obama: No one listening to your calls](http://cnn.com/2013/06/07/politics/nsa-data-mining/index.html) [Official: Damage assessment over U.S. intelligence-gathering leaks](http://cnn.com/2013/06/08/politics/nsa-data-mining/index.html) CNNs Matt Smith and Holly Yan contributed to this report.
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