A conference on democracy and religion, migration, power money
A few days back, Edward Snowden joined the 2016 Athens conference on democracy, hosted by the New York Times, in the company of Ken Roth who is the Executive Director of Human Rights Watch. The close to one hour long interview was conducted by Steven Erlanger – the New York Times Bureau Chief in London. And it is most definitely worth a watch.
Mr. Erlanger starts by asking why Mr. Snowden does not come home to face the charges and risk the exposure of a trial? With the strong support Mr. Snowden has from Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and also The American Civil Liberties Union, The New York Times framed this debate within the context of the ongoing appeal to have President Barack Obama pardon Mr. Snowden before the end of his term.
Snowdens measured, tempered and elaborately outlined response can be seen below — it is a very convincing reply. Watch the 55 minute long conversation here: