"Significant revelations" to come in U.S. surveillance case

LONDON The journalist who has published information about the U.S. government's policy of surveillance of citizens has announced more important discoveries. Glenn Greenwald of The Guardian has said that some significant discoveries would be published from the leaked documents in the coming weeks and months. "Significant revelations" to come in U.S. surveillance case He said that the decision had been makde about when the next story will be published. The documents were leaked by former CIA employee and NSA contractor Edward Snowden. "There are dozens of stories generated by the documents he provided, and we intend to pursue every last one of them," said Greenwald. Snowden gave the British newspaper documents that showed the U.S. government was engaged in spying on citizens by using the internet. According to The Guardian, Snowden on May 20 left the United States and was staying a hotel in Hong Kong until Monday. According to reports, the U.S. had filed a request for his urgent extradition. "My only motive was to inform the public about what is being done in its name, and what is being done against it. I am aware that I will suffer for this," said Snowden in a statement. Snowden, who worked in the office of the NSA in Hawaii, recorded the secret documents and three weeks ago took a medical leave, telling his superiors he would be absent for several weeks, and then flew to Hong Kong. The Guardian first published some of the documents last week, followed by The Washington Post, which revealed that the NSA was secretly, through the telecommunications company Verizon, recording all calls made inside that network in America. The next disclosure showed that the U.S. government fully monitors the internet access and social websites, reading all messages and emails circulating. U.S. President Barack Obama confirmed the veracity of the information, but defended such policy with "the fight against terrorism," adding that there was "judicial and congressional control" over the program, which he said served to protect U.S. citizens from potential attacks. Edward Snowden (Beta/AP/Guardian, file) Tanjug

"Significant revelations" to come in U.S. surveillance case

He said that the decision had been makde about when the next story will be published. The documents were leaked by former CIA employee and NSA contractor Edward Snowden.

"There are dozens of stories generated by the documents he provided, and we intend to pursue every last one of them," said Greenwald.

Snowden gave the British newspaper documents that showed the U.S. government was engaged in spying on citizens by using the internet.

According to The Guardian, Snowden on May 20 left the United States and was staying a hotel in Hong Kong until Monday. According to reports, the U.S. had filed a request for his urgent extradition.

"My only motive was to inform the public about what is being done in its name, and what is being done against it. I am aware that I will suffer for this," said Snowden in a statement.

Snowden, who worked in the office of the NSA in Hawaii, recorded the secret documents and three weeks ago took a medical leave, telling his superiors he would be absent for several weeks, and then flew to Hong Kong.

The Guardian first published some of the documents last week, followed by The Washington Post, which revealed that the NSA was secretly, through the telecommunications company Verizon, recording all calls made inside that network in America.

The next disclosure showed that the U.S. government fully monitors the internet access and social websites, reading all messages and emails circulating.

U.S. President Barack Obama confirmed the veracity of the information, but defended such policy with "the fight against terrorism," adding that there was "judicial and congressional control" over the program, which he said served to protect U.S. citizens from potential attacks.