Snowden: I was a trained spy for the NSA and CIA

Sooraj Shah
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NSA whistleblower dismisses claims he was a "low level analyst" in latest interview

Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor turned whistleblower, has claimed that he was a trained spy and worked undercover in other countries for various US government a...

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