Chicago TribuneJune 10, 2013 An ex-CIA employee working as a contractor at the U.S. National Security Agency said he leaked documents and details of a top secret U.S. surveillance program in order to protect the “basic liberties for people around the world.” Holed up in a hotel room in Hong Kong, Edward Snowden, 29, said … Continue reading Ex-CIA worker: I exposed U.S. spy scheme to protect ‘basic liberties’