Snowden in Letter to Germany: 'Speaking the Truth Is Not a Crime'
Edward Snowden expressed his support for a German investigation into NSA surveillance in a letter delivered the German government on Friday. Outraged by recent allegations that the NSA might have tapped Chancellor Angela Merkel's phone, German lawmakers are considering a closer examination of the NSA's practices and have proposed inviting Snowden to testify. In the letter, Snowden, who has been charged with espionage , declines a potential invitation, but he says he "looks forward" to cooperating with Germany once the "situation is resolved" with the U.S. government. "Speaking the truth is not a crime. I am confident that with the support of the international community, the government of the United States will abandon this harmful behavior." Snowden, who has reportedly taken a job in Russia , gave the letter to Hans-Christian Stroebele, a green party lawmaker who showed it to the media in a press conference on Fri...