Edward Snowden: 'Mission's Already Accomplished… I Already Won'

Photo by Associated Press
Photo by Associated Press

National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden said his “mission’s already accomplished” after revealing NSA secrets that have caused a reassessment of U.S. surveillance policies
Snowden told The Washington Post in an interview published online Monday night that he was satisfied because journalists have been able to tell the story of the government’s collection of bulk Internet and phone records, an activity that has grown dramatically in the decade since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
 
“For me, in terms of personal satisfaction, the mission’s already accomplished,” he said. “I already won.”
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