Browsing: US intelligence

A European Parliament committee approved plans Thursday to hear US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden, whose revelations about snooping on EU leaders has sparked uproar against Washington. Parliament’s Civil Liberties committee voted 36 in favour…

President Barack Obama said Friday he welcomed a debate on the role of the National Security Agency, but that leaks by Edward Snowden had caused “unnecessary damage” to US intelligence capabilities. Obama refused to be drawn at a year-end press conference…