Skypes. Ves four that is the miracle of modern technology and it will either work or not work. It is very tricky so somebody may go down, somebody may have a time delay which is happening with one of our three guests. Analogous to the quadruple somersault ringling brothers. Please, bear with us. We will have problems from time to time but we have an Excellent Team of techies. I know because i can understand anything a say. It is my pleasure to interview introduce our interviewer, roger cohen. Thank you. [applause] good morning. We are going to rely on technology to try to bring this in balance and ignore whoever may or may not be listening. I think it is fair to say that in the immediate landscape there is a before and after Edward Snowden. Nsarevelations about global data vacuuming are backed with concrete evidence. The feeling i think that many of us have had since 9 11 that something has gotten seriously skewed in the appropriate balance between National Security and press freedom.
You biggest surveillance makes it almost impossible to be an investigative journalist because it makes it impossible for people to communicate with one another. Edward snowden has praised russia for standing against Human Rights Violations by the powerful. President putin has just invaded and then annexed crimea. The relationship between the United States and russia is increasingly hostile. There is even talk of a new cold war. How worried should we be that mr. Snowden is old herbal is vulnerable to the Russian Intelligence Services to in this increasingly tense situation . I need to back up a little bit. Be in russia . He was on his way to latin america where he was going to transit from russia. United government canceled his passport. He was in the transit area of the airport. President Putin Blakeney made fun of u. S. Intelligence services. The one place that you can operate and go get . Go get him there. It is asking a lot for Edward Snowden who is under international asylum. It is