Gordon Corera

And I guess it seems Snowden's calculation is that it's a place out of reach of American law and with options of where you can get to, but with a bit more freedom than anywhere else. That seems to be why he picked it.

And I guess it seems Snowden's calculation is that it's a place out of reach of American law and with options of where you can get to, but with a bit more freedom than anywhere else. That seems to be why he picked it.

And I guess it seems Snowden's calculation is that it's a place out of reach of American law and with options of where you can get to, but with a bit more freedom than anywhere else. That seems to be why he picked it.

And he goes to the Mira Hotel in the Kowloon district. Very nice. Very nice hotel. It's a commercial district. It's a big, fancy hotel. And this is where he is going to try and bring the journalists. And initially, he's there and he's waiting. He says, you know, I barricaded myself in my room at the Mira Hotel. which I chose because of its central location.

And he goes to the Mira Hotel in the Kowloon district. Very nice. Very nice hotel. It's a commercial district. It's a big, fancy hotel. And this is where he is going to try and bring the journalists. And initially, he's there and he's waiting. He says, you know, I barricaded myself in my room at the Mira Hotel. which I chose because of its central location.

And he goes to the Mira Hotel in the Kowloon district. Very nice. Very nice hotel. It's a commercial district. It's a big, fancy hotel. And this is where he is going to try and bring the journalists. And initially, he's there and he's waiting. He says, you know, I barricaded myself in my room at the Mira Hotel. which I chose because of its central location.

I put the privacy, please do not disturb sign on the door handle to keep housekeeping out. For 10 days, I didn't leave the room for fear of giving a foreign spy the chance to sneak in and bug the place. So he's there and he's still trying to get the journalists to come out. And Laura Poitras... He's talked to Bart Gelman and now Glenn Greenwald is back in play.

I put the privacy, please do not disturb sign on the door handle to keep housekeeping out. For 10 days, I didn't leave the room for fear of giving a foreign spy the chance to sneak in and bug the place. So he's there and he's still trying to get the journalists to come out. And Laura Poitras... He's talked to Bart Gelman and now Glenn Greenwald is back in play.

I put the privacy, please do not disturb sign on the door handle to keep housekeeping out. For 10 days, I didn't leave the room for fear of giving a foreign spy the chance to sneak in and bug the place. So he's there and he's still trying to get the journalists to come out. And Laura Poitras... He's talked to Bart Gelman and now Glenn Greenwald is back in play.

So in late May, Edward Snowden has gone back to Greenwald to try and persuade him to come out. Greenwald still seems suspicious about why Hong Kong, but then Snowden sends him documents. Again, you know, it's the kind of calling card. This is the real deal. So at this point, Greenwald goes to New York.

So in late May, Edward Snowden has gone back to Greenwald to try and persuade him to come out. Greenwald still seems suspicious about why Hong Kong, but then Snowden sends him documents. Again, you know, it's the kind of calling card. This is the real deal. So at this point, Greenwald goes to New York.

So in late May, Edward Snowden has gone back to Greenwald to try and persuade him to come out. Greenwald still seems suspicious about why Hong Kong, but then Snowden sends him documents. Again, you know, it's the kind of calling card. This is the real deal. So at this point, Greenwald goes to New York.

to see the US editor of The Guardian, Janine Gibson, on May 31st to say, I think I need to go out there. I mean, they see the documents. They realise this is potentially massive. But also the documents, you know, as we'll come to, are kind of quite technical. They're quite difficult to understand. You need the person. The document itself isn't enough. And so the Guardian team look at this.

to see the US editor of The Guardian, Janine Gibson, on May 31st to say, I think I need to go out there. I mean, they see the documents. They realise this is potentially massive. But also the documents, you know, as we'll come to, are kind of quite technical. They're quite difficult to understand. You need the person. The document itself isn't enough. And so the Guardian team look at this.

to see the US editor of The Guardian, Janine Gibson, on May 31st to say, I think I need to go out there. I mean, they see the documents. They realise this is potentially massive. But also the documents, you know, as we'll come to, are kind of quite technical. They're quite difficult to understand. You need the person. The document itself isn't enough. And so the Guardian team look at this.

They also look at a kind of manifesto he seems to have written, which I think is a really interesting document because I don't think it's ever fully been published. And they actually say at the time, we don't think this should be published because it's basically why he's doing it, document.

They also look at a kind of manifesto he seems to have written, which I think is a really interesting document because I don't think it's ever fully been published. And they actually say at the time, we don't think this should be published because it's basically why he's doing it, document.

They also look at a kind of manifesto he seems to have written, which I think is a really interesting document because I don't think it's ever fully been published. And they actually say at the time, we don't think this should be published because it's basically why he's doing it, document.

Sorry, privacy. A privacy jihadist. Privacy jihadist. OK. But I think it makes him look quite ideological, as we talked about, the kind of libertarian stuff. And I think there is a bit of nervousness at the Guardian, I think, at this point, about him and his motivation, whether he's for real. This manifesto, I think, also makes them even more nervous.

Sorry, privacy. A privacy jihadist. Privacy jihadist. OK. But I think it makes him look quite ideological, as we talked about, the kind of libertarian stuff. And I think there is a bit of nervousness at the Guardian, I think, at this point, about him and his motivation, whether he's for real. This manifesto, I think, also makes them even more nervous.