Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old former government contractor who leaked sensitive information on the National Security Agency surveillance programs, says he sought the job with Booz Hallen Hamilton to gather evidence on the agency's data collection networks.
The U.S. will meet the Taliban in Doha, Qatar for talks aimed at achieving peace in Afghanistan where the United States has battled the insurgents for 12 years, U.S. officials said on Tuesday. The officials who spoke on condition of anonymity, also said the Taliban would issue a statement on Tuesday opposing the use of Afghan soil for attacks on other countries, and that they support an Afghan soil for attacks on other countries and that they support an Afghan peace process.
President Obama has picked Susan Rice to replace Tom Donilon as his new national security adviser, replacing Tom Donilon whose work as national security adviser since 2010 won praise from a president who spoke of " strengthening our alliances" and "enhancing our relationship with key powers."
Pfc. Bradley Manning, who in May 2010 was detained for leaking classified combat videoes to WikiLeaks, including a U.S. helicopter gunship attack, began his trial Monday at Maryland's Fort Meade. In February, the 25-year-old Manning pleaded guilty to 10 of the 22 charges against him and faces up to decades in jail. He did not plead guilty to aiding United States' enemies, which carries the potential for a life sentence.
