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Guardian Editor Alan Rusbridger carries a copy of the book Spy Catcher as he arrives at Parliament to face questions over his publication of intelligence files from Edward Snowden.

The British editor who published the Snowden files defends his newspaper before Parliament

December 3, 2013
Global Politics

A British parliamentary panel questioned Alan Rusbridger, the editor of the newspaper that first published many of the documents leaked by Edward Snowden. He was asked about his love of his country, and he defended his newspaper as acting to help the public understand what its government was doing.

The British editor who published the Snowden files defends his newspaper before Parliament

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