Snowden Says Whistle-Blower Law Gaps Preclude Return

Edward Snowden, the former government contractor who exposed secret intelligence programs, said he won’t return to the U.S. because of gaps in federal whistle-blower laws that he said would leave him unprotected.

Snowden, who fled to Hong Kong and then to Russia after leaking classified documents on the government’s Internet and telephone data spy programs, said Congress needs to broaden the Whistleblower Protection Act so that national security contractors can more easily fight for changes from within the intelligence system.