DEFIANT: A bus passes by a poster of Edward Snowden, displayed by his supporters at Hong Kong's financial Central district during the midnight hours of June 18, 2013. Snowden fought back against his critics in a 90 min Q & A session with the Guardian on Monday. - Reuters
WASHINGTON: Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who exposed the US government's top-secret surveillance programs, fought back against his critics on Monday and denied allegations that he was a spy for China.
Snowden told an online forum run by Britain's Guardian newspaper that he revealed the programs in part out of disappointment with President Barack Obama, who he said had expanded "abusive" government programs while in office.
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