Snowden says got Booz Allen job for access to NSA programs

THE PLOT THICKENS: A banner supporting Edward Snowden, displayed at Hong Kong's financial Central district on June 21, 2013, the day marking Snowden's 30th birthday. Snowden admitted he got the job at Booz Allen Hamilton to gain access to details of NSA programs. - Reuters

WASHINGTON: Edward Snowden said he accepted a job at contractor Booz Allen Hamilton to gain access to details of the US National Security Agency's surveillance programs, according to the South China Morning Post.

Snowden, who worked for Booz Allen Hamilton for roughly three months at an NSA facility in Hawaii, is now the subject of an international manhunt after leaking highly classified documents to the Washington Post and Britain's Guardian newspaper.