Foreign media said that Snowden, who was wanted by the US government for exposing the US "Prism" secret surveillance program, said that he had looked at the CIA database and really could not find any evidence that the US government covered up the aliens coming to Earth.
According to Taiwan's "China Times Electronic News" website reported on October 25, Snowden was interviewed by the "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast on October 23, talking about confidential information and many anecdotal conspiracy theories, and also talked about the most popular topic: aliens. In response, Snowden said he did not see alien information in classified archives.
Snowden (Reuters)
"As far as I know, the U.S. government hasn't had contact with aliens or placed them in facilities like Area 51 in Nevada," he said. ”
"I did check, I ridiculously checked the internal networks of the NSA, the CIA, the military, the FBI, etc., which could have access to the incident, but I couldn't find anything," he said. ”
Mr. Snowden said he had most of the internal databases of the National Security Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) that he had access to, so unless they hid well, they really didn't.
"Everybody wants to believe conspiracy theories, in large part because it's more reassuring and helps us believe that a lot of big things are being controlled and someone is in charge," he told Logan. This means that it will not get out of control. But I really didn't find it. ”
Snowden's new book, The Permanent Archive, was published last month, and he had no way to hold a publishing tour and could only publicize it online. In addition to alien topics, the book also rejects other popular conspiracy theories, such as "America faked a moon landing."
In 2013, Snowden exposed through the media that the U.S. government extensively listened to domestic and foreign phone calls and monitored Internet communications, causing an uproar in the international community. The U.S. government subsequently wanted Snowden on charges of espionage, theft, and unauthorized disclosure of defense and intelligence information. Snowden was then granted asylum and lived in Russia for many years. In a recent interview with the US media, he said that returning to the United States is his ultimate goal, and he does not seek pardon, but only wants to be fairly tried.
Snowden's new book, The Permanent Archives
(Original title: Snowden: "As far as I know, the United States really has no contact with aliens")