Fear for his life: Edward Snowden has allegedly received death threats from  Pentagon and NSA officials American intelligence leaker Edward Snowden fears for his life and needs stronger security, his Russian lawyer claimed on Tuesday. Explicit threats to kill him have been made anonymously by Pentagon and National Security Agency officials, alleged Anatoly Kucherena. ‘There are real threats to his life out there that actually do exist,’ he told Russian news channel Vesti. ‘These statements call for physical retribution against Edward Snowden.’ Snowden, 30, has taken refuge in Moscow to evade treason charges after disclosing U.S. state secrets on NSA intelligence gathering involving the monitoring of millions of phone calls and emails.
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Edward Snowden has received anonymous death threats, his lawyer says
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This NSA whistleblower now fears for his life and safety in Russia
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Article quotes Pentagon source wanting to 'put a bullet in his head'
He challenged the @placeholder government to name the officials who made the apparent threats.