Snowden also wrote that he was `` heartened by the response to my act of political expression , in both the United States and beyond . ` NEW : Edward Snowden wo n't leave Russia to testify on U.S. spying activities , he says . He would like to testify in Washington , German lawmaker says . USA : ` ` He did n't identify himself as an enemy of America , quite the opposite '' Snowden would like to go to Germany if he were safe from spying , Stroebele says .
NEW : Edward Snowden wo n't leave Russia to testify on U.S. spying activities , he says . He would like to testify in Washington , German lawmaker says . USA : ` ` He did n't identify himself as an enemy of America , quite the opposite '' Snowden would like to go to Germany if he were safe from spying , Stroebele says .