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Extraction Summary
5
People
5
Organizations
3
Locations
3
Events
2
Relationships
4
Quotes
Document Information
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Congressional report / narrative account (house oversight committee)
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Summary
This document is a narrative account, likely from a House Oversight report, detailing the initial meeting between Edward Snowden ('Citizen Four'), Glenn Greenwald, and Laura Poitras in Hong Kong on June 3rd at the Mira Hotel. It describes the recognition signal involving a Rubik's cube, the subsequent filming of Snowden in Room 1014, and communications with Snowden's girlfriend, Lindsay Mills, regarding government investigators visiting their home in Hawaii after he failed to report to work at Booz Allen.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Edward Snowden | Source / Whistleblower |
Introduced as 'Citizen Four', met journalists in Hong Kong, former NSA contractor.
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| Glenn Greenwald | Journalist |
Met Snowden at the Mira Hotel to receive leaked information.
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| Laura Poitras | Filmmaker / Journalist |
Filmed the meeting with Snowden; set up a tripod immediately.
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| Ewen MacAskill | Journalist |
Stayed at the W Hotel; was not invited to the initial meeting.
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| Lindsay Mills | Snowden's Girlfriend |
Located in Honolulu; informed Snowden of government investigators visiting their home.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| W Hotel |
Hotel where MacAskill stayed.
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| Mira Hotel |
Location of the meeting between Snowden, Greenwald, and Poitras.
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| NSA |
National Security Agency; employer/contractor of Snowden.
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| Booz Allen |
Snowden's employer; alarm bells rang when he failed to show up.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Indicated by the footer stamp.
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Timeline (3 events)
June 1st
Snowden failed to show up for work, setting off alarm bells at Booz Allen and NSA.
Hawaii (implied)
June 3rd - June 11th (approx)
Poitras films 20 hours of Snowden's activities and interviews.
Mira Hotel, Room 1014
June 3rd, 10:00 AM
Initial meeting between Snowden, Greenwald, and Poitras.
Mira Hotel Restaurant, Hong Kong
Locations (3)
| Location | Context |
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City where the meeting took place.
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Specific room where Snowden was staying and interviews occurred.
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Location of Lindsay Mills and Snowden's home.
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Relationships (2)
Text refers to Mills as his girlfriend and mentions their home in Hawaii.
Traveled together to meet Snowden.
Key Quotes (4)
"The first thing I saw was the unsolved Rubik’s cube twirling in the man’s left hand."Source
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Quote #1
"The initial impression was one of extreme confusion"Source
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Quote #2
"when you are involved in an action which is likely to get you indicted, you typically don’t have a camera rolling in the room."Source
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Quote #3
"Snowden was anything but camera shy."Source
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Quote #4
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