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Extraction Summary
7
People
9
Organizations
4
Locations
5
Events
4
Relationships
2
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Narrative report / book excerpt (included in house oversight committee files)
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Summary
This document appears to be a page (labeled Chapter Nine) from a narrative report or book included in House Oversight files, detailing the background of journalist Glenn Greenwald and his initial contact with Edward Snowden in late 2012. It outlines Greenwald's previous career as a litigator and entrepreneur involved in adult entertainment, his financial troubles (IRS lien), and his pivot to anti-surveillance blogging for Salon and the Guardian. The text notes a political alignment between Snowden and Greenwald, as both donated to Ron Paul's campaign.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Edward Snowden | NSA Contractor / Leaker |
Subject of the chapter; worked for Dell at NSA; used alias 'Cincinnatus'; quoted in Moscow 2013.
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| Glenn Greenwald | Journalist / Lawyer |
Rio-based columnist for the Guardian; former lawyer; contacted by Snowden; author of 'How Would a Patriot Act?'
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| Sandvik | Associate |
Person Snowden contacted using the alias 'Cincinnatus'.
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| Barack Obama | US President |
Criticized by Greenwald for illegal eavesdropping.
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| Ron Paul | Political Candidate |
Libertarian candidate who received campaign contributions from both Greenwald and Snowden.
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| Bradley Manning | US Army Private / Leaker |
Mentioned as the source of Wikileaks documents.
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| Julian Assange | Publisher |
Published Manning's leaked documents in 2010.
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Organizations (9)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| NSA |
National Security Agency; where Snowden worked via Dell.
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| Dell |
Snowden's employer while working at the NSA.
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| The Guardian |
British newspaper; employer of Greenwald; published Wikileaks documents.
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| Wachtell, Lipton, and Rosen & Katz |
Elite New York law firm where Greenwald worked until 2004.
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| Master Notions |
Company partly owned by Greenwald.
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| HJ |
Pornographic website ('Hairy Jock') in which Master Notions had a 50% interest.
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| IRS |
Filed an $85,000 lien against Greenwald.
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| Salon |
Internet magazine where Greenwald blogged before the Guardian.
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| Wikileaks |
Organization that published documents leaked by Manning.
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Timeline (5 events)
2004
Greenwald involved in acrimonious lawsuit regarding business associates.
New York (implied)
2005
Locations (4)
| Location | Context |
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Location of Edward Snowden in 2013.
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Location of the 'Crypto Party'.
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Where Greenwald moved in 2005; described as 'Rio-based'.
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Location of Greenwald's former law firm.
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Relationships (4)
Snowden contacted Greenwald anonymously on Dec 1, 2012.
Greenwald contributed money to the libertarian campaign of Ron Paul.
Snowden gave money to Ron Paul.
Greenwald attacked him for breaking the law.
Key Quotes (2)
"It wasn’t that they put it on me as an individual — that I’m uniquely qualified [or] an angel descending from the heavens — as that they put it on someone, somewhere."Source
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Quote #1
"By ordering illegal eavesdropping, the president had committed crimes and should be held accountable for them"Source
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Quote #2
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