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Extraction Summary
6
People
8
Organizations
3
Locations
2
Events
3
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
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Book page / legislative exhibit
File Size:
1.66 MB
Summary
This document is page 70 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein (indicated by the filename 'Epst_...'). It details the coordination between Edward Snowden, Laura Poitras, and Barton Gellman regarding the leak of NSA documents. It describes Poitras using anti-surveillance tradecraft to meet Gellman in NYC to offer him the story for The Washington Post. The document bears a House Oversight Committee stamp.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Snowden | Source/Whistleblower |
Seeking an outlet inside the American establishment for classified documents.
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| Glenn Greenwald | Journalist/Author |
Mentioned as having a book and blogs denouncing US surveillance.
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| Laura Poitras | Filmmaker/Journalist/Go-between |
Acting as intermediary between Snowden and Gellman; met Gellman in NYC.
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| Barton Gellman | Journalist |
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The Washington Post; approached by Poitras.
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| Karen Greenberg | Executive Director |
Director of NYU's Center on Law and Security; introduced Poitras to Gellman.
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| Richard Nixon | Former US President |
Mentioned historically in relation to the Watergate scandal.
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Organizations (8)
Timeline (2 events)
2010
Laura Poitras and Barton Gellman meet as fellows at NYU's Center on Law and Security.
NYU, New York
Unspecified (Context implies 2013)
Clandestine meeting between Poitras and Gellman to discuss Snowden's documents.
Coffee shops, Lower Manhattan, NYC
Locations (3)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
Relationships (3)
Fellows at NYU's Center on Law and Security in 2010.
Poitras acted as go-between for Snowden.
Greenberg introduced Poitras to Gellman for encryption help.
Key Quotes (3)
"took her 'by the hand' to meet Gellman"Source
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"following her anti-surveillance tradecraft"Source
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Quote #2
"Gellman was interested in Poitras’s offer (although he would consult a friend at the Justice Department about the legality of publishing NSA documents)."Source
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Quote #3
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