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People
6
Organizations
4
Locations
3
Events
2
Relationships
3
Quotes

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Type: Investigative report / narrative analysis (house oversight)
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Summary

This document appears to be a page from a House Oversight report or narrative detailing the timeline of Edward Snowden's leak of NSA documents in May-June 2013. It describes his movements in Hong Kong, his communications with Washington Post journalist Barton Gellman (issuing an ultimatum to publish), and the intelligence risks posed by Chinese and Russian services monitoring him. The text highlights the pressure Snowden was under to publish before his medical leave expired on June 3rd, at which point the NSA would realize he was missing.

People (5)

Name Role Context
Edward Snowden Subject / Whistleblower
Former intelligence contractor who leaked NSA documents; discussed regarding his flight to Hong Kong and interactions...
Morell CIA Deputy Director
Quoted criticizing Snowden's understanding of Russian/Chinese intelligence capabilities.
Barack Obama President of the United States
Appointed the panel on which Morell served.
Vladimir Putin President of Russia
Confirmed Snowden contacted Russian diplomats in Hong Kong.
Barton Gellman Journalist
Reporter for the Washington Post who received an ultimatum email from Snowden.

Organizations (6)

Name Type Context
NSA
National Security Agency; the agency Snowden leaked data from.
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency; assessed Snowden's actions.
Washington Post
Newspaper Snowden attempted to leak documents to via Gellman.
The Guardian
Newspaper Snowden spoke to after arriving in Moscow.
Hong Kong Police
Mentioned as having an informant network accessible by Chinese intelligence.
House Oversight Committee
Implied by the footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.

Timeline (3 events)

June 3, 2013
Date Snowden was supposed to return to work in Hawaii from medical leave.
Hawaii
May 24, 2013
Snowden emails Gellman with a 72-hour ultimatum to publish.
Hong Kong
May 27, 2013
Snowden's target date for the story to break.
Hong Kong

Locations (4)

Location Context
Location where Snowden fled to meet journalists and contact foreign diplomats.
Snowden's ultimate destination.
Mentioned as being a taxi ride away from Hong Kong.
Location where Snowden was stationed and supposed to return to work.

Relationships (2)

Edward Snowden Source/Journalist Barton Gellman
Snowden emailed Gellman an ultimatum to publish documents.
Russia Intelligence Allies China
Described in text as 'China's longtime intelligence ally'.

Key Quotes (3)

"Snowden thinks he is smart, but he was never in a position in his previous jobs to fully understand the immense capabilities of our Russian and Chinese counterparts."
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"The purpose of my [Hong Kong} mission was to get the information to journalists,"
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Quote #2
"This guy isn’t where he says he’s supposed to be. He’s supposed to be getting medical treatment. Why the hell is he in Hong Kong?"
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Quote #3

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