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Extraction Summary
6
People
6
Organizations
1
Locations
2
Events
2
Relationships
4
Quotes
Document Information
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Investigative report / committee report
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Summary
This page from a House Oversight report details the initial meetings between Edward Snowden and journalists (Greenwald, Poitras, MacAskill) in a hotel room on June 4th. It describes Snowden's security rituals (the 'magical cloak'), transcriptions of his introduction to Ewen MacAskill, and critically analyzes discrepancies between Snowden's claims about his career/salary ($200k vs $133k) and the official records from the CIA, DIA, and Booz Allen. The report attempts to discredit Snowden's truthfulness regarding his authority to intercept presidential communications.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Edward Snowden | Subject / Whistleblower |
Former contractor describing his background to journalists; accused by report of exaggerating credentials.
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| Glenn Greenwald | Journalist |
Interviewing Snowden.
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| Laura Poitras | Filmmaker |
Filming the interactions; later released CitizenFour.
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| Ewen MacAskill | Guardian Editor |
Joined the meeting to verify Snowden's bona fides; did not know Snowden's name initially.
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| Gibson | Editor/Supervisor |
Sent MacAskill to verify the source.
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| Barack Obama | President of the United States |
Mentioned regarding Snowden's claim of ability to intercept his communications.
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Organizations (6)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| NSA |
National Security Agency; Snowden's former workplace.
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| The Guardian |
Newspaper employing MacAskill and Greenwald.
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| CIA |
Central Intelligence Agency; Snowden claimed to be a senior adviser.
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| DIA |
Defense Intelligence Agency; Snowden claimed to be a senior adviser.
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| Booz Allen |
Booz Allen Hamilton; Snowden's employer.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Based on footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (2 events)
Wednesday June 4th
Ewen MacAskill joins Greenwald and Poitras in Snowden's room to verify his bona fides.
Snowden's room
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Hotel room (implied) where interviews took place; contained a mini-bar refrigerator.
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Relationships (2)
Snowden explained security procedures to Greenwald; Greenwald interviewed him.
MacAskill was sent by Gibson.
Key Quotes (4)
"magical cloak of power"Source
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Quote #1
"Sorry, I don’t know anything about you."Source
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Quote #2
"Oh, sorry, my name is Edward Snowden. I go by Ed"Source
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Quote #3
"No NSA employee, and certainly not a civilian contract worker, was given the authority to soy on the President of the United States"Source
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Quote #4
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