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People
5
Organizations
5
Locations
4
Events
3
Relationships
6
Quotes

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Summary

This document is page 102 of a report (likely House Oversight) detailing the immediate aftermath of Edward Snowden's NSA leaks in June 2013. It describes his logistics in Hong Kong, including moving between hotel rooms at The Mira, engaging lawyers Robert Tibbo and Jonathan Mann, and escaping to a safe house while communicating with journalists Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras. The text also notes Greenwald's subsequent departure to Brazil and the founding of The Intercept.

People (8)

Name Role Context
Edward Snowden Whistleblower / Subject
Subject of the report, former NSA contractor fleeing authorities in Hong Kong.
Laura Poitras Journalist / Filmmaker
Received documents from Snowden, rented a room at the Mira, later moved to Sheraton.
Glenn Greenwald Journalist
Received documents from Snowden, communicated with him, left for Brazil on June 11.
Robert Tibbo Lawyer
Retained for Snowden, received emergency call, helped Snowden move.
Jonathan Mann Lawyer
Retained for Snowden, accompanied Tibbo to meet Snowden.
Albert Ho Lawyer
Lawyer whose firm was appointed by Snowden; message relayed through his office.
Pierre Omidyar Financial Backer
Internet billionaire who backed The Intercept.
MacAskill Reporter
Guardian reporter who stayed with Poitras at the Sheraton.

Organizations (5)

Name Type Context
NSA
National Security Agency, organization Snowden leaked data from.
The Guardian
Newspaper that published the Snowden story.
The Intercept
Online publication co-founded by Greenwald in 2014.
Ho's law firm
Legal firm appointed by Snowden.
House Oversight Committee
Implied author of the document via footer.

Timeline (4 events)

February 2014
Glenn Greenwald co-founds The Intercept.
N/A
June 10, 2013
Snowden meets lawyers Tibbo and Mann at a mall adjacent to The Mira and slips out to a safe house.
Mall adjacent to The Mira, Hong Kong
June 11, 2013
Glenn Greenwald flies back to Brazil.
Hong Kong to Brazil
June 12, 2013
Scheduled date for Snowden's final interview in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong

Locations (5)

Location Context
The Mira
Hotel in Hong Kong where Snowden and Poitras stayed.
Hotel on Nathan Road, Kowloon where Poitras and MacAskill moved.
Location of the Sheraton and Mira hotels.
Destination Greenwald flew to on June 11th.
General location of events.

Relationships (3)

Edward Snowden Client/Lawyer Robert Tibbo
Tibbo was retained for Snowden and helped him escape the hotel.
Edward Snowden Source/Journalist Laura Poitras
Snowden provided thumb drives to Poitras and moved into her hotel room.
Glenn Greenwald Business Partners Pierre Omidyar
Co-founded The Intercept together.

Key Quotes (6)

"to wiretap anyone, even the President"
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"I don’t want to live in a society that does those sorts of things."
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"EDWARD SNOWDEN: THE WHISTLE BLOWER BEHIND THE NSA SURVEILLANCE REVELATIONS."
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"I can make myself unrecognizable"
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"I am in a safe house for now"
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"But I have no idea how safe it is."
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Quote #6

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