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Extraction Summary
8
People
5
Organizations
5
Locations
4
Events
3
Relationships
6
Quotes
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House oversight committee report / narrative report
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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 |
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| Edward Snowden | Whistleblower / Subject |
Subject of the report, former NSA contractor fleeing authorities in Hong Kong.
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| Laura Poitras | Journalist / Filmmaker |
Received documents from Snowden, rented a room at the Mira, later moved to Sheraton.
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| Glenn Greenwald | Journalist |
Received documents from Snowden, communicated with him, left for Brazil on June 11.
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| Robert Tibbo | Lawyer |
Retained for Snowden, received emergency call, helped Snowden move.
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| Jonathan Mann | Lawyer |
Retained for Snowden, accompanied Tibbo to meet Snowden.
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| Albert Ho | Lawyer |
Lawyer whose firm was appointed by Snowden; message relayed through his office.
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| Pierre Omidyar | Financial Backer |
Internet billionaire who backed The Intercept.
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| MacAskill | Reporter |
Guardian reporter who stayed with Poitras at the Sheraton.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| NSA |
National Security Agency, organization Snowden leaked data from.
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| The Guardian |
Newspaper that published the Snowden story.
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| The Intercept |
Online publication co-founded by Greenwald in 2014.
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| Ho's law firm |
Legal firm appointed by Snowden.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied author of the document via footer.
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Timeline (4 events)
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 12, 2013
Locations (5)
| Location | Context |
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The Mira
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Hotel in Hong Kong where Snowden and Poitras stayed.
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Hotel on Nathan Road, Kowloon where Poitras and MacAskill moved.
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Location of the Sheraton and Mira hotels.
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Destination Greenwald flew to on June 11th.
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General location of events.
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Relationships (3)
Tibbo was retained for Snowden and helped him escape the hotel.
Snowden provided thumb drives to Poitras and moved into her hotel room.
Co-founded The Intercept together.
Key Quotes (6)
"to wiretap anyone, even the President"Source
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Quote #1
"I don’t want to live in a society that does those sorts of things."Source
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Quote #2
"EDWARD SNOWDEN: THE WHISTLE BLOWER BEHIND THE NSA SURVEILLANCE REVELATIONS."Source
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Quote #3
"I can make myself unrecognizable"Source
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Quote #4
"I am in a safe house for now"Source
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Quote #5
"But I have no idea how safe it is."Source
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Quote #6
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