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Extraction Summary
6
People
4
Organizations
6
Locations
3
Events
2
Relationships
2
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book excerpt / legal discovery document
File Size:
1.69 MB
Summary
This document is page 108 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein (indicated by the filename 'Epst' and ISBN). It details Edward Snowden's escape to Moscow on June 23 (2013), assisted by WikiLeaks staff Sarah Harrison and Jonathan Man. It describes the logistics of bypassing passport control, Harrison financing the trip, and Julian Assange's use of misinformation—specifically regarding flights to Cuba and Bolivia—to distract U.S. authorities and the press.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Edward Snowden | Subject/Fugitive |
Fleeing to Moscow without valid passport or visa.
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| Sarah Harrison | WikiLeaks Staff/Carer |
Met Snowden on June 23, financed the trip, accompanied him to Moscow.
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| Jonathan Man | Assistant |
Arranged car transport, accompanied Snowden and Harrison through passport control.
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| Vladimir Putin | President of Russia |
Presumed to have given approval for Snowden to board Aeroflot without documents.
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| Julian Assange | WikiLeaks Founder |
Creating distractions and misinformation to protect Snowden.
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| Evo Morales | President of Bolivia |
His plane was grounded in Austria due to misinformation that Snowden was on board.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Aeroflot |
State-controlled airline used for the flight to Moscow.
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| WikiLeaks |
Organization assisting Snowden's escape.
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| Russian Government |
Presumed authority allowing the flight.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Entity indicated in the Bates stamp (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019596).
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Timeline (3 events)
June 23
Snowden meets Sarah Harrison, travels to airport with Jonathan Man, and boards flight to Moscow at 12:45 p.m.
Airport (implied Hong Kong based on history, text says flight to Moscow)
June 24
Decoy booking made for Snowden to Cuba; reporters chase the phantom flight.
Flight to Havana
Reporters
Undisclosed
Locations (6)
| Location | Context |
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Destination of the flight; where Snowden stayed.
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Decoy destination for which reporters bought tickets.
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False destination used as misinformation.
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Location where Evo Morales' plane was forced to land.
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Countries that refused airspace to Morales' plane.
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Mentioned regarding lawyers contacted by Assange.
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Relationships (2)
Harrison became Snowden's second 'carer' and financed the trip.
Man arranged car and escorted them through passport control.
Key Quotes (2)
"“I didn’t expect that WikiLeaks was going to send a ninja to get me out.” - Edward Snowden to Sarah Harrison"Source
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Quote #1
"“In some of our communications, we deliberately spoke about that [flight] on open lines to lawyers in the United States,” - Julian Assange"Source
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Quote #2
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