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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Type: Book excerpt / government evidence file
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Summary

This document is page 282 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets', stamped as evidence by the House Oversight Committee (file 019770). It details Edward Snowden's departure from Hong Kong to Moscow on June 23rd, following the unsealing of a U.S. criminal complaint. The text analyzes the geopolitical tensions involving the U.S., China, and Russia, noting that China likely allowed Snowden to leave to avoid complications during a scheduled meeting between Presidents Xi and Obama.

People (4)

Name Role Context
Edward Snowden Subject / Whistle-blower
Former NSA contractor who leaked classified information and fled to Moscow.
Xi Jinping Chinese President
Scheduled to meet President Obama; Snowden's presence in HK was a complication.
Barack Obama U.S. President
Scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi.
Sherlock Holmes Fictional Character
Referenced metaphorically regarding the 'dog that did not bark'.

Organizations (3)

Name Type Context
NSA
National Security Agency; Snowden serviced computer systems for them.
The New York Times
Cited a U.S. diplomat regarding China's stance on Snowden.
House Oversight Committee
Implied by the footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019770'.

Timeline (2 events)

June 21
U.S. criminal complaint against Snowden was unsealed.
United States
Edward Snowden U.S. Government
June 23
Edward Snowden boarded a nonstop flight to Moscow.
Hong Kong to Moscow

Locations (8)

Location Context
Destination of Snowden's flight.
Departure location; where Snowden stayed for a month.
Location of the 'backwater NSA base' where Snowden worked.
Capital of China; potential defection point avoided by China.
Country of origin/prosecution.
Adversary of the U.S.; allowed Snowden to leave.
Adversary of the U.S.; Snowden's destination.
Region where Snowden did not obtain a visa.

Relationships (2)

Xi Jinping Diplomatic Barack Obama
Scheduled soon to meet President Obama.
China Alliance Russia
Described as 'Russian ally in the intelligence war'.

Key Quotes (3)

"The final choice he made was to board a nonstop flight to Moscow on June 23."
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"China, as far as is known, did not offer him sanctuary."
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"Snowden's lack of any visas in his passport strongly suggests that he had not made plans to go anyplace but where he actually went: Moscow."
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