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Extraction Summary
7
People
7
Organizations
1
Locations
3
Events
3
Relationships
5
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book page / evidence production
File Size:
1.67 MB
Summary
This document appears to be page 94 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' (likely by Edward Jay Epstein, given the filename prefix 'Epst'), produced as evidence in a House Oversight investigation. The text chronicles the events of June 6-9, 2013, detailing the publication of NSA leak stories by The Guardian and The Washington Post, and Edward Snowden's decision to reveal his identity via a video interview filmed by Laura Poitras. The page discusses the coordination between journalists Greenwald, Gellman, and Poitras, and the immediate government and media reaction to the disclosures.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Edward Snowden | Whistleblower |
Insisted on revealing his identity after leaks; subject of the narrative.
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| Robert Litt | Official |
Admonished that no serious news organization would publish the story.
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| Janine Gibson | Editor (implied) |
Gave the green light to publish the story.
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| Glenn Greenwald | Journalist |
Wrote the Guardian story; communicated with Snowden about outing himself.
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| Barack Obama | President of the United States |
Mentioned in the context of domestic surveillance under his administration.
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| Barton Gellman | Journalist |
Co-wrote the Washington Post story on PRISM.
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| Laura Poitras | Journalist/Filmmaker |
Co-wrote the Washington Post story; filmed the interview/video with Snowden.
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Organizations (7)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| NSA |
Subject of the leaks regarding surveillance and phone records.
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| Verizon |
Subject of court order to hand over call data.
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| The Guardian |
Published the Verizon story and the Snowden video.
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| The Washington Post |
Published the PRISM story.
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| FBI |
Allegedly tapping into internet company servers.
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| Freedom of the Press Foundation |
Received on-screen credit in the Snowden video.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Entity producing the document (stamped HOUSE_OVERSIGHT).
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Timeline (3 events)
June 6, 2013
The Guardian breaks the story on NSA collecting Verizon phone records.
Global Media
June 6, 2013
The Washington Post breaks the PRISM story hours after the Guardian.
Global Media
June 9, 2013
Whistleblower video posted on the Guardian website revealing Snowden's identity.
Online
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Location of domestic surveillance.
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Relationships (3)
Snowden explained to Greenwald he needed to define himself; Greenwald wrote the Guardian story.
Poitras extracted material for the video from 20 hours she shot of Snowden.
Written by Gellman and Poitras (Washington Post story).
Key Quotes (5)
"no serious news organization would publish this"Source
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Quote #1
"NSA Collecting Phone Records of Millions of Verizon Customers Daily"Source
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Quote #2
"fuck you"Source
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Quote #3
"I want to identify myself as the person behind these disclosures."Source
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Quote #4
"My name is Ed Snowden"Source
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Quote #5
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