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Extraction Summary
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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
Document Information
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Book excerpt / government production
File Size:
1.59 MB
Summary
This document is page 186 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' (authored by Edward Jay Epstein, indicated by the file name 'Epst'), produced as part of a House Oversight investigation. The text details the intelligence fallout from Edward Snowden's 2013 data theft, including the compromise of British GCHQ operations and the inability of the U.S. to track Russian troop movements in Crimea. It discusses the transition from General Alexander to Admiral Michael Rogers at the NSA and the long-term damage assessment regarding U.S. electronic intelligence capabilities.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Edward Snowden | Former NSA contractor/Leaker |
Subject of the text; accused of stealing documents and compromising intelligence operations.
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| General Alexander | Former NSA Director |
Warned in 2014 about NSA losing capabilities due to disclosures.
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| Admiral Michael Rogers | NSA Director (Alexander's replacement) |
Tasked with restoring morale and rebuilding electronic intelligence capabilities.
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| Senator Humphrey | U.S. Senator |
Received an avowal from Snowden regarding the protection of secrets.
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| Obama | Former U.S. President |
Referenced in context of the 'Obama White House'.
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Organizations (7)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| NSA |
National Security Agency; victim of the data breach.
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| The Wall Street Journal |
Reported on Russian planners evading U.S. eavesdropping.
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| Sunday Times of London |
Published a 2015 story about British intelligence compromises.
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| GCHQ |
British intelligence agency; provided documents to NSA that were stolen.
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| CIA |
Central Intelligence Agency; assumed the worst regarding the breach.
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| Department of Defense |
Assumed the worst regarding the breach.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Likely source of the document production (indicated by Bates stamp).
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Timeline (3 events)
Locations (7)
| Location | Context |
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Location of Russian troop movements.
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Location of Russian troop movements.
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Where Snowden went.
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Country whose secret operations were compromised.
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Adversary nation; assumed to have obtained access to secrets.
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Adversary nation; assumed to have obtained access to secrets.
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Country losing secrets.
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Relationships (2)
Snowden made an avowal to Senator Humphrey regarding his actions.
Rogers is described as Alexander's replacement.
Key Quotes (4)
"Russian planners might have gotten a jump on the West by evading U.S. eavesdropping."Source
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"losing some of its capabilities, because they’re being disclosed to our adversaries."Source
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Quote #2
"Russia and China had obtained access to the "keys to the kingdom.""Source
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Quote #3
"The NSA had failed to protect vital assets. This intelligence failure did not happen out of the blue."Source
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