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Extraction Summary
6
People
7
Organizations
5
Locations
3
Events
3
Relationships
4
Quotes
Document Information
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Government report / investigative narrative (house oversight committee exhibit)
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Summary
This document, marked as a House Oversight exhibit, details the logistical coordination behind the 2013 NSA leaks involving Edward Snowden, Laura Poitras, and Glenn Greenwald. It describes a clandestine meeting on April 19, 2013, in a New York Marriott where Poitras introduced Greenwald to communications from Snowden (alias 'Citizen 4') while employing strict operational security measures to avoid surveillance. The text also notes the alignment between Snowden's mission statement and Greenwald's public criticism of the 'Surveillance State.'
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Edward Snowden | Whistleblower / Source |
Referred to as 'Citizen 4' and 'Cincinnatus'; communicating with Poitras and Greenwald about NSA surveillance.
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| Laura Poitras | Filmmaker / Journalist |
Intermediary for Snowden; flew from Berlin to NY to recruit Greenwald; managed operational security.
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| Glenn Greenwald | Journalist |
Living in Brazil; flew to NY for a CAIR speech; met Poitras to discuss Snowden's leaks.
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| Barton Gellman | Journalist |
Former Washington Post staffer; considered as an outlet for the leaks.
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| Citizen 4 | Alias |
Alias used by Edward Snowden in emails to Poitras.
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| Cincinnatus | Alias |
Alias used by Edward Snowden in earlier emails to Greenwald.
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Organizations (7)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Washington Post |
Newspaper considered as an outlet for the story.
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| The Guardian |
Well-respected international newspaper considered as an outlet.
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| Justice Department |
Gellman consulted a friend there regarding legality of publishing.
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| NSA |
National Security Agency; subject of the leaked documents.
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| Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) |
Organization that sponsored the event where Greenwald spoke.
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| Marriott hotel |
Location of the meeting between Poitras and Greenwald in Yonkers/New York.
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| YouTube |
Platform where Greenwald's speech was circulated.
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Timeline (3 events)
April 19, 2013
Clandestine meeting between Laura Poitras and Glenn Greenwald regarding NSA leaks.
Marriott hotel restaurant, New York
Mid-April 2013
November 22, 2012
Locations (5)
| Location | Context |
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Location of the Washington Post.
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Location of the CAIR event.
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Location of a previous CAIR meeting in 2012.
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Location Laura Poitras flew from.
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Country where Glenn Greenwald lived.
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Relationships (3)
Met in NY to discuss Snowden leaks; Poitras recruited Greenwald.
Snowden sent emails to Poitras under alias Citizen 4.
Left staff in 2010 but highly regarded by editors.
Key Quotes (4)
"NSA could surreptitiously turn his cell phone into a microphone and use it to eavesdrop on their conversation."Source
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"she was in charge of their “operational security.”"Source
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Quote #2
"no connection to the “long-forgotten emails” he had received from Snowden under the alias Cincinnatus."Source
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Quote #3
"motive was to end the US “surveillance state.”"Source
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Quote #4
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