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Extraction Summary
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People
8
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 / congressional record (house oversight)
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Summary
This document appears to be page 184 from a book (likely by Edward Jay Epstein regarding Edward Snowden) included in a House Oversight Committee production. It details Edward Snowden's arrival in Hong Kong in May 2013, his possession of critical NSA documents, and the geopolitical risks involved, specifically regarding China and Russia. The text analyzes Snowden as a 'single point of failure' for US intelligence and discusses the potential for hostile foreign intelligence services to access the stolen data.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Edward Snowden | Intelligence Defector / Former CIA/NSA |
Subject of the chapter; arrived in Hong Kong with stolen NSA secrets.
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| Laura Poitras | Journalist/Filmmaker |
Received warning from Snowden about the US Intel community.
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| General Alexander | NSA Director (implied) |
Referred to NSA intel as 'the queen on the chessboard'.
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| Michael Morell | CIA Deputy Director |
Quoted from his book regarding the value of Snowden's cache to Iran and North Korea.
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| Glenn Greenwald | Journalist |
Snowden explained his strategic moves to Greenwald in Hong Kong.
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Organizations (8)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| State Department |
Mentioned by Snowden as the entity that put him in Russia.
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| NSA |
National Security Agency; source of the leaked documents.
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| US Intel community |
Group Snowden feared would kill him.
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| Chinese cyber services |
Potential adversaries capable of hacking Snowden.
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| Russian cyber services |
Potential adversaries capable of hacking Snowden.
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| CIA |
Central Intelligence Agency; Snowden's former employer and pursuer.
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| FBI |
Listed as an ally of the CIA/NSA pursuing Snowden.
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| Chinese security services |
Entity Snowden effectively put himself under protection of in Hong Kong.
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Timeline (2 events)
Locations (7)
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Location of Snowden's arrival on May 20, 2013.
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Location mentioned in the opening quote; adversary nation.
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Specific location of Snowden in 2014 quote.
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Territory where Snowden bought thumb drives and operated.
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Country of origin for intelligence; referred to as U.S. and America.
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Potential buyer/recipient of traded intelligence.
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Potential buyer/recipient of traded intelligence.
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Relationships (3)
Snowden telling Poitras about the threat to his life.
Snowden explaining his moves to Greenwald in Hong Kong.
Described as CIA's Deputy Director at the time.
Key Quotes (4)
"The whole key is, the state department’s the one who put me in Russia."Source
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Quote #1
"The US Intel community will certainly kill you if they think you are the single point of failure."Source
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Quote #2
"the queen on the chessboard"Source
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Quote #3
"sources go dark that were previously productive"Source
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Quote #4
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