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13
People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Book endnotes / congressional record exhibit
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Summary
This document is a page of endnotes (page 326) from a book, likely 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by investigative journalist Edward Jay Epstein (distinct from Jeffrey Epstein). The notes provide citations for chapters 24-26 regarding Edward Snowden's flight to Moscow, his interactions with WikiLeaks, interviews conducted by the author with various Russian and American figures, and historical context regarding Cold War defectors like Lee Harvey Oswald. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' stamp, indicating it was part of a Congressional investigation or inquiry.
People (13)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Edward Jay Epstein | Author/Investigative Journalist |
Cited as author of 'The Annals of Unsolved Crime' and likely the author of the book containing these notes (implied b...
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| Edward Snowden | Subject |
Subject of the book/notes, whistleblower, asylum seeker in Moscow.
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| Oliver Stone | Filmmaker |
Interviewed by author; bought rights to a novel about Snowden.
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| Sarah Harrison | Associate |
Described as 'Snowden's companion'.
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| Vanden Heuvel | Author/Source |
Co-author of 'Snowden Speaks'.
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| Cohen | Author/Source |
Co-author of 'Snowden Speaks'.
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| Kucherena | Lawyer |
Russian lawyer for Snowden, interview subject.
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| Lee Harvey Oswald | Historical Figure |
Listed as a defector to the Soviet Union.
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| Lugovoy | Interview Subject |
Interviewed by author, states 'I don't know him'.
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| Cherkashin | Source |
Interviewed by author.
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| Mike Fleming Jr. | Journalist |
Author of Deadline article.
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| Irina Galushka | Source |
Interviewed by author.
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| Vassili Sonkine | Russian Researcher |
Interviewed by author.
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Organizations (6)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| WikiLeaks |
Mentioned regarding 'Operation Snowden' and statements posted online.
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| NSA |
National Security Agency, mentioned in relation to Snowden and Pelton.
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| Deadline |
Publication mentioned in citation.
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| Chicago Tribune |
Newspaper mentioned in citation.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Identifier in footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019814' indicates this document is part of their records.
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| Melville House |
Publisher of Edward Jay Epstein's book.
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Timeline (2 events)
1986-06-06
Ex-intelligence expert Pelton found guilty of espionage (Chicago Tribune article).
Chicago
Pelton
Locations (5)
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Primary location of events discussed (Snowden's asylum).
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General location context.
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Publishing location for Melville House.
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Mentioned regarding U.S. government and redefection.
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Mentioned in context of the Vietnam War.
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Relationships (3)
Epstein is writing notes/book about Snowden.
Stone bought rights to a story about Snowden and was interviewed by the author.
Described as 'Snowden's companion'.
Key Quotes (6)
"They talk about Russia"Source
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"There is only one door"Source
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"A special operation"Source
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"It was a total vanishing act"Source
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"There's definitely a deep state"Source
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"I don't know him"Source
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Complete text extracted from the document (2,677 characters)
326 | Notes to pages 252–280
CHAPTER 24 Off to Moscow
247 "They talk about Russia": Bamford and De Chant, "Edward Snowden on Cyber Warfare."
247 Before flying to Moscow: Stone, interview with author.
248 $1 million: Mike Fleming Jr., "Oliver Stone Buys Edward Snowden Russian Lawyer's 'Novel' About Asylum-Seeking Whistleblower," Deadline, June 10, 2014.
249 "I have been trying": Bamford, "Edward Snowden."
249 "There is only one door": Gotta, e-mail exchange with author.
250 "A special operation": Gridasov, Yavlyansky, and Gorkovskaya, "Secret Services in Moscow with WikiLeaks Conducted Operation Snowden."
251 "If they [the U.S. government]": Vanden Heuvel and Cohen, "Snowden Speaks."
251 Over a hundred reporters: Irina Galushka, interview with author.
251 A statement posted: "Statement from Edward Snowden in Moscow," https://WikiLeaks.org/Statement-from-Edward-Snowden-in.html.
252 Sarah Harrison, Snowden's companion: Corbett, "How a Snowdenista Kept the NSA Leaker Hidden in a Moscow Airport."
252 So either the rule: The maximum stay is listed on the hotel's website, http://www.v-exp.ru/en/price/.
253 "It was a total vanishing act": Piskunov, interview with author.
247 Before flying to Moscow: Stone, interview with author.
248 $1 million: Mike Fleming Jr., "Oliver Stone Buys Edward Snowden Russian Lawyer's 'Novel' About Asylum-Seeking Whistleblower," Deadline, June 10, 2014.
249 "I have been trying": Bamford, "Edward Snowden."
249 "There is only one door": Gotta, e-mail exchange with author.
250 "A special operation": Gridasov, Yavlyansky, and Gorkovskaya, "Secret Services in Moscow with WikiLeaks Conducted Operation Snowden."
251 "If they [the U.S. government]": Vanden Heuvel and Cohen, "Snowden Speaks."
251 Over a hundred reporters: Irina Galushka, interview with author.
251 A statement posted: "Statement from Edward Snowden in Moscow," https://WikiLeaks.org/Statement-from-Edward-Snowden-in.html.
252 Sarah Harrison, Snowden's companion: Corbett, "How a Snowdenista Kept the NSA Leaker Hidden in a Moscow Airport."
252 So either the rule: The maximum stay is listed on the hotel's website, http://www.v-exp.ru/en/price/.
253 "It was a total vanishing act": Piskunov, interview with author.
CHAPTER 25 Through the Looking Glass
254 "There's definitely a deep state": Vanden Heuvel and Cohen, "Snowden Speaks."
255 according to Cherkashin: Cherkashin, interview with author.
258 Pelton had left the NSA: George E. Curry, "Ex-intelligence Expert Guilty of Espionage," Chicago Tribune, June 6, 1986.
255 according to Cherkashin: Cherkashin, interview with author.
258 Pelton had left the NSA: George E. Curry, "Ex-intelligence Expert Guilty of Espionage," Chicago Tribune, June 6, 1986.
CHAPTER 26 The Handler
261 "As for [Snowden's] communication": Kucherena interview, Shevardnadze, "Snowden Believes He Did Everything Right."
261 learned from a Russian researcher: Vassili Sonkine, interview with author.
261 When I had been investigating: Edward Jay Epstein, The Annals of Unsolved Crime (Brooklyn: Melville House, 2013), 209–40.
262 "I don't know him": Lugovoy, interview with author.
264 It was rare: The vast majority of the fifteen American defectors to the Soviet Union in the Cold War, including Joel Barr, Morris and Lona Cohen, Victor Hamilton, Edward Lee Howard, George Koval, Bernon Mitchell, William Martin, Isaiah Oggins, Alfred Sarant, Robert E. Webster, and Flora Wovschin, were involved in espionage. The remaining three, Harold M. Koch, a Catholic priest protesting the Vietnam War; Arnold Lockshin, a Communist Party organizer; and Lee Harvey Oswald, a U.S. marine, defected for idealistic principles. All were given asylum, and two, Webster and Oswald, redefected to the United States.
265 "It was totally bizarre": Lokshina, interview with author. Also, "Meeting Edward
261 learned from a Russian researcher: Vassili Sonkine, interview with author.
261 When I had been investigating: Edward Jay Epstein, The Annals of Unsolved Crime (Brooklyn: Melville House, 2013), 209–40.
262 "I don't know him": Lugovoy, interview with author.
264 It was rare: The vast majority of the fifteen American defectors to the Soviet Union in the Cold War, including Joel Barr, Morris and Lona Cohen, Victor Hamilton, Edward Lee Howard, George Koval, Bernon Mitchell, William Martin, Isaiah Oggins, Alfred Sarant, Robert E. Webster, and Flora Wovschin, were involved in espionage. The remaining three, Harold M. Koch, a Catholic priest protesting the Vietnam War; Arnold Lockshin, a Communist Party organizer; and Lee Harvey Oswald, a U.S. marine, defected for idealistic principles. All were given asylum, and two, Webster and Oswald, redefected to the United States.
265 "It was totally bizarre": Lokshina, interview with author. Also, "Meeting Edward
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