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Extraction Summary
5
People
5
Organizations
5
Locations
5
Events
2
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
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Book excerpt / house oversight production
File Size:
1.67 MB
Summary
This document is page 78 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein. It details Edward Snowden's activities in April 2013, including his correspondence with NSA legal counsel regarding the precedence of Congressional acts, his completion of orientation at Fort Meade, his return to Hawaii to move houses with Mills, and his request for medical leave from Booz Allen as a pretext for his exit. The document appears to be part of a House Oversight production (stamped HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019566), likely included due to the author's name (Edward Jay Epstein) rather than a direct link to Jeffrey Epstein.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Snowden | Subject (Edward Snowden) |
NSA contractor preparing to leak classified data and leave the country.
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| Mills | Partner (Lindsay Mills) |
Living with Snowden in Hawaii, helping pack possessions.
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| NSA Lawyer | Legal Counsel |
Responded to Snowden's inquiry about directives vs acts of Congress.
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| Three journalists | Media |
Recipients of classified data from Snowden.
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| Snowden's parents | Family |
Visited by Snowden in Maryland before he left the US.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| NSA |
National Security Agency; Snowden's workplace.
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| Office of the General Counsel |
Department within NSA.
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| Congress |
Legislative body mentioned regarding legal precedence.
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| Booz Allen |
Booz Allen Hamilton; Snowden's employer.
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| National Threat Operations Center |
Location of Snowden's on-the-job training.
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Timeline (5 events)
Locations (5)
| Location | Context |
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Location where Snowden later gave a quote.
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Location of training facility and Snowden's parents.
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Site of orientation course.
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Snowden's residence.
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Country context.
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Relationships (2)
Correspondence regarding legal precedence
Key Quotes (3)
"playing with fire."Source
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"When I was at NSA... everybody knew that for anything more serious than workplace harassment, going through the official process was a career-ender at best."Source
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Quote #2
"Dear Ed"Source
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Quote #3
Full Extracted Text
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78 | HOW AMERICA LOST ITS SECRETS
mation, he was fully aware of what the consequences of divulging
this information would be. By this time, as we know, he had already
agreed to deliver classified data to three journalists.
Snowden believed that bringing complaints to NSA lawyers or
supervisors was, as he put it, "playing with fire." "When I was at
NSA," Snowden later said in Moscow, "everybody knew that for
anything more serious than workplace harassment, going through
the official process was a career-ender at best."
Nevertheless, on April 5, 2013, while still in the training facility
in Maryland, he apparently sought to establish a paper trail for him-
self. He wrote a letter to NSA's Office of the General Counsel asking
whether or not NSA directives take precedence over acts of Con-
gress. A lawyer from the Office of the General Counsel responded
three days later, addressing Snowden as "Dear Ed." The lawyer said
that acts of Congress take precedence over NSA directives. He also
suggested that "Ed" phone him if he needed any further clarifica-
tion. Presumably, Snowden had asked the question to elicit a reply
he could later use to bolster his claim that the NSA had ignored or
rejected policies regarding NSA directives. Instead, the "Dear Ed"
response was of little use to Snowden, because it did not dispute his
point that NSA directives must lawfully conform to the acts of Con-
gress. The NSA lawyer never heard back from "Ed."
Snowden completed his orientation course at Fort Meade on Fri-
day, April 12, 2013. While he was in Maryland, he took time off to
pay visits to both of his divorced parents. It would be the last time he
would see either of them in the United States.
He returned on April 13 to Hawaii. One domestic task he had to
attend to was helping Mills pack up their possessions, which they
stored in boxes in the garage. The lease on their house was up on
April 30, 2013, and they had to move. According to Mills, they found
a temporary rental just a few blocks away.
On Monday, April 15, Snowden began on-the-job training as
an analyst at the National Threat Operations Center. He would
not complete the course. The same week he began the training, he
prepared his exit by writing to Booz Allen and saying he needed a
brief medical leave in May to undergo treatment for epilepsy symp-
toms. As far as is known, he did not suffer from epilepsy. Booz Allen
this information would be. By this time, as we know, he had already
agreed to deliver classified data to three journalists.
Snowden believed that bringing complaints to NSA lawyers or
supervisors was, as he put it, "playing with fire." "When I was at
NSA," Snowden later said in Moscow, "everybody knew that for
anything more serious than workplace harassment, going through
the official process was a career-ender at best."
Nevertheless, on April 5, 2013, while still in the training facility
in Maryland, he apparently sought to establish a paper trail for him-
self. He wrote a letter to NSA's Office of the General Counsel asking
whether or not NSA directives take precedence over acts of Con-
gress. A lawyer from the Office of the General Counsel responded
three days later, addressing Snowden as "Dear Ed." The lawyer said
that acts of Congress take precedence over NSA directives. He also
suggested that "Ed" phone him if he needed any further clarifica-
tion. Presumably, Snowden had asked the question to elicit a reply
he could later use to bolster his claim that the NSA had ignored or
rejected policies regarding NSA directives. Instead, the "Dear Ed"
response was of little use to Snowden, because it did not dispute his
point that NSA directives must lawfully conform to the acts of Con-
gress. The NSA lawyer never heard back from "Ed."
Snowden completed his orientation course at Fort Meade on Fri-
day, April 12, 2013. While he was in Maryland, he took time off to
pay visits to both of his divorced parents. It would be the last time he
would see either of them in the United States.
He returned on April 13 to Hawaii. One domestic task he had to
attend to was helping Mills pack up their possessions, which they
stored in boxes in the garage. The lease on their house was up on
April 30, 2013, and they had to move. According to Mills, they found
a temporary rental just a few blocks away.
On Monday, April 15, Snowden began on-the-job training as
an analyst at the National Threat Operations Center. He would
not complete the course. The same week he began the training, he
prepared his exit by writing to Booz Allen and saying he needed a
brief medical leave in May to undergo treatment for epilepsy symp-
toms. As far as is known, he did not suffer from epilepsy. Booz Allen
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