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Extraction Summary
4
People
4
Organizations
3
Locations
3
Events
2
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book page / congressional oversight production
File Size:
1.15 MB
Summary
This document is page 12 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' (likely by Edward Jay Epstein, indicated by the filename), produced as part of a House Oversight Committee investigation (Bates stamp HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019500). The text details the author's investigation into Edward Snowden, specifically focusing on the timeline of his theft of classified materials beginning in the summer of 2012, contrary to the narrative that it began immediately prior to his June 2013 meeting with journalists in Hong Kong. The author expresses an intent to uncover Snowden's background, motivation, and activities prior to his flight to Hong Kong.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Snowden | Subject |
Former US government worker, subject of the author's investigation regarding the leak of classified documents.
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| Narrator (Author) | Investigator/Author |
The person writing the book, investigating Snowden's background and trip to Hong Kong. (Context implies Edward Jay Ep...
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| Director of National Intelligence | Official |
Mentioned as the authority establishing access control systems for SCI material.
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| Guardian reporters | Journalists |
Recipients of classified documents from Snowden in Hong Kong.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Government |
Snowden's employer for seven years.
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| NSA |
National Security Agency; determined when Snowden began copying documents.
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| The Guardian |
Newspaper whose reporters received documents from Snowden.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (3 events)
Late May to Early June 2013
Locations (3)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Location where Snowden fled and met reporters; location of author's trip.
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Location from which Snowden made a comment about not being an angel.
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Country of origin for the intelligence regime.
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Relationships (2)
He had been working for the U.S. government for the previous seven years.
handing over classified documents to the Guardian reporters
Key Quotes (3)
"Snowden was not, as he himself pointed out from Moscow, an 'angel descending from the heavens.'"Source
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"I first needed to find out who Edward Snowden was."Source
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"Such SCI material is considered so sensitive that it must be handled within formal access control systems established by the director of national intelligence."Source
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Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (1,664 characters)
12 | HOW AMERICA LOST ITS SECRETS
tery I was going to solve on this first trip to Hong Kong. I needed to
know more about his activities before he got there. After all, Snowden
was not, as he himself pointed out from Moscow, an "angel descend-
ing from the heavens." He had been working for the U.S. govern-
ment for the previous seven years. During that period, he had been
part of America's secret intelligence regime and held a clearance for
sensitive compartmented information, or SCI. Such SCI material is
considered so sensitive that it must be handled within formal access
control systems established by the director of national intelligence.
know more about his activities before he got there. After all, Snowden
was not, as he himself pointed out from Moscow, an "angel descend-
ing from the heavens." He had been working for the U.S. govern-
ment for the previous seven years. During that period, he had been
part of America's secret intelligence regime and held a clearance for
sensitive compartmented information, or SCI. Such SCI material is
considered so sensitive that it must be handled within formal access
control systems established by the director of national intelligence.
Nor did Snowden's breach begin with his handing over classified
documents to the Guardian reporters in Hong Kong in June 2013 or,
for that matter, in the eleven days prior to his meeting with journal-
ists. He had, as the NSA quickly determined, begun illicitly copying
documents in the summer of 2012. Such a dangerous enterprise is
not born of a sudden impulse. It was, as his actions suggested, nur-
tured over many months. Even if he had managed to elude American
intelligence from late May to early June 2013, he could not hide all
the history that led to his decision to come to Hong Kong. There
had to be an envelope of circumstances surrounding it, including
Snowden's motivation, associates, movements, finances, and activi-
ties prior to his fleeing to Hong Kong. What was missing was not
just Snowden's first eleven days in Hong Kong but the context of
the alleged crime.
documents to the Guardian reporters in Hong Kong in June 2013 or,
for that matter, in the eleven days prior to his meeting with journal-
ists. He had, as the NSA quickly determined, begun illicitly copying
documents in the summer of 2012. Such a dangerous enterprise is
not born of a sudden impulse. It was, as his actions suggested, nur-
tured over many months. Even if he had managed to elude American
intelligence from late May to early June 2013, he could not hide all
the history that led to his decision to come to Hong Kong. There
had to be an envelope of circumstances surrounding it, including
Snowden's motivation, associates, movements, finances, and activi-
ties prior to his fleeing to Hong Kong. What was missing was not
just Snowden's first eleven days in Hong Kong but the context of
the alleged crime.
I first needed to find out who Edward Snowden was.
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