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Extraction Summary
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People
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Document Information
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Book excerpt / congressional record
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Summary
This document appears to be page 271 from a book (likely 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein, based on the ISBN in the footer), which was included in House Oversight Committee records. The text details the author's investigation into Edward Snowden, specifically focusing on Snowden's finances in Moscow and the assertion by his Russian lawyer, Kucherena, that Snowden brought secret NSA materials to Russia that were not given to journalists in Hong Kong. The page concludes with Ben Wizner denying the author's request for an interview with Snowden in March 2016.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Edward Snowden | Subject |
Former NSA contractor living in Moscow; subject of the author's inquiry regarding secret materials brought to Russia.
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| Anatoly Kucherena | Attorney |
Snowden's Russian lawyer who confirmed Snowden brought secret material to Russia.
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| Ben Wizner | Attorney/Representative |
Snowden's American legal representative (ACLU) who communicated the refusal for an interview.
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| Cherkashin | Source |
Source who informed the author about Russian intelligence methods.
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| The Author | Narrator |
Likely Edward Jay Epstein (based on ISBN in footer), investigating Snowden.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| NSA |
National Security Agency; source of documents Snowden took.
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| BBC |
Media outlet Snowden spoke to regarding cash.
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| Russian Intelligence |
Mentioned in context of seeking U.S. communications secrets.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Government body indicated by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (2 events)
March 2016
Ben Wizner informs the author that Snowden declined the interview request.
Unknown
Ben Wizner
Author
September 2013
Kucherena asserted that Snowden had brought secret material to Russia.
Russia
Locations (4)
| Location | Context |
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City where Snowden is staying and where the author offered to fly.
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Country where Snowden sought asylum; no extradition treaty with US.
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Country seeking Snowden; noted lack of extradition treaty.
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Location where Snowden met journalists before going to Russia.
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Relationships (2)
Kucherena acted as his lawyer/spokesperson regarding materials brought to Russia.
Wizner handled the interview request for Snowden.
Key Quotes (3)
"Snowden might have told the BBC he had brought cash to allay suspicions about who was financing his stay in Moscow."Source
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"He confirmed the accuracy of his September 2013 assertion that Snowden had brought secret material to Russia, material he had not given to journalists in Hong Kong."Source
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Quote #2
"In March 2016, Wizner answered that Snowden had 'respectfully declined.'"Source
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Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (1,355 characters)
The Handler | 271
to me too risky for him to carry a large sum of undeclared cash through three airports. Because large sums of cash must be declared, the detection of the money could compromise his plan to deliver his NSA documents. Snowden might have told the BBC he had brought cash to allay suspicions about who was financing his stay in Moscow.
I was intrigued by this remark. Snowden, as far as I knew, didn't need a legal defense, because he was not charged with a crime in Russia and the United States had no extradition treaty with Russia.
While Kucherena unfortunately did not arrange an interview with Snowden, he did something I considered more important. He confirmed the accuracy of his September 2013 assertion that Snowden had brought secret material to Russia, material he had not given to journalists in Hong Kong. After what I had learned from Cherkashin about the lengths that Russian intelligence would go to obtain U.S. communications intelligence secrets, I viewed Snowden's access to this material to be a crucially important part of the mystery.
That day, I immediately sent my questions to Ben Wizner, and I offered to fly back to Moscow if Snowden would grant me an interview. In March 2016, Wizner answered that Snowden had "respectfully declined."
I was intrigued by this remark. Snowden, as far as I knew, didn't need a legal defense, because he was not charged with a crime in Russia and the United States had no extradition treaty with Russia.
While Kucherena unfortunately did not arrange an interview with Snowden, he did something I considered more important. He confirmed the accuracy of his September 2013 assertion that Snowden had brought secret material to Russia, material he had not given to journalists in Hong Kong. After what I had learned from Cherkashin about the lengths that Russian intelligence would go to obtain U.S. communications intelligence secrets, I viewed Snowden's access to this material to be a crucially important part of the mystery.
That day, I immediately sent my questions to Ben Wizner, and I offered to fly back to Moscow if Snowden would grant me an interview. In March 2016, Wizner answered that Snowden had "respectfully declined."
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