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Document Information
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Book manuscript / congressional oversight document
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Summary
This document appears to be a page (Chapter 4, page 38) from a book manuscript, likely 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein (indicated by the filename 'Epst_...'), which has been stamped as part of a House Oversight Committee investigation. The text details Edward Snowden's life in Hawaii in 2012, his $120,000 salary from Dell, and his work at the Kunia Regional Security Operations Center (NSA). It also describes the history of the facility ('the tunnel') and the author's own experience being detained there in 2016.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Snowden | Subject |
Edward Snowden, described as living in Hawaii in 2012, working for Dell at an NSA base.
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| The Author ('I') | Narrator/Investigator |
The author (likely Edward Jay Epstein based on filename) who visited the base in 2016 and was detained.
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| Hannibal Lecter | Fictional Character |
Quoted in the chapter epigraph.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Dell |
Company paying Snowden's salary.
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| NSA |
National Security Agency, where Snowden worked.
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| Kunia Regional Security Operations Center |
Specific NSA facility in Hawaii.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' stamp.
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Timeline (3 events)
Locations (3)
| Location | Context |
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Location where Snowden lived in 2012.
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NSA base in Hawaii.
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Nickname for the three-story reinforced concrete building at the NSA base.
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Key Quotes (1)
"We begin by coveting what we see every day."Source
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CHAPTER 4
Thief
We begin by coveting what we see every day.
—HANNIBAL LECTER, The Silence of the Lambs
—HANNIBAL LECTER, The Silence of the Lambs
IN HAWAII IN 2012, Snowden was living a very comfortable life.
He was earning just over $120,000 a year from Dell. His housing allowance covered the rent and the lease on his car. He worked five days a week at the NSA base. The commute, as I timed it, took only ten minutes. Driving past a sign marked "Restricted Area: Keep Out," and the security booth where NSA guards checked his credentials, he left his car in the outdoor lot for the Kunia Regional Security Operations Center. (When I drove into the base in 2016, I was detained nearly two hours at the security booth before being turned back.)
He was earning just over $120,000 a year from Dell. His housing allowance covered the rent and the lease on his car. He worked five days a week at the NSA base. The commute, as I timed it, took only ten minutes. Driving past a sign marked "Restricted Area: Keep Out," and the security booth where NSA guards checked his credentials, he left his car in the outdoor lot for the Kunia Regional Security Operations Center. (When I drove into the base in 2016, I was detained nearly two hours at the security booth before being turned back.)
Snowden worked in a three-story reinforced concrete building called "the tunnel," even though it was above the ground. It had been built during World War II to serve as an aircraft assembly plant. During the war, it was entirely covered with earth and shrubbery to proof it against Japanese bomber attacks. In 1980, the NSA converted it to its regional base in Hawaii for its intelligence gather-
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