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Extraction Summary
3
People
7
Organizations
4
Locations
4
Events
2
Relationships
4
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book page / discovery document
File Size:
1.43 MB
Summary
This document appears to be page 160 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' (likely by Edward Jay Epstein, implied by the filename 'Epst_...'), produced as part of a House Oversight investigation (Bates stamp HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019648). The text discusses the timeline of Edward Snowden's potential recruitment by Russian intelligence, citing General Alexander's concerns about manipulation. It details the 'NSA Scenario,' suggesting Snowden may have been compromised as early as 2009 after leaving the CIA and incurring financial losses in Geneva.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Snowden | Subject / Intelligence Defector |
Former CIA/NSA contractor suspected of being manipulated by Russian intelligence.
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| General Alexander | Interviewee / Official |
Likely NSA Director; quoted discussing Russian involvement with Snowden.
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| CIA Deputy Director | Official |
Cited regarding surveillance revelations.
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Organizations (7)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| CIA |
Former employer of Snowden; monitoring countermeasures.
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| NSA |
Target of Snowden's leaks; monitoring countermeasures.
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| Russian Intelligence |
Suspected of manipulating Snowden.
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| The Australian Financial Review |
Conducted interview with General Alexander.
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| Booz Allen Hamilton |
Employer Snowden switched to in March 2013.
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| Dell |
Snowden's previous employer.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Indicated by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (4 events)
2009
Snowden forced out of the CIA; security investigation aborted upon resignation.
Unknown
March 2013
Relationships (2)
General Alexander states belief Snowden is being manipulated; text speculates on recruitment timing.
Alexander discusses Snowden in interview.
Key Quotes (4)
"We absolutely need to know what Russia’s involvement is with Snowden."Source
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Quote #1
"I think Snowden is now being manipulated by Russian intelligence. I just don’t know when that exactly started."Source
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Quote #2
"The counterintelligence issue was not if this U.S. intelligence defector in Moscow was under Russian control but when he came under it."Source
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Quote #3
"Such 'career management,' as it is called by the CIA, could explain why Snowden had switched jobs in March 2013"Source
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Quote #4
Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (2,099 characters)
160 | HOW AMERICA LOST ITS SECRETS
surveillance, as the CIA deputy director later revealed. Such moves
could indicate that at least part of the U.S. communications intel-
ligence that Snowden had stolen was in enemy hands. The CIA and
NSA’s monitoring of these countermeasures was itself extremely
delicate, because revealing what they learned about Russian and
Chinese countermeasures risked compromising even more U.S.
communications sources than had Snowden.
could indicate that at least part of the U.S. communications intel-
ligence that Snowden had stolen was in enemy hands. The CIA and
NSA’s monitoring of these countermeasures was itself extremely
delicate, because revealing what they learned about Russian and
Chinese countermeasures risked compromising even more U.S.
communications sources than had Snowden.
General Alexander said in his interview with The Australian
Financial Review, “We absolutely need to know what Russia’s
involvement is with Snowden.” He further said, “I think Snowden
is now being manipulated by Russian intelligence. I just don’t know
when that exactly started.” At what point did Snowden first come in
contact with the Russians? The counterintelligence issue was not if
this U.S. intelligence defector in Moscow was under Russian control
but when he came under it.
Financial Review, “We absolutely need to know what Russia’s
involvement is with Snowden.” He further said, “I think Snowden
is now being manipulated by Russian intelligence. I just don’t know
when that exactly started.” At what point did Snowden first come in
contact with the Russians? The counterintelligence issue was not if
this U.S. intelligence defector in Moscow was under Russian control
but when he came under it.
There were three possible time periods when Snowden might
have been brought under control by the Russian intelligence service:
while he was still working for the NSA; after he arrived in Hong
Kong on May 20, 2013; or after he arrived in Russia on June 23,
2013.
have been brought under control by the Russian intelligence service:
while he was still working for the NSA; after he arrived in Hong
Kong on May 20, 2013; or after he arrived in Russia on June 23,
2013.
The NSA Scenario
The first scenario could stretch as far back as when Snowden was
forced out of the CIA in 2009. It will be recalled that the CIA had
planned to launch a security investigation of Snowden, but it was
aborted when he resigned. He had also incurred large losses specu-
lating in the financial markets in Geneva, which is the kind of activ-
ity that had in the past attracted the interest of foreign intelligence
services. So it has to be considered in this scenario that Snowden had
been recruited by the Russians after he left the CIA and directed to
take jobs at civilian contractors servicing the NSA.
forced out of the CIA in 2009. It will be recalled that the CIA had
planned to launch a security investigation of Snowden, but it was
aborted when he resigned. He had also incurred large losses specu-
lating in the financial markets in Geneva, which is the kind of activ-
ity that had in the past attracted the interest of foreign intelligence
services. So it has to be considered in this scenario that Snowden had
been recruited by the Russians after he left the CIA and directed to
take jobs at civilian contractors servicing the NSA.
Such “career management,” as it is called by the CIA, could
explain why Snowden had switched jobs in March 2013 to Booz
Allen Hamilton, which, unlike his previous employer, Dell, allowed
explain why Snowden had switched jobs in March 2013 to Booz
Allen Hamilton, which, unlike his previous employer, Dell, allowed
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