This document is page 283 from a book (indicated by the filename 'Epst_...' likely referring to author Edward Jay Epstein) titled 'Snowden's Choices,' bearing a House Oversight Committee Bates stamp. The text analyzes Edward Snowden's motivations, characterizing him as a calculating defector who used stolen NSA secrets on thumb drives as 'bait' or currency to secure protection from Chinese and Russian intelligence services. It details his CIA training at Fort Peary and argues that his choice of Russia contradicts a desire for civil liberties, suggesting his primary goal was escaping American retribution.
This document appears to be page 226 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' (indicated by ISBN in the footer filename), likely written by Edward Jay Epstein. It discusses the recruitment of CIA officer Nicholson by the Russian SVR, the payment of $300,000 to him, and compares espionage recruitment techniques to corporate headhunting, citing James Jesus Angleton. The page is stamped 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019714', indicating it was part of a document production for a Congressional investigation.
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