Edward Snowden

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447
Events
768
Documents
426
Also known as:
Snowden

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person Glenn Greenwald
Source journalist
18 Very Strong
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person Laura Poitras
Source journalist
15 Very Strong
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person Anatoly Kucherena
Client
14 Very Strong
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person Sarah Harrison
Business associate
13 Very Strong
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person Ben Wizner
Client
12 Very Strong
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organization Dell
Employment
11 Very Strong
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person Lindsay Mills
Romantic
11 Very Strong
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person Barton Gellman
Source journalist
11 Very Strong
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organization Dell
Employee
11 Very Strong
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person Anatoly Kucherena
Legal representative
11 Very Strong
23
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person Ron Paul
Supporter
10 Very Strong
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person Lindsay Mills
Business associate
10 Very Strong
12
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organization Booz Allen
Employment
10 Very Strong
18
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person Gellman
Source journalist
10 Very Strong
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person Putin
Political asylum
10 Very Strong
8
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person Mills
Business associate
10 Very Strong
4
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person Jacob Appelbaum
Source journalist
10 Very Strong
3
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person Lindsay Mills
Friend
10 Very Strong
8
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person NSA
Employee
10 Very Strong
10
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person Brian Williams
Interviewee interviewer
10 Very Strong
3
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person Booz Allen Hamilton
Employment
10 Very Strong
7
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person Harrison
Business associate
10 Very Strong
4
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person Robert Tibbo
Client
10 Very Strong
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person Ben Wizner
Legal representative
10 Very Strong
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organization Booz Allen
Employee
10 Very Strong
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Date Event Type Description Location Actions
N/A N/A Special operation to take Snowden from the plane Moscow Airport View
N/A N/A Snowden's new security clearance was approved. USA View
N/A N/A Meeting/Press Conference where Snowden requested asylum. Russia View
N/A N/A Potential timeframe for Russian intelligence spotting Snowden N/A View
N/A N/A Planning of face-to-face meeting in Hong Kong between Snowden and Greenwald. Hong Kong View
N/A N/A Edward Snowden took state secrets (communication intercepts) from the NSA. NSA (implied) View
N/A N/A Snowden provides Gellman with NSA PRISM slides via Poitras. Unknown View
N/A N/A A specific discussion regarding the potential exfiltration of Edward Snowden from Hong Kong by Ru... Hong Kong View
N/A N/A Snowden on video shown in Hong Kong Hong Kong View
N/A N/A Snowden's first appearance in Russia Russia View
N/A N/A Theft of NSA documents concerning sources and methods in foreign countries. NSA View
N/A N/A First CryptoParty Unknown View
N/A N/A Theft of state secrets. United States View
N/A N/A Snowden's arrival in Moscow. Moscow View
N/A N/A Theft of documents from the NSA. NSA (implied) View
N/A N/A Snowden enrolled as a student at UMUC. UMUC View
N/A N/A Snowden transferred files from Fort Meade to Hawaii, using the activity as cover to steal data. Fort Meade to Hawaii View
N/A N/A Joint Counterintelligence seminar sponsored by DIA where Snowden gave presentations. Unknown View
N/A N/A Ewen MacAskill joins the group to verify Snowden's identity. Snowden's hotel room View
N/A N/A Snowden illicitly hacked into NSA administrative files to steal answers to the NSA entrance exam. NSA View
N/A N/A Release of NSA documents to journalists. Germany, Brazil View
N/A N/A Snowden attempted to gain entry into the upper ranks of the NSA. NSA View
N/A N/A Snowden provided documents to journalists. Hong Kong View
N/A N/A Snowden transferred employment from Dell to Booz Allen. Unknown View
N/A N/A Snowden establishes operational security arrangement with Poitras, involving encrypted files and ... Unknown View

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This document details the events surrounding the publication of Edward Snowden's NSA leaks in June 2013, describing how journalists verified his credibility using code phrases and the subsequent interactions with government officials before publication. It recounts the release of the Verizon and PRISM stories by the Guardian and Washington Post, followed by Snowden's decision to reveal his identity through a video interview to define his own narrative before the government could demonize him.

Report page (likely house oversight committee)
2025-11-19

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This page from a House Oversight report details the initial meetings between Edward Snowden and journalists (Greenwald, Poitras, MacAskill) in a hotel room on June 4th. It describes Snowden's security rituals (the 'magical cloak'), transcriptions of his introduction to Ewen MacAskill, and critically analyzes discrepancies between Snowden's claims about his career/salary ($200k vs $133k) and the official records from the CIA, DIA, and Booz Allen. The report attempts to discredit Snowden's truthfulness regarding his authority to intercept presidential communications.

Investigative report / committee report
2025-11-19

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This document is a narrative account, likely from a House Oversight report, detailing the initial meeting between Edward Snowden ('Citizen Four'), Glenn Greenwald, and Laura Poitras in Hong Kong on June 3rd at the Mira Hotel. It describes the recognition signal involving a Rubik's cube, the subsequent filming of Snowden in Room 1014, and communications with Snowden's girlfriend, Lindsay Mills, regarding government investigators visiting their home in Hawaii after he failed to report to work at Booz Allen.

Congressional report / narrative account (house oversight committee)
2025-11-19

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This document appears to be a page from a narrative account or report (labeled Chapter Twelve) regarding Edward Snowden's initial meeting with journalists in Hong Kong in June 2013. It details the distress of his girlfriend, Lindsay Mills, back in Hawaii, noting she discovered their house flooded and her memory cards missing. Simultaneously, it outlines the specific 'tradecraft' instructions Snowden gave to journalists (including Poitras and Greenwald) to meet him at the Mira Hotel using a Rubik's cube as a signal.

House oversight committee record / book manuscript page
2025-11-19

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This page, seemingly from a House Oversight report (page 97), details the movements of Edward Snowden in Hong Kong around June 1st. It describes his communication with journalists Greenwald and Poitras regarding leaked documents and his relocation to the Mira Hotel in Kowloon (Room 1014) to prepare for public disclosure. NOTE: Although the prompt requested an 'Epstein-related' analysis, the text of this specific document pertains exclusively to the Edward Snowden NSA leaks case.

Government report / house oversight committee record
2025-11-19

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This document appears to be a page from a report or narrative (marked House Oversight) detailing the logistics and communications leading up to the publication of the Edward Snowden NSA leaks in June 2013. It describes the coordination between Snowden, Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras, and The Guardian (represented by 'Gibson' and Ewen MacAskill), including travel to Hong Kong and the setup of a contingency website with a 'dead man's switch.' The text focuses on Snowden's motivations, his specific instructions to journalists, and the editorial decisions made by The Guardian regarding Snowden's manifesto versus the NSA documents.

Investigative report / narrative account (likely part of a congressional report given the footer)
2025-11-19

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This document, page 95 of a House Oversight file, details the interactions between journalists Laura Poitras, Glenn Greenwald, and hacktivist Jacob Appelbaum with Edward Snowden (referred to as Citizen 4) leading up to the 2013 NSA leaks. It describes the vetting process of Snowden's technical claims, Greenwald's travel logistics from Rio to New York to seek approval from Guardian editor Janine Gibson, and Gibson's hesitation regarding Snowden's 'manifesto.' The text outlines the specific legal risks and editorial decisions faced by The Guardian regarding the publication of SCI top-secret documents.

Investigative report / narrative account (house oversight document)
2025-11-19

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This document page is a narrative account detailing the coordination between Edward Snowden and journalists Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras regarding the 2013 NSA leaks. It describes Snowden's specific instructions to divide stories between The Guardian and The Washington Post, his transfer of classified documents (including a FISA warrant regarding Verizon), and his insistence that the journalists travel to Hong Kong to meet him. NOTE: While the user prompt identifies this as 'Epstein-related,' the text is exclusively about the Edward Snowden NSA leaks, though the 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' stamp suggests it may be part of a larger government document production.

Narrative report / investigative summary
2025-11-19

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This document is page 93 of a House Oversight record (marked HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020245). While the prompt requests 'Epstein-related' analysis, the text of this specific page is exclusively a narrative account regarding Edward Snowden, the NSA PRISM program, and Snowden's communications with journalists Barton Gellman and Glenn Greenwald in May 2013. It details Snowden's attempts to get the Washington Post to publish leaked materials and his subsequent pivot to Greenwald amid logistical and security concerns in Hong Kong.

Report / narrative account (house oversight record)
2025-11-19

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This document appears to be 'Chapter Eleven' of a report or book regarding Edward Snowden, filed under House Oversight records. It details Snowden's flight from Hawaii to Hong Kong via Narita on May 20th, his logistics (carrying cash, avoiding credit cards, carrying NSA keys/documents), and his initial concealment in Hong Kong with the help of a 'carer' and lawyer Albert Ho. It specifically mentions his possession of TS/SCI/NOFORN documents.

Report chapter / book excerpt (house oversight document)
2025-11-19

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This document appears to be page 91 of a report (likely House Oversight Committee) detailing Edward Snowden's theft of classified documents from the NSA facility in Hawaii. It describes the timeline of events in April and May 2013, specifically noting his final day at the facility on May 17, 2013, his method of transferring data to thumb drives, and his personal preparations to flee, including misleading his partner Lindsay Mills. The text highlights security failures, such as the lack of random checks by guards and the delay in discovering the theft.

Investigative report / narrative account (house oversight document)
2025-11-19

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This document page, likely from a House Oversight report, details the timeline and methods Edward Snowden used to steal classified NSA data in 2013. It covers his preparations in Hawaii, including deceiving Booz Allen about medical leave, obtaining colleagues' passwords through deception, and using automated 'spider' software to index over one million documents, many classified as Level 3 Sensitive Compartmented Information. The text highlights security failures, such as the lack of real-time auditing at the Hawaii base and the 'open culture' that facilitated password sharing.

Investigative report / narrative summary (likely house oversight committee)
2025-11-19

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This document, page 89 of a House Oversight report, details Edward Snowden's hiring by Booz Allen Hamilton despite a false claim about a degree from Liverpool University. It chronicles his transfer from Hawaii to Fort Meade, Maryland, for orientation in April 2013, where he signed a Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) NDA. The text also describes his correspondence with the NSA General Counsel regarding the legal precedence of Congressional acts versus NSA directives, which the report characterizes as an attempt to build a whistleblower defense.

Government report / investigative narrative (likely house oversight committee report)
2025-11-19

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This document appears to be page 88 of a House Oversight report detailing Edward Snowden's employment history and intelligence theft. It describes his transition from Dell to Booz Allen Hamilton in March 2013, alleging he took a pay cut to access 'Level 3' documents described as 'the Keys to the Kingdom.' The text outlines the specific access privileges he gained and lost during this transition.

Congressional report / investigative narrative
2025-11-19

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Page 87 of a manuscript (Chapter Ten: Raider of the Inner Sanctum) produced for House Oversight. The text discusses the vulnerability of intelligence agencies (specifically the NSA) to disgruntled insider threats ('rogue employees') and details the NSA's tiered data classification system (Levels 1, 2, and 3) designed to compartmentalize secrets and protect sources in adversary nations like China, Russia, and Iran.

Book manuscript / report chapter
2025-11-19

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This document page (stamped House Oversight) details the timeline in early 2013 when Edward Snowden (alias 'Citizen 4') successfully convinced journalists Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras of his legitimacy. It describes Snowden's anonymous communications, his misleading description of his role at the NSA (while working for Dell), and the journalists' agreement to publish the leaks in The Guardian. The text also notes that while the journalists believed they were exposing domestic spying, Snowden was simultaneously stealing documents regarding foreign operations from the National Threat Operations Center.

Government report / investigative narrative (likely house oversight committee)
2025-11-19

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This document, marked as a House Oversight exhibit, details the logistical coordination behind the 2013 NSA leaks involving Edward Snowden, Laura Poitras, and Glenn Greenwald. It describes a clandestine meeting on April 19, 2013, in a New York Marriott where Poitras introduced Greenwald to communications from Snowden (alias 'Citizen 4') while employing strict operational security measures to avoid surveillance. The text also notes the alignment between Snowden's mission statement and Greenwald's public criticism of the 'Surveillance State.'

Government report / investigative narrative (house oversight committee exhibit)
2025-11-19

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This document page, stamped 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT', narrates the coordination between Edward Snowden and Laura Poitras during the early stages of the NSA leaks (circa 2013). It details Snowden's instructions for Poitras to recruit journalist Glenn Greenwald (for access to The Guardian) and Barton Gellman (for access to The Washington Post). The text describes the tradecraft and precautions Poitras utilized during a clandestine meeting with Gellman in Lower Manhattan to discuss the classified documents.

Narrative report / book manuscript (house oversight committee document)
2025-11-19

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This document appears to be a page from a narrative report or book regarding the Edward Snowden leaks. It details the initial anonymous communications between Snowden (using the handle 'Citizen 4') and filmmaker Laura Poitras. The text describes Snowden's offer to provide evidence of illegal NSA surveillance and Presidential Policy 20 (signed by Obama in Oct 2012), his operational security concerns, and his specific request to be publicly identified ('nailed to the cross') to prevent suspicion from falling on his colleagues or loved ones.

Report / narrative account (page 83 from a larger house oversight production)
2025-11-19

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This page details the initial encrypted communications between Edward Snowden and filmmaker Laura Poitras in early 2013, highlighting the extreme security precautions Snowden demanded. It contrasts Snowden's willingness to leak classified documents with previous whistleblower William Binney, who exposed the "Stellar Wind" program but refused to violate secrecy oaths or provide documents.

Government report / investigative document
2025-11-19

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This document appears to be a narrative report (stamped House Oversight) detailing the initial contact between Edward Snowden and filmmaker Laura Poitras. It describes Snowden's employment at Dell in Hawaii in January 2013 and his admiration for Poitras's operational security, which she developed after being placed on a watchlist following her 2005 filming in Iraq. The text outlines how Snowden used Poitras's history of surveillance to establish a connection with her, referring to her as having been 'selected' by the NSA.

Investigative report / narrative account (house oversight committee document)
2025-11-19

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The document details the initial encrypted communication methods established between Edward Snowden (using aliases Anon108 and Citizen Four) and Laura Poitras in early 2013. It describes how Snowden utilized Micah Lee of the Freedom of the Press Foundation as an intermediary to obtain Poitras' PGP key. The text also critiques Snowden's initial claims to Poitras regarding his seniority and status within the intelligence community.

Investigative narrative / report (likely part of a larger congressional oversight file)
2025-11-19

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This page of a House Oversight report details the timeline of Edward Snowden's attempts to contact journalists Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras in late 2012 and early 2013 regarding NSA domestic surveillance. It describes Poitras' background, her anti-surveillance activism, and her connections to other figures like William Binney and Jacob Appelbaum. The text concludes with Snowden contacting Micah Lee in January 2013 as a secure route to reach Poitras in Berlin.

House oversight committee report / investigative narrative
2025-11-19

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This document page, stamped with a House Oversight footer, details the formation of the Freedom of the Press Foundation in 2012 to fund WikiLeaks and Bradley Manning amidst financial blockades. It narrates the prelude to the Snowden leaks, describing Edward Snowden's admiration for journalist Glenn Greenwald's anti-surveillance writings and Snowden's initial attempts (under the alias Cincinnatus) to contact Greenwald and urge him to use email encryption. It highlights specific blog posts from November 2012 where Greenwald criticized the US surveillance state.

Congressional oversight record / narrative report excerpt
2025-11-19

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This document appears to be a page (labeled Chapter Nine) from a narrative report or book included in House Oversight files, detailing the background of journalist Glenn Greenwald and his initial contact with Edward Snowden in late 2012. It outlines Greenwald's previous career as a litigator and entrepreneur involved in adult entertainment, his financial troubles (IRS lien), and his pivot to anti-surveillance blogging for Salon and the Guardian. The text notes a political alignment between Snowden and Greenwald, as both donated to Ron Paul's campaign.

Narrative report / book excerpt (included in house oversight committee files)
2025-11-19
Total Received
$1,825,000.00
25 transactions
Total Paid
$5,023,160.00
30 transactions
Net Flow
-$3,198,160.00
55 total transactions
Date Type From To Amount Description Actions
N/A Received TED Conference / ... Edward Snowden $20,000.00 Fee for electronic participation View
N/A Received Unnamed former Bo... Edward Snowden $133,000.00 Actual salary amount according to Booz Allen View
N/A Received Unnamed former Bo... Edward Snowden $133,000.00 Actual salary amount according to Booz Allen View
N/A Paid Edward Snowden Market $0.00 Huge losses suffered playing the options market... View
N/A Received Unnamed former Bo... Edward Snowden $200,000.00 Salary amount claimed by Snowden (false) View
N/A Paid Edward Snowden Self $0.00 Packed cash to pay for his fugitive life. View
N/A Received Unnamed former Bo... Edward Snowden $200,000.00 Salary claimed by Snowden. View
N/A Paid Edward Snowden Self $0.00 Packed cash in luggage to pay for his fugitive ... View
N/A Received Unnamed former Bo... Edward Snowden $200,000.00 Salary amount claimed by Snowden (false) View
N/A Paid Edward Snowden Self $0.00 Brought enough cash to pay living expenses for ... View
N/A Paid Edward Snowden Ron Paul Election... $0.00 Donation to Libertarian election campaign menti... View
N/A Received Unnamed former Bo... Edward Snowden $133,000.00 Actual salary according to Booz Allen. View
N/A Paid Edward Snowden Financial Markets $0.00 Snowden incurred large losses speculating in th... View
N/A Received Unnamed former Bo... Edward Snowden $200,000.00 Salary claimed by Snowden. View
N/A Received Unnamed former Bo... Edward Snowden $133,000.00 Actual salary according to Booz Allen records c... View
N/A Paid Edward Snowden Financial Markets $0.00 Snowden incurred large losses speculating in fi... View
N/A Paid Edward Snowden Financial Markets $0.00 Snowden incurred large losses speculating in fi... View
N/A Paid Edward Snowden Ron Paul Campaign $0.00 Campaign contribution. View
N/A Received N/A Edward Snowden $0.00 Mention that Snowden's credit cards had been fr... View
N/A Paid Edward Snowden Self $0.00 Packed cash in luggage to pay for fugitive life. View
N/A Received Unknown Edward Snowden $0.00 Reference to Snowden's credit cards being frozen. View
N/A Received Unnamed former Bo... Edward Snowden $133,000.00 Actual salary according to Booz Allen. View
N/A Received Unnamed former Bo... Edward Snowden $200,000.00 Salary claimed by Snowden. View
N/A Paid Edward Snowden Ron Paul's Libert... $0.00 Campaign donation mentioned as a matter of publ... View
N/A Paid Edward Snowden Financial Markets $0.00 Large losses incurred speculating in financial ... View
As Sender
521
As Recipient
78
Total
599

Departure

From: Edward Snowden
To: Lindsay Mills

Brief note stating he was away on a business trip and their relationship was on hold.

Note
N/A

Position explanation

From: Edward Snowden
To: Glenn Greenwald

Even the Constitution is subverted when the appetites of power demand it...

Letter/message
N/A

Photos

From: Edward Snowden
To: Mills

Snowden told Mills her photographs were not 'sexy' enough.

Interaction
N/A

NSA Hacking

From: Edward Snowden
To: public

"It's no secret that we hack China very aggressively"

Public statement
N/A

Planning the leak

From: Edward Snowden
To: Glenn Greenwald

Two-hour conversation regarding the 'welcome package' and meeting in Hong Kong.

Conversation
N/A

Welcome Package

From: Edward Snowden
To: Glenn Greenwald

Twenty classified NSA documents labeled 'Top Secret' and a personal manifesto.

Document transfer
N/A

FISA Warrant / Encrypted File

From: Edward Snowden
To: Laura Poitras

Sent FISA warrant and encrypted file of NSA documents with instructions not to show Greenwald yet.

Document transfer
N/A

Unknown

From: Edward Snowden
To: Senator Humphrey

Statement made three weeks after arriving in Russia.

Email
N/A

Unknown

From: Edward Snowden
To: Greenwald/Poitras

Falsely identified himself as a senior member of the intelligence community.

Email
N/A

NSA Surveillance

From: Edward Snowden
To: The Guardian editor

They [the NSA] are intent on making every conversation and every form of behavior in the world known to them.

Interview/statement
N/A

Illicit surveillance

From: Edward Snowden
To: Ten NSA Officials

Concerns about illicit surveillance.

Verbal complaint (alleged)
N/A

U.S. surveillance

From: Edward Snowden
To: Public/Internet

Internet rants against U.S. surveillance

Internet posts
N/A

Unknown

From: Edward Snowden
To: Russian officials

Contacted Russian officials in Hong Kong

Contact
N/A

NSA Disclosures

From: Edward Snowden
To: public

Self-outing by Snowden, showing he had taken large number of NSA documents.

Video
N/A

Bradley Manning

From: Edward Snowden
To: Radar Online

Showed he followed Manning's ordeal closely.

Internet postings
N/A

Security Flaw

From: Edward Snowden
To: Superiors

Reported a flaw where a rogue admin in Japan could steal data undetected.

Report
N/A

Unknown

From: Edward Snowden
To: Jacob Appelbaum, Parke...

Contacting notable enemies of the NSA.

Email
N/A

Protection of secrets

From: Edward Snowden
To: Senator Humphrey

Claimed he acted to protect U.S. secrets by shielding them from adversaries.

Avowal/statement
N/A

Urgent text

From: Laura Poitras
To: Edward Snowden

Referenced in 'Citizenfour'.

Text message
N/A

Theft of documents

From: Edward Snowden
To: Journalists (Gellman, ...

Snowden avoided describing how he breached security; claimed he was not an 'angel'.

Interview
N/A

Hong Kong Video

From: Edward Snowden
To: Public/Media

Claims he managed the theft on his own.

Video
N/A

Religion on forms

From: Edward Snowden
To: Ars Technica users

Explained listing Buddhist because 'agnostic is strangely absent' from the form.

Online post
N/A

NSA Documents

From: Edward Snowden
To: Laura Poitras, Glenn G...

Snowden contacted these journalists to publish scoops regarding NSA surveillance.

Contact/leak
N/A

Career termination

From: Edward Snowden
To: James Risen

Snowden claimed his superior ordered him not to 'rock the boat' and that he was brushed off by the technical team.

Email/letter
N/A

NSA Security Gaps

From: Edward Snowden
To: Wired Magazine

Snowden pointed out the lack of audit mechanisms at his base.

Interview
N/A

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