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Description
Snowden contacts Poitras to offer evidence of surveillance state.
Participants (2)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Snowden | person | 1249 | View Entity |
| Laura Poitras | person | 378 | View Entity |
Source Documents (1)
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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.
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