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This document is a page (87) from the book 'Escape Artist,' likely produced as evidence in a House Oversight investigation (Bates stamped). It details Edward Snowden's preparations in Hong Kong, including a contingency plan involving Micah Lee building a 'dead man's switch' website, and the coordination with journalists Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras to break the NSA surveillance story via The Guardian.

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.

This document appears to be a proof page (p. 63) from a book, likely 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein (indicated by the ISBN in the filename). The text details how Edward Snowden, using the alias 'Anon108', established initial contact with filmmaker Laura Poitras in January 2013 by using Micah Lee as an intermediary to bypass NSA surveillance. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' footer, suggesting it was included in a congressional investigation file.

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.