Epstein Secrets

services. I learned when I was interviewing James Jesus Angleton, the CIA’s legendary ex-counterintellige

s by immediately nailing me to the cross rather than trying to protect me as a source.” His choice of the imagery of crucifixion suggested that, like Jesus Christ, he was willing to sacrifice himself for the sake of others. In keeping with their operational security regime, he said that he would first send her

ould not preclude she would not consult with others about the offer he was making her. Since her current documentary project included interviews with Assange, Appelbaum and three ex-NSA executives, intelligence services with sophisticated surveillance capabilities might also have taken a professional inter

ized release of communications intelligence documents could violate US espionage laws. Even so, there was no shortage of activists overseas, such as Assange, who would be willing to publish NSA documents revealing its global surveillance activities. And in answer to his rhetorical question, he no doubt kn

er HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020154 Chapter Ten Raider of the Inner Sanctum Chapter Eleven Escape Artist Chapter Twelve Whistle Blower Chapter Thirteen Enter Assange Chapter Fourteen Fugitive PART THREE The Counterintelligence Conundrum Chapter Fifteen Did Snowden Act Alone Chapter Sixteen The Question of When C

tians, as those who follow and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, let us pray throughout the day and all o

nd of harm to our country over a phone call, with the world watching, is unbelievable. ... As Christians, as those who follow and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, let us pray throughout the day and all of these proceedings. Pray for our nation, pray for our leaders, and pray for President Donald J. Trump.'

s Question OMB's Sandy, Release Transcripts From Another Two Closed-Door Impeachment Hearings 9 Additional Commentary On Whistleblower Issues 10 Assange's Attorney Tells Court He Has Unsuitable Computer In Jail 12 ICIG In the News Trump Criticizes Intelligence Inspector General For Seeking "Publ

sange, ending the near decade-old case that had sent the anti- secrecy campaigner into hiding in London's Ecuadorian embassy to avoid extradition." Assange "skipped bail in Britain to avoid possible extradition and took refuge in the embassy in 2012. He was dragged out by police in April this year, an

the imag- ery of crucifixion suggested that like Jesus Christ he was willing to sacrifice himself for th

by immediately nailing me to the cross rather than trying to protect me as a source.” His choice of the imag- ery of crucifixion suggested that like Jesus Christ he was willing to sacrifice himself for the sake of others. In keeping with their operational security arrangement, Snowden said that he would first

rded among hacktiv- ists that Assange chose him as his keynote speaker replacement at the Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) convention in New York City. Assange told Rolling Stone, “Jake [Appelbaum] has been a tireless promoter behind the scenes of our cause.” For its part, Rolling Stone titled its profile of

zed release of communications intelligence documents would violate U.S. espionage laws. Even so, there was no shortage of activists overseas, such as Assange, who would be willing to publish NSA documents revealing its global sur- veillance activities. Cyberpunks, as these activists called themselves, tend

res that sprung from the “paranoid mind” of James Jesus Angleton. When I then cited the signature line fr

h one of his senior staff members to help him engineer his escape to Russia. That senior staff member was Sarah Harrison, After speaking to Snowden, Assange called Harrison, who was in Melbourne, Australia. She had gone there a month earlier to help organize Assange’s somewhat quixotic election campaign f

nwhile, Snowden was organizing his own exit from Hong Kong. He placed a call to Julian Assange. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020256 105 CHAPTER THIRTEEN Enter Assange “Thanks to Russia (and thanks to WikiLeaks), Snowden remains free.” — Julian Assange Born on July 3, 1971 in Queensland, Australia, Julian Assange h

estic intelligence in the war on drugs; and James Jesus Angleton: Was He Right (Fast Track Press/EJE Publ

ardian, January 30, 2011 “Sarah Harrison, his comely...”—Sarah Ellison, “The man who came to dinner,” Vanity Fair, October 2013 “Snowden telephoned Assange...”-- Assange interview in (London) Sunday Times. Giles Whittell, “Julian Assange unmasked.” Times Magazine, August 29, 2015. Also, “Snowden told me

en had been held virtually incommunicado for 20 days. Other than Russian officials, the only person he had been allowed to see during this period was Assange’s aide, Sarah Harrison. “Where in the airport did you meet him?” I asked. Was it in a VIP lounge?” “Tt was in the transit zone,” he replied coyly.

espionage services. When I was interviewing James Jesus Angleton—the CIA’s legendary ex- counterintellige

to The New York Times, and he suggested as punishment “those people should be shot in the balls.” Either he had a change of heart, or he was telling Assange what he believed he wanted to hear. Assange counseled Snowden to go directly to Russia. “My advice was that he should take asylum in Russia despite

y specialized corporate “head- hunters,” as James Jesus Angleton described the process to me during the C

nterview with Katrina vanden Heuvel, the editor of The Nation, in 2014. He had already discussed the likelihood of his being captured in Ecuador with Assange before his departure for Moscow. He later told Alan Rusbridger, the editor of The Guardian, that he considered himself at risk in Latin America. So w