Epstein Secrets

013 while Snowden was still working for Dell at the NSA base in @ Hawaii. At that time, Poitras did not know Snowden’s real name, but @ she informed Wizner that she was in touch with a person identify- ing himself as a senior officer in U.S. intelligence. (Poitras did not know at that time that her sourc

ulu to Moscow. When I later asked Kucherena in Mos- cow why Snowden changed his story in direct contradiction of what Kucherena had stated, he said, “Wizner.” He was referring to Ben Wizner, Snowden’s ACLU lawyer in Washington, D.C. Wizner had joined the ACLU in August 2001 after graduating from NYU Law

had given Poitras and Greenwald for publication had anything to do with either domestic surveillance or infringements on the privacy of Americans. By the Lawfare Institute’s count, 32 of Snowden’s leaks to these journalists concerned the NSA’s overseas sources and meth- ods, 9 identified overseas locations of the NSA’s in

ited as Ars Technica report.) http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/06/nsa-leaker-ed- snowdens-life-on-ars-technica 8. “Ben Wizner, a lawyer...”-- Wizner called his representation of Snowden the “work of a lifetime.” Kashmir Hill, “How ACLU Lawyer Ben Wizner Became Snowden’s Lawyer,” Forbes, March 10,

s American lawyer. He made it clear to me that the exposure of Snowden to journalists, or at least the vetting of journalists, had been outsourced to Wizner, “After that the final decision is up to Snowden,” he said. That seemed to conclude the interview but, as I got up to leave, he added, “His legal def

“This program was not entirely secret...” Timothy B. Lee, “Here Is Everything We Know About Prism to Date,” Washington Post, June 12, 2013 20. “. By the Lawfare Institute’s count,” https://www.lawfareblog.com/snowden- revelations 21. “Edward Snowden is not the "whistleblower" ...”-- “NSA Director Adm. Michael Rogers di

rs Technica.” 117 “an act of civil disobedience”: Mayer, “Snowden Calls Russian-Spy Story ‘Absurd’ in Exclusive Interview.” 117 Ben Wizner, a lawyer: Wizner called his representation of Snowden the “work of a lifetime.” Hill, “How ACLU Lawyer Ben Wizner Became Snowden’s Lawyer.” 118 “We've crossed lines”:

Also see Rick Anderson, “Before Edward Snowden,” Salon, July 1, 2013. 115 “man up”: Interview with John Kerry, CBS This Morning, May 28, 2014. 115 By the Lawfare Institute’s count: https://www.lawfareblog.com/snowden -revelations. 116 British cyber service GCHQ: RT television report, “NSA, GCHQ Targeted Kaspersky, Other C