Epstein Secrets

en a massive breach. Thousands of secret files bearing on com- munications intelligence had been stolen from a heavily guarded regional base in Oahu, Hawaii. The suspect was Edward Snowden, a twenty-nine-year-old civil- ian analyst at that base, who had fled to Hong Kong before the breach was discovered.

two chil- dren. The only truth in his description was that he was born on “the longest day of the year” (June 21). He wrote Internet posts under his TrueHooHa alias about how he | | Epst_9780451494566_2p_all_r1.z.indd 16 @ 9/29/16 5:51 Pa | | HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019504 Tinker | 17 used weight lifting and in

e number of its most secret files had been stolen. The suspect was Edward Snowden, a 29 year old civilian analyst at the NSA’s regional base in Oahu, Hawaii, who had fled to Hong Kong. The stolen documents revealed, among other things, the secret tools and capabilities that the NSA employed to do its job.

tion was that he was born on “the longest day of the year” (June 21). He also apparently valued changing his body. He wrote Internet posts under his TrueHooHa alias about how he used weightlifting and intensive training to precision-shape his body. He bragged to his online followers that he had reduced his

workers, such as Ames, it is plausible that it spotted Snowden through his Internet rants against U.S. surveillance. Even if it had missed Snowden in Hawaii, a disgruntled ex-civilian employee at the NSA would have received its full attention after he contacted Russian officials in Hong Kong. While the ta

drews. “The Snowden Saga, Vanity Fair, May 2014. “Snowden, alone, stayed home...”—Author’s interview with Joyce Kinsey. “Posting under the alias The TrueHooHa...”--Ars Technica Report. Op. cit. “Brad Gunson, who knew him....”-- Carol D. Leonnig, Jenna Johnson and Marc Fisher, “Who Is Edward Snowden,” Washi