Epstein Secrets

ee countries that Snowden is known to have had contact with directly during his thirty-three-day stay in Hong Kong was Russia. The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, revealed these contacts in a televised press briefing in September 2013. Putin did not provide the date of these contacts, but he pro- vided an intr

ree-day stay in Hong Kong was Russia. The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, revealed these contacts in a televised press briefing in September 2013. Putin did not provide the date of these contacts, but he pro- vided an intriguing clue. Snowden was identified to him, according to Putin, not by name but

t a one-on-one summit between President Obama and President Putin. Not only would this summit be a diplomatic coup

y in Hong Kong was Russia. The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, revealed these contacts in a televised pre

War. But the Snowden breach exposing military sources was an order of magnitude greater than any past breach. The CIA’s assessment was no less grim. Morell, the deputy director of the CIA in 2013, wrote that Snowden’s action went beyond taking the handful of documents, such as the FISA order, “that addre

A briefer that it was urgent for the CIA to be brought in on the case. After all, the CIA had employed Snowden only four years earlier. Specifically, Morell said, the CIA needed to find out three things: Had CIA docu- ments been part of Snowden’s haul? How long had Snowden been stealing documents? Had Sno

y resulted in accidently compromising Poteyev. When Chap- man returned to Moscow after a spy exchange, she was taken to a well-publicized dinner with Putin. Afterward, she informed her debriefer at the SVR that only Poteyev had been in a position to know the password that an FBI agent had used to try to

| | HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019707 CHAPTER 21 The Russians Are Coming The collapse of the Soviet Union was a major geopolitical disaster of the century. —VLADIMIR PUTIN I THE FIRST INVASION of a European country since the end of the Cold War, Russian military forces moved into the Crimea and other parts of eastern U

m- ably, this relationship further deepened under President Putin’s regime. Putin asserted in speeches in 2014 that

s a major geopolitical disaster of the century. —VLADIMIR PUTIN I THE FIRST INVASION of a European country

arrant to investigate U.S. citi- @ zens who use Tor. The NSA is hardly immune from an attack on its own computers. As the former CIA deputy director Morell wrote in his 2015 book, The Great War of Our Time, many financial institutions have “better cyber security than the NSA.” The Internet certainly help

her actors. “For our enemies, having it [the black budget] is like having the playbook of the opposing NFL team,” said the former CIA deputy director Morell in 2015. “I guarantee you that the SVR, the Russian foreign intelligence service, would have paid millions of dollars for such a document.” If unlike

or him in advance. On September 3, 2013, Russia’s President Putin gave a lengthy interview on state-owned Channel |

pt to adversaries was echoed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. He complimented Snowden for having “uncove

at he targeted lists of the NSA’s penetrations in China. This expansion of the whistle-blowing concept to adversaries was echoed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. He complimented Snowden for having “uncovered illegal acts by the United States around the globe,” Putin’s view implies a convenient global concept

es was echoed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. He complimented Snowden for having “uncovered illegal acts by the United States around the globe,” Putin’s view implies a convenient global concept of whistle-blowing that justified breaking US laws. Even so, this whistle-blower interpretation of Snowde

ity, wrote that Snowden’s action went beyond taking the handful of documents, such as the FISA order, “that addressed the privacy issue.” Instead, as Morell put it, “he backed up a virtual tractor trailer and emptied a warehouse full of documents—the vast majority of which he could not possibly have read

of which he would likely understand—T[and] and he delivered the documents to a variety of news organizations and God knows who else.” _—_As a result, Morell concluded “Snowden’s disclosures will go down in history as the greatest compromise of classified information ever.” General Keith Alexander, the he

,” according to the State Depart- ment’s senior watch officer. 142 had met nearly every day: Miller, “U.S. Officials Scrambled to Nab Snowden.” 142 Putin admitted: Interview, Channel One, http://en-kremlin.ru/events/president /news/19143. 143 “Vladimir Putin had personally approved”: Jennifer Martine

er, “U.S. Officials Scrambled to Nab Snowden.” 142 Putin admitted: Interview, Channel One, http://en-kremlin.ru/events/president /news/19143. 143 “Vladimir Putin had personally approved”: Jennifer Martinez, “Report: Snow- den’s US Passport Revoked,” Hill, June 23, 2013. CHAPTER 15 Did Snowden Act Alone? 146

n-kremlin.ru/events/president /news/19143. 143 “Vladimir Putin had personally approved”: Jennifer Martinez

ay of the 9/11 attack, “Terrorist organizations around the world were already start- ing to modify their actions in light of what Snowden disclosed,” Morell wrote in 2015. “Within weeks of the [Snowden] leaks, com- @ munications sources dried up, tactics were changed.” Even more @ disturbing, suspects on

w with author. 134 The NSA had also notified: Former NSA executive who requested anonymity, interview with author. 136 NSA did not immediately share: Morell, Great War of Our Time, 283-88. 136 briefed by the NSA: See “Unclassified Declaration of David G. Leatherwood,” US. District Court for the District o

eatest geopolitical tragedy of the 20th century."—Vladimir Putin In the first invasion of a European country sinc

t a one-on-one summit between President Obama and President Putin. Not only would this summit be a diplomatic coup

eatest geopolitical tragedy of the 20th century."—Vladimir Putin In the first invasion of a European countr

ith directly during his 33 day stay in Hong Kong, was Russia. As previously discussed, he had dealings with Russian “diplomatic representatives “, as Putin called them. Putin did not provide the date of these contacts but he provided an intriguing clue. Snowden was identified to him, according to Putin,

lations.” (He was correct that Snowden had stolen a larger number of CIA documents that he had not turned over to journalists, as CIA deputy director Morell confirmed.) Whatever this material might reveal, the FSB was presumably aware of its existence. After all, Kucherena was on the FSB’s public oversig

t think the President is close to tough enough on Vladimir Putin." ABC World News TonightVi (7/2, story 4,

ti-Trump Flash Mob Infiltrated By Russian Election Meddling. • Tennessee Professor Charged With Hiding Ties To China Wants Case Dismissed. • Op-Ed: Putin Still Plays By The Ruthless Rules Of The Cold War. • Russians Arrested In Austria Over Killing Of Chechen Dissident. • Southern Command Rebuilds In

ment on the briefing, Senate Minority Leader Schumer said that "independent of the briefing, I don't think the President is close to tough enough on Vladimir Putin." ABC World News TonightVi (7/2, story 4, 0:30, Llamas, 7.26M) reported that Pelosi "is calling for tougher sanctions on Russia." While the White H

oward Moscow have done little to quell concerns that Trump may be advancing Russian interests and is consistently shying away from rebuking Putin." Morell, Vickers Examine How "Normal" Administration Would Have Responded To Russian Bounty Intelligence. In a Washington Post (7/3, 14.2M) op-ed, former CI

or the placebo got sick." In addition, Bloomberg (11/24, Kravchenko, Khrennikov, 4.73M) reports a spokesman for the Kremlin said Russian President Vladimir Putin has not yet been vaccinated. The spokesman added, "The president can't use an uncertified vaccine." England To Use Tests To Reduce Quarantine Time

for the Kremlin said Russian President Vladimir Putin has not yet been vaccinated. The spokesman added

spokesman for the Kremlin said Russian President Vladimir Putin has not yet been vaccinated. The spokesman

st to confirm." Sen Ron Wyden (D-OR) said, "No torture apologist can be confirmed as CIA director. ... It's a non-starter." The Daily Beast reports Morell's selection "would risk inflaming the Democratic Party's progressive wing." Morell "played a significant role in the hunt for Osama bin Laden - and

Administration Reportedly Mulling Travel Ban On Chinese Communist Party Members. • US Sanctions Companies Linked To Russian Businessman With Ties To Putin. • Poland's Duda Falls Victim To Russian Pranksters Posing As UN Chief. • New Research Suggests Global Methane Emissions Will Keep Rising. THE BIG

. The AP (7/15) reports the Administration has imposed sanctions on "companies connected to a Russian businessman who is close to Russian President Vladimir Putin and suspected of helping finance the covert social media campaign aimed at American voters ahead of the 2016 presidential election." The actions ta

ian businessman who is close to Russian President Vladimir Putin and suspected of helping finance the cover

three decades at the agency." Petersen "recounts the agency's early assessments of unrest that led to the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in China." Morell and Petersen "discuss the training CIA analysts receive and Petersen shares the remarks he would make to all entering analyst classes." EFTA0015011

ia =asn't trying to elect a particular candidate: Vladimir Putin =anted to delegitimize our elections, above

Jeff Epstein Subject: FYI Hi Jeff I thought this might interest =ou A Question of Motive Russia =asn't trying to elect a particular candidate: Vladimir Putin =anted to delegitimize our elections, above all. Edward Jay =pstein July 31, =017 Politics and law The 2016 presidential campaign was marked by =

tions," the U.S. =ntelligence community concluded, based both on its sources and its =nalysis of stories on the Russian-controlled network RT, that Putin =anted to hurt Clinton, help Trump, and discredit the American election. =hese may well have been motives of the Russian president, but the =arrowly

a former acting CIA director, casts light on the sourcing of the =irt in the Steele dossier. "I had two questions when I first =ead [the dossier]," Morell said in an NBC interview. "One=was, how did Chris [Steele] talk to these sources? I have subsequently =earned that he used intermediaries. I asked m

appreciated. Lugovoy was elected to the Duma in 2008, and also hosted a 24 part television series espionage for which he was personally decorated by Putin. He was also now reputed to be in the inner circle of power in Moscow. So I called him. We arranged to meet in the lobby bar of the National Hotel.

s around the world were already starting to modify their actions in light of what Snowden disclosed. Communication sources dried up.” What heightened Morell’s concern about this loss of intelligence sources was the discovery a 26-page document on an ISIS computer in Syria indicating that the terrorist gro