Epstein Secrets

ate from CrowdTangle. Morel! Urges "Full-Throated" Support For WhisUeblower. In a commentary in The Cipher Brief (11/14), former CIA director Michael Morell writes, 'The many directors with whom I worked at CIA regularly sent messages to the workforce. I did so when I served as Acting Director. ... I d

ongest possible terms." Assange's Attorney Tells Court He Has Unsuitable Computer In Jail. Reuters (11/18) reports from London, 'WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is struggling to prepare for his case fighting extradition to the United States because he has been given an unsuitable computer in prison, his la

owden breach. Despite the immense potential damage of the theft, it was not until June 10 that the CIA’s director, John Owen Brennan, and his deputy, Michael Morell, were briefed by the NSA. When Morell realized how much data Snowden had taken, he was astounded. “You might have thought of all the government enti

o Berlin, where she began editing her footage of the Snowden interview. Meanwhile, Snowden, organizing his own exit from Hong Kong, placed a call to Julian Assange. | | Epst_9780451494566_2p_all_r1.z.indd 98 @ 9/29/16 5:51 Pa | | HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019586 CHAPTER 11 Enter Assange Thanks to Russia (and thanks to

rk zone where there are just so many dan- gerous things going on.” The effects of Snowden’s intervention were soon realized by the CIA, according to Michael Morell, who had closely followed intel- ligence about terrorist groups in the Middle East ever since he had acted as the CIA’s briefer for the president on

ll Street Journal, June 3, 2015. Also, Justice Department official who requested anonymity, interview with author. 51 “Tor’s importance”: Hastings, “Julian Assange.” Also see Julian Assange, intro- duction to Underground, by Suelette Dreyfus and Julian Assange (Edinburgh: Canongate, 2012). 51 Tor was a creation

by Russia to block secret sources of NSA surveillance. “Within weeks of the [Snowden] leaks, communications sources dried up, tactics were changed,” Michael Morell who was at that time the Deputy Director of the CIA, revealed. It indicated that at least part of the US communications intelligence that Snowden had

o 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 had made a brilliant career of trafficking in state, military and corporate secrets. Whi