to justify it. —EDWARD SNOWDEN, Moscow, 2014 DWARD JOSEPH SNOWDEN was born on June 21, 1983, in Eliza- beth City, North Carolina. His parents were Lon Snowden and Elizabeth “Wendy” Barrett. According to their marriage records, they wed when they were both eighteen in 1979. The following year they had a daug

nding”: Snowden, interview with Brian Williams, NBC, May 28, 2014. CHAPTER 1 Tinker 15 “It’s like the boiling frog”: Bamford, “Edward Snowden.” 15 Lon Snowden, like his father: The best reporting on Snowden’s childhood was done by Suzanne Andrews. See Burrough, Ellison, and Andrews, “Snowden Saga.” 16 Brad

you can come to justify it.” —Snowden in Moscow, 2014 Edward John Snowden was born on June 21, 1983 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. His parents, Lon Snowden and Elizabeth “Wendy” Barrett, according to their marriage records, wed when they were both 18 in 1979. The following year they had a daughter, Jessi

hotos-20323 14-Apr2015 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020386 ID CHAPTER THREE Tinker 1. “You get exposed to a little bit of evil...” Bamford. Wired. op. cit 2. “Lon Snowden, like his father ...”—The best reporting on Snowden’s 10. 11. {2. he 14. 1S. childhood was done by Suzanne Andrews. See: Bryan Burroughs, Sara