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that Snowden had given to Poitras and Greenwald. This discovery came when British authorities, under Schedule 7 of Britain’s Terrorism Act, detained David Miranda, Greenwald’s romantic partner, at Heathrow Airport. Miranda was suspected of acting as a courier for Greenwald and Poitras. Accord- ing to Greenwald’
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tras could hardly rely on these five confidants not to tell her secrets (and Snowden’s) to others. Hours after he was told, Greenwald told his lover, David Miranda, about the source in great detail. He even asked him to evaluate the source’s bona fides for him. Gellman, for his part, raised the matter with a for
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e investigators had the opportunity to examine the files that Snowden had actually given Poitras and Greenwald in Hong Kong. This discovery came when David Miranda, Greenwald’s romantic partner, was detained at Heathrow Airport by British Authorities under Schedule Seven of Britain’s Terrorism Act. At the time,
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vein, Poitras could hardly rely on these five confidants not to tell her (and Snowden’s) to others. Hours after he was told, Greenwald told his lover David Miranda about the source in great detail. He even asked him to evaluate the source’s bona fides for him. Gellman, for his part, raised the matter with a form

Der Spiegel
OrganizationGerman weekly news magazine based in Hamburg

Alan Rusbridger
PersonBritish newspaper journalist and editor
Gellman
PersonSurname reference in documents

Glenn Greenwald
PersonAmerican journalist, lawyer and writer (born 1967)

United States
LocationCountry located primarily in North America

Bernon Mitchell
PersonPerson referenced in documents

Vladimir Putin
Person2nd and 4th President of Russia (2000-2008, 2012-present), 7th and 11th Prime Minister of Russia (1999-2000, 2008-2012), Director of the Federal Security Service (1998-1999) and Deputy Mayor of Saint Petersburg (1994-1996)

Barack Obama
PersonPresident of the United States from 2009 to 2017

George W. Bush
PersonPresident of the United States from 2001 to 2009
The Nation
OrganizationOrganization referenced in documents

Laura Poitras
PersonAmerican documentary film director and producer (born 1964)

Marc Rich
PersonAmerican commodities trader (1934–2013)

Jacob Appelbaum
PersonComputer security researcher, journalist and hacker from United States

Bradley Manning
PersonAmerican activist and whistleblower (born 1987)

Booz Allen
PersonPerson referenced in documents

Micah Lee
PersonSoftware developer

Ireland
LocationBen Wizner
PersonAmerican lawyer and civil liberties advocate

Mitch McConnell
PersonAmerican politician and lawyer (born 1942)

WikiLeaks
OrganizationOrganization that publishes leaks provided by anonymous sources