The Edward Snowden Affair (44 page)

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     Lewis, Paul and Karen McVeigh. “Edward Snowden: what we know about the source behind the NSA files leak.”
The Guardian
. June 10, 2013.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/11/edward-snowden-what-we-know-nsa
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     Bykowicz, Julie and Greg Giroux. “NSA Leaker Was Shy, Computer-Bound Teenager in Maryland.”
Bloomberg
. June 11, 2013.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-11/nsa-leaker-was-shy-computer-bound-teenager-in-maryland.html
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     Hallow, Ralph. “Edward Snowden’s father suggests son’s leaks may be protected by Constitution.”
The Washington Times
. July 1, 2013.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/1/father-fugitive/?page=all
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     Toppo, Greg. “Former neighbor remembers Snowden as ‘nice kid.’” USA
Today
. June 10, 2013.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/06/10/snowden-neighbors-surveillance-security/2408573/
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     BBC News – US & Canada. “Profile: Edward Snowden.”
BBC News
. Aug. 7, 2013.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22837100
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     Markon, Jerry. “Effort to get NSA leaker Edward Snowden’s father to Moscow collapses.”
The Washington Post
. July 30, 2013.
http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-07-30/politics/40895930_1_elder-snowden-washington-post-lon-snowden
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     Shiffman, John and Daniel Trotta. “Patriot or traitor, Snowden driven by fear of government intrusion.”
Reuters
. June 11, 2013.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/11/usa-security-snowden-idUSL2N0EN03V20130611
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     Fox News Insider. “Snowden’s Dad Speaks Out! Preview Eric Bolling’s Exclusive Interview.”
Fox News Insider
. June 17, 2013.
http://foxnewsinsider.com/2013/06/17/lonnie-snowden-father-edward-snowden-gives-interview-fox-news-eric-bolling-about-medias
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   Ars Technica Forum. “State School vs. Expensive College.”
Ars Technica
. Apr. 30, 2006.
http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=310452&p=6791072&hilit=I+don%E2%80%99t+have+a+degree+of+ANY+type.+I+don%E2%80%99t+even+have+a+high+school+diploma#p6791072
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   Geller, Adam and Brian Witte. “Edward Snowden’s Background Surrounded By Spycraft.”
The Huffington Post
. June 15, 2013.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/15/edward-snowden-background_n_3446904.html
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   Leonnig, Carol, Jenna Johnson and Marc Fisher. “Tracking Edward Snowden, from a Maryland classroom to a Hong Kong hotel.”
The Washington Post
. June 15, 2013.
http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-06-15/world/39988583_1_anime-hong-kong-world
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   Cass, Connie, and Kimberly Dozier. “NSA leaker mysterious despite hours of interviews.”
Salon
. June 13, 2013.
http://www.salon.com/2013/06/13/nsa_leaker_mysterious_despite_hours_of_interviews_2/
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¹⁴
   Cf. 1.5

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   Cf. 1.5

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   Ars Technica Forum. “Seducing one’s girlfriend.”
Ars Technica
. Nov. 7, 2006.
http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=247159&p=5856884&hilit=girl#p5856884
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   Cf. 1.5

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   Itkowitz, Colby and Daniel Patrick Sheehan. “FBI visits family of NSA leaker in Upper Macungie.”
The Morning Call
. June 10, 2013.
http://articles.mcall.com/2013-06-10/news/mc-pa-ed-snowden-nsa-leak-20130610_1_fbi-agents-upper-macungie-township-public-records
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   Broder, John and Scott Shane. “For Snowden, a Life of Ambition, Despite the Drifting.”
The New York Times
. June 15, 2013.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/16/us/for-snowden-a-life-of-ambition-despite-the-drifting.html?hp&pagewanted=all
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   Cf. 1.7

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   Mosk, Matthew, et al. “Edward Snowden’s Life As We Know It.”
ABC News
. June 13, 2013.
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/timeline-edward-snowdens-life/story?id=19394487
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   Meek, James, et al. “U.S. Fears Edward Snowden May Defect to China: Sources.”
Yahoo
. June 13, 2013.
http://news.yahoo.com/u-fears-edward-snowden-may-173428026.html
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   Muller, Sarah. “Snowden ‘thinks long and hard before coming to a decision,’ friend says.”
MSNBC
. Oct. 2, 2013.
http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/06/12/edward-snowden-is-an-it-genius-says-a-friend/
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   Shiffman, John, et al. “While working for spies, Snowden was secretly prolific online.”
The Chicago Tribune
. June 13, 2013.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-06-13/news/sns-rt-us-usa-security-snowden-onlinebre95d023-20130613_1_nsa-corporate-greed-postings
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   Internet archive. Snowden’s Ryuhana Profile.
Archive
. Dec. 16, 2013.
http://archive.is/Gv7sT
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   Bump, Philip. “Ed Snowden’s ‘Sexxxxy’ 18-Year-Old Self Has Surfaced & He Wasn’t a Serious Spy.”
The Wire
. June 12, 2013.
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/06/snowden-teenage-photos/66180/
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   Cooke, Kristina and John Shiffman. “Snowden as a teen online: anime and cheeky humor.”
The Chicago Tribune
. June 12, 2013.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-06-12/news/sns-rt-us-usa-security-snowden-animebre95b14b-20130612_1_anime-teen-online-cia
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   Cooke, Kristina and John Shiffman. “Edward Snowden As A Teen Online.”
The Huffington Post
. June 12, 2013.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/12/exclusive-snowden-as-a-te_n_3430166.html
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   Cf. 1.27

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   Cf. 1.28

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   Cf. 1.10

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   Mullin, Joe. “NSA leaker Ed Snowden’s life on Ars Technica.”
Ars Technica
. June 12, 2013.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/06/nsa-leaker-ed-snowdens-life-on-ars-technica/
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   Ars Technica Forum. “Clicking power supply on my xbox 360.”
Ars Technica
. May 19, 2006.
http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=306199&p=6726096&hilit=the+sound+of+freedom#p6726096
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   Ars Technica Forum. “In-depth theory (sic) questions: How proxies WORK. (Difficulty: Guru).”
Ars Technica
. Oct. 14, 2003.
http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=618700&p=11737503&hilit=traffic+such+as+SMTP+as+opposed+to+the+standard#p11737503
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   Greenwald, Glenn, et al. “Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance revelations.”
The Guardian
. June 9, 2013.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/09/edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-surveillance
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   Poitras, Laura and Glenn Greenwald. “Edward Snowden: ‘The US government will say I aided our enemies’ – video interview.”
The Guardian
. July 8, 2013.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2013/jul/08/edward-snowden-video-interview
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   Ars Technica Forum. “Bush Regime Playing Cards… Awesome.”
Ars Technica
. Sept. 25, 2013.
http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=626955&p=11886089&hilit=They+can%E2%80%99t+even+come+up+with+decent#p11886089
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   Ars Technica Forum. “How much time do you spend gaming per day?”
Ars Technica
. Oct. 26, 2013.
http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=615139&p=11679190&hilit=eight+hours+a+day+surfing#p11679190
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   Ackerman, Spencer. “Edward Snowden did enlist for special forces, US army confirms.”
The Guardian
. June 10, 2013.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/10/edward-snowden-army-special-forces
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   Cf. 1.22

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   Cf. 1.19

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   Ars Technica Forum. “Does Religion Limit Humanity?”
Ars Technica
. Dec. 8, 2003.
http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=636292&p=12040667&hilit=agnostic#p12040667
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   Marbella, Jean, et al. “Details about Edward Snowden’s life in Maryland emerge.”
The Baltimore Sun
. June 10, 2013.
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-06-10/news/bs-md-snowden-profile-20130610_1_anne-arundel-county-arundel-high-the-guardian/2
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   Cf. 1.39

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   Cf. 1.21

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   Cf. 1.21

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   The Washington Post. “A timeline of Edward Snowden’s life.”
The Washington Post
. June 16, 2013.
http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/politics/a-timeline-of-edward-snowdens-life/235/
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   Finn, Peter, et al. “Probe aims to find how NSA leaker got access.”
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
. June 11, 2013.
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/us/probe-aims-to-find-how-nsa-leaker-got-access-691177/
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   Ars Technica Forum. “are you living the life you wish?”
Ars Technica
. Apr. 14, 2006.
http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=315325&p=6876937&hilit=making+twice+the+average+income#p6876937
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   Cf. 1.10

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   Ars Technica Forum. “Tell me about…A career in the military (or overseas)!”
Ars Technica
. Aug. 14, 2006.
http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=280566&p=6352598&hilit=I+was+unemployed+for+a+full+year+%26+then#p6352598
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   Fein, Bruce. “Letter To Obama: Civil Disobedience, Edward J. Snowden, and the Constitution.”
Popular Resistance
. July 26, 2013.
http://www.popularresistance.org/letter-to-obama-civil-disobedience-edward-j-snowden-and-the-constitution/
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   Post TV. “Snowden’s father: Edward ‘the brilliant one.’”
The Washington Post
. July 30, 2013.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/posttv/video/thefold/snowdens-father-edward-the-brilliant-one/2013/07/30/091e3642-f964-11e2-8e84-c56731a202fb_video.html
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   Cf. 1.23

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   Ars Technica Forum. “Living in towns - how is it possible?”
Ars Technica
. Dec. 14, 2006.
http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=292779&p=6536986&hilit=some+time+in+Ireland+in+February#p6536986
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   Shane, Scott. “Under Snowden Screen Name, 2009 Post Berated Leaks.”
The New York Times
. June 26, 2013.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/27/world/under-snowdens-screen-name-a-declaration-in-09-that-leakers-should-be-shot.html?pagewanted=all
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   Poitras, Laura and Glenn Greenwald. “NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden: ‘I don’t want to live in a society that does these sort of things.’”
The Guardian
. June 9, 2013.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2013/jun/09/nsa-whistleblower-edward-snowden-interview-video
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   Cf. 1.11

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   Ferran, Lee. “Snowden’s CIA Drunk Driving Claim Questioned.”
ABC News
. June 12, 2013.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/06/switzerland-questions-u-s-over-cia-drunk-driving-gambit/
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   Drew, Christopher and Scott Shane. “Résumé Shows Snowden Honed Hacking Skills.”
The New York Times
. July 4, 2013.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/05/us/resume-shows-snowden-honed-hacking-skills.html?pagewanted=all
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   Anderson, Mavanee. “Who is Ed Snowden? Friend shares memories, offers support for NSA leaker.”
Times Free Press
. June 12, 2013.
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/jun/12/who-is-ed-snowden/?print
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   Cf. 1.35

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   Allen, Matthew. “US security snooping scandal unnerves Swiss.”
Swiss Info
. June 10, 2013.
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/US_security_snooping_scandal_unnerves_Swiss.html?cid=36112760
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   Treaties.un.org. “Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.”
Treaties.un.org
. Dec. 16, 2013.
http://treaties.un.org/doc/Treaties/1964/06/19640624%2002-10%20AM/Ch_III_3p.pdf
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   Reuters. “Swiss president would back criminal probe against NSA leaker.”
Reuters
. June 16, 2013.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/06/16/usa-security-switzerland-snowden-idUKL5N0ES0DX20130616
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   Reuters. “Switzerland’s oldest bank Wegelin to close after pleading guilty to aiding US tax evasion.”
Reuters
. Jan. 4, 2013.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financial-crime/9779615/Switzerlands-oldest-bank-Wegelin-to-close-after-pleading-guilty-to-aiding-US-tax-evasion.html
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   Cf. 1.4

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   Ars Technica. Ars Technica Member Profile.
Ars Technica
. Dec. 29, 2001.
http://arstechnica.com/civis/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=60591
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   Ars Technica Forum. “Perpetual market watch and securities trading thread.”
Ars Technica
. Oct. 27, 2008.
http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=36965&p=1091085&hilit=Holy+jesus%2C+have+you+guys+started+using+the+new+triple+levered#p1091085
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