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Also Known As Edward Joseph Snowden
Born June 21, 1983 (age 43) • Elizabeth City • North Carolina
Notable Works “Permanent Record”
Subjects Of Study PRISM

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William Colby, 1975
William Colby
United States government official
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William H. Webster
United States government official
John Brennan
John Brennan
American intelligence officer
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John M. Deutch
American government official
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Porter Goss
American politician
E. Howard Hunt
E. Howard Hunt
United States government official
Allen W. Dulles.
Allen W. Dulles
American diplomat and intelligence expert
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William J. Casey
United States government official
Aldrich Ames
Aldrich Ames
American spy
George H.W. Bush
George H.W. Bush
president of United States
Abigail Spanberger
Abigail Spanberger
American politician
Phebe Novakovic, chair and CEO of General Dynamics
Phebe Novakovic
German-born business executive
Chelsea Manning
Chelsea Manning
United States Army intelligence analyst
Gen. David Petraeus.
David Petraeus
American military officer
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Aaron Bank
American military officer
Belle Boyd
Belle Boyd
Confederate spy
Defining public service
Leon Panetta
American politician
Bob Barr
Bob Barr
American politician and attorney
Francis Gary Powers
Francis Gary Powers
United States military officer
Sir Francis Walsingham
Sir Francis Walsingham
English statesman