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16 August 2014 Snowden Multi-Prong Documents
Based on published accounts there appears to be several prongs of documents provided by Edward Snowden and unidentified parties, released, being released or studied for release. Materials provided to: 1. Unidentified parties by Edward Snowden searching for an outlet. 2. Unidentified parties by Edward Snowden who in turn provided to other unidentified parties for evaluation, sorting, study and storage. 3. Barton Gellman and those he consulted for publication, private, commercial, legal and governmental. 4. Laura Poitras and those she consulted for security, content and authenticity. 5. Laura Poitras, Glenn Greenwald and those they consulted for security, content and authenticity. 6. Laura Poitras, Glenn Greenwald and Ewen MacAskill and those they consulted for security, content, authenticity and publication -- private, commercial, legal and governmental. 7. The Guardian and those it consulted for security, content, authenticity and publication -- private, commercial, legal and governmental. 8. The Washington Post and those it consulted for security, content, authenticity and publication -- private, commercial, legal and governmental. 9. The Guardian to The New York Times and those it consulted for security, content, authenticity and publication -- private, commercial, legal and governmental. 10. A number of outlets by Glenn Greenwald and those they consulted for security, content, authenticity and publication -- private, commercial, legal and governmental. 11. A number of outlets by unidentified parties and those they consulted for security, content, authenticity and publication -- private, commercial, legal and governmental. The various prongs by geographical location: Outlets tally: http://cryptome.org/2013/11/snowden-tally.htm
Washington DC Prongs 1, 2 and 11 are likely related: identified and unidentified parties, with advanced technical and security skills, who are studying, authenticating, releasing in part, and preparing defenses against governmental, commercial and non-profit exploitations and aggressions. All the prongs are likely related in obscuring who provided documents, to whom they were provided, and means to receive, store, secure, authenticate, consult, and release the documents and development of defenses against governmental, commercial and non-profit exploitations and aggressions. Several of the identified parties with advanced technical and security skills have had bylines in news reports or have been credited with consultation. Others remain unidentified but can be linked to those identified by examination of public sources. The technical prongs are least recognized and most potent for public defense.
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