227 6. “It’s very mysterious ...”—Author’s interviews, Michael Hayden 7. “My first surprise ...” -- I interviewed 6 members of the Mira staff, all of whom asked me not to identify them. Te-Ping Chen, a journalist for the Asian edition of the Wall Street Journal, also received some similar replies when she interviewed Mira hotel employees the day Snowden left the Mira. Te-Ping Chen and Ken Brown, “Snowden’s Options for Refuge Narrow,” Wall Street Journal, June 10, 2013 8. “He sent journalist Glenn Greenwald ...”—-Greenwald’s description of his encounters with Snowden is taken mainly from Chapter I, “Contact his book,” and Chapter II “Ten Days in Hong Kong” of his book. See Glenn Greenwald, No Place to Hide, (Metropolitan Books, New York) 2014, pp7-32. 9. “directly contacted via email...”—See Barton Gellman and Laura Poitras, “Code Name Verax: Snowden, in exchange with Post reporter, made clear he knew risks, Washington Post, June 9, 2013 10. “He proposed we meet...”—Author’s interview with Keith Bradsher. Bradsher wrote a number of excellent articles about Snowden and Ho. See Keith Bradsher, “Hasty Exit Started With Pizza Inside a Hong Kong Hideout.” New York Times, June 24, 2013 11. “Appointment with Robert Tibbo...”==Author’s interviews with Tibbo. “Meet with me on condition...”—this source, as well as many others in the investigation, spoke to me on condition that I did not identify them by name. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020379