Simon Ross
A Guardian journalist who uncovered too much.
Simon Ross is a journalist for The Guardian who appears in the 2007 film The Bourne Ultimatum. He writes a column on Jason Bourne and learns about Operation Blackbriar, the program succeeding Treadstone. The CIA detects him using the ECHELON system when he mentions Blackbriar during a phone call to his editor. Bourne, having read Ross' articles, arranges a meeting with him at London Waterloo station. Realizing the CIA is following Ross, Bourne helps him evade capture, but Ross, in a panic, is shot dead by Blackbriar assassin Paz on orders of Deputy Director Noah Vosen.
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Lore & Background
Simon Ross is a journalist for The Guardian who writes a column on Jason Bourne. He learns about Operation Blackbriar, the program succeeding Treadstone. Using the ECHELON system, the CIA detects Ross when he mentions Blackbriar during a phone call to his editor. Bourne, who had read Ross' articles, arranges a meeting with him at London Waterloo station. Realizing the CIA is following Ross, Bourne helps him evade capture, but Ross, in a panic, is shot dead by Blackbriar assassin Paz on orders of Deputy Director Noah Vosen. Vosen's team, reluctantly assisted by Landy, analyzes Ross' notes and identifies his source as Neal Daniels, a CIA station chief based in Madrid.
In Their Own Story
Simon Ross is a journalist for The Guardian writing a column on Jason Bourne. He learns about Operation Blackbriar, the program succeeding Treadstone. The CIA detects him using the ECHELON system when he mentions Blackbriar during a phone call to his editor. Bourne, who had read Ross' articles, arranges a meeting with him at London Waterloo station. Realizing the CIA is following Ross, Bourne helps him evade capture, but Ross, in a panic, is shot dead by Blackbriar assassin Paz on orders of Deputy Director Noah Vosen. Vosen's team, reluctantly assisted by Landy, analyzes Ross' notes and identifies his source as Neal Daniels, a CIA station chief based in Madrid.
Reader's Guide
Simon Ross is a journalist for The Guardian who writes a column on Jason Bourne. He learns about Operation Blackbriar, the program succeeding Treadstone. The CIA detects him using the ECHELON system when he mentions Blackbriar during a phone call to his editor. Bourne, who had read Ross' articles, arranges a meeting with him at London Waterloo station. Realizing the CIA is following Ross, Bourne helps him evade capture, but Ross, in a panic, is shot dead by Blackbriar assassin Paz on orders of Deputy Director Noah Vosen. Vosen's team, reluctantly assisted by Landy, analyzes Ross' notes and identifies his source as Neal Daniels, a CIA station chief based in Madrid.
Did You Know?
- Simon Ross is a journalist for The Guardian who writes a column on Jason Bourne.
- He learns about Operation Blackbriar, the program succeeding Treadstone.
- The CIA detects him using the ECHELON system when he mentions Blackbriar during a phone call to his editor.
- Bourne arranges a meeting with Ross at London Waterloo station.
- Ross is shot dead by Blackbriar assassin Paz on orders of Deputy Director Noah Vosen.
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