Thursday, April 16, 2009

Selling Spy Equipment To The Iranians

Fed Contractor, Cell Phone Maker Sold Spy System To Iran -- Washington Times

Two European companies — a major contractor to the U.S. government and a top cell-phone equipment maker — last year installed an electronic surveillance system for Iran that human rights advocates and intelligence experts say can help Iran target dissidents.

Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), a joint venture between the Finnish cell-phone giant Nokia and German powerhouse Siemens, delivered what is known as a monitoring center to Irantelecom, Iran's state-owned telephone company.

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My Comment: I thought there were sanctions in place to prevent this sort of thing?

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