Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Latest Edward Snowden Revelation Reveals NSA Operations In Latin America


Paper Reveals NSA Ops In Latin America -- Washington Post

BOGOTA, Colombia — A Brazilian newspaper on Tuesday published an article it said is based on documents provided by the former American contractor Edward Snowden asserting that the United States has been collecting data on telephone calls and e-mails from several countries in Latin America, including important allies such as Brazil, Colombia and Mexico.

The paper, O Globo, based in Rio de Janeiro, says the documents show the National Security Agency amassed military and security data on countries such as Venezuela, an American adversary that has been accused of aiding Colombia’s Marxist rebels and maintaining close ties with Iran. But the documents also show that the agency carried out surveillance operations to unearth inside commercial information on the oil industry in Venezuela and the energy sector in Mexico, which is under state control and essentially closed to foreign investment.

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More News On NSA Operations In Latin America

Brazil report: US spy program targets Latin America energy information in Venezuela, Mexico -- Washington Post/AP
NSA 'spied' on most Latin American nations: Brazil paper -- Reuters
Report: US spied on Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela and others in region -- Miami Herald
O Globo: Venezuela, Argentina, Colombia, and Mexico were also spied -- El Universal
U.S. Spied On Latin American Nations' Energy and Telecom Sectors, Report Says -- FOX News
Brazil expresses concern at report of NSA spying -- USA Today/AP
Brazil Voices ‘Deep Concern’ Over Gathering of Data by U.S. -- New York Times
Brazil Investigates US Spying Allegations -- Voice of America
Brazil demands explanation from US over NSA spying -- The Guardian
Brazil opens investigation into U.S. spying -- USA Today
Brazil to investigate evidence of sweeping NSA surveillance -- RT
Alleged NSA surveillance in Brazil stirs regional tension – again -- Christian Science Monitor
The NSA's mass and indiscriminate spying on Brazilians -- Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian

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