U.S. Had A 'Heads-Up' That NSA Reporter's Partner Would Be Detained By England

Obama Given 'Heads Up' Before Journalist's Partner Interrogated At Heathrow For Nine Hours

* U.S. President Barack Obama was tipped off before David Miranda was taken into custody by officials as he passed through Heathrow
* The White House say they didn't request the 'heads up'
* The 28-year-old was held while on way home to Rio de Janeiro from Berlin
* He was allegedly carrying USB drives of encrypted documents from whistleblower Edward Snowden
* London agents took his drives, a computer - and even a video game
* His partner Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian reporter, said it was 'message of intimidation'
* Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper says 'swift answers' are needed
* Greenwald blogs that 'even Mafia had ethical rules about targeting family'
* Couple have been together for eight years after meeting on a Rio beach

U.S. President Barack Obama was tipped off that the partner of a journalist who revealed American snooping programmes would be held for nine hours at London's Heathrow airport.

White House deputy press secretary Josh Earnest today admitted Obama was given a 'heads up' by the British government over David Miranda’s lengthy interrogation under anti-terror laws, according to The Mirror.

'We had an indication it was likely to occur but it’s not something we requested,' he said.

'This is the British government making a decision based on British law, on British soil, about a British law enforcement action. They had given us a heads up, and this is not something they did at our direction and this is not something that we were involved with.'

Read more ....

More News On The U.S. Having A 'Heads-Up' That NSA Reporter's Partner Would Be Detained By England

White House was given 'heads-up' over David Miranda detention in UK -- The Guardian
U.S. had advance notice of Britain’s plan to detain reporter Glenn Greenwald’s partner -- Washington Post
White House knew Glenn Greenwald's partner David Miranda would be detained -- CNN
US given 'heads up' on David Miranda detention -- BBC
White House Had Advance Notice on Heathrow Detention -- Wall Street Journal
U.S. did not seek detention of Snowden journalist's partner: White House -- Reuters
US denies requesting detention of reporter's partner -- AFP