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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)
Mon Jul 1, 2013, 03:29 PM Jul 2013

EU orders global sweep of diplomatic missions after US spying reports

Source: RT News

The European Union has ordered a worldwide security sweep of all its premises following reports US intelligence has bugged its offices in Washington, Brussels and the United Nations.

Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the EU's Executive Commission, "has instructed the competent commission services to proceed to a comprehensive ad hoc security sweep and check" in light of the most recent spying allegations leveled at the US, spokeswoman Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen told reporters.

The sweep follows a report by German weekly Der Spiegel, based on revelations by fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden, that the National Security Agency [NSA] bugged EU offices and gained access to EU internal computer networks.

Ahrenkilde said allegations of US spying were “disturbing” and demanded “full clarification.”

"Clarity and transparency is what we expect from our partners and allies and this is what we expect from the United States," she continued.


Read more: http://rt.com/news/eu--diplomatic-security-sweep-490/



Might be an idea if they learned to speak Klingon and used slang too.
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cstanleytech

(26,293 posts)
5. Yup, Obama clearly promised transparency in all things including the intelligence gathering efforts
Mon Jul 1, 2013, 05:16 PM
Jul 2013

that the government conducts in secret.

 

AnotherMcIntosh

(11,064 posts)
2. They are not going to get a "full clarification." Our government won't even prosecute war criminals
Mon Jul 1, 2013, 03:46 PM
Jul 2013

when they are our war criminals. There is no way that the Obama Administration will allow the Director of National Intelligence James Clapper to lie to Congress (by giving the "least untruthful" answer) and then give a "full clarification" to the EU Executive Commission.

Truthfully, our government is out of control. The spying, including spying upon allies, is worse than what was done by the East Germans.

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)
4. What the EU should do
Mon Jul 1, 2013, 05:11 PM
Jul 2013

is to make all visiting US diplomats subject to an internal search to make sure they're not carrying bugs.

 

DeSwiss

(27,137 posts)
6. Yeah, not a bad idea......
Mon Jul 1, 2013, 05:20 PM
Jul 2013

...they could setup tent stations, sort of like the GI's did after WWII.

- And delouse them.....









johnfunk

(6,113 posts)
7. You kidding? The 'puter geeks at NSA are likely to be T'lingOn-speakin' Trekkie patriots
Mon Jul 1, 2013, 05:22 PM
Jul 2013

I would remind you that one of organizers of the first Star Trek conventions was John Fund. Yes, THAT John Fund.

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