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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)
Sun Jun 16, 2013, 07:18 PM Jun 2013

NSA targeted Dmitry Medvedev at London G20 summit

American spies based in the UK intercepted the top-secret communications of the then Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, during his visit to Britain for the G20 summit in London, leaked documents reveal.

The details of the intercept were set out in a briefing prepared by the National Security Agency (NSA), America's biggest surveillance and eavesdropping organisation, and shared with high-ranking officials from Britain, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

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The disclosure underlines the importance of the US spy hub at RAF Menwith Hill in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, where hundreds of NSA analysts are based, working alongside liaison officers from GCHQ.

The document was drafted in August 2009, four months after the visit by Medvedev, who joined other world leaders in London, including the US president, Barack Obama, for the event hosted by the British prime minister, Gordon Brown.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/16/nsa-dmitry-medvedev-g20-summit

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NSA targeted Dmitry Medvedev at London G20 summit (Original Post) dipsydoodle Jun 2013 OP
Breaking News! vdogg Jun 2013 #1
an attempt by Snowden to damage America dipsydoodle Jun 2013 #3
The US broke the Japanese ULTRA code during WW2. pangaia Jun 2013 #2
Thank you Hong Kong Eddie for being a whistleblower Progressive dog Jun 2013 #4

vdogg

(1,384 posts)
1. Breaking News!
Sun Jun 16, 2013, 07:30 PM
Jun 2013

The sun rose today. The U.S and Russia have been spying on eachother for decades. The only difference is the Russians don't have any Edward Snowdens to out them. The good thing is I don't see this causing any damage to our relations due to the fact that us spying on eachother is such common knowledge. That said, it is hard for me to see this revelation, coupled with the reveal about us hacking China, as anything less than an attempt by Snowden to damage America. I'm really starting to not like this guy.



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