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struggle4progress

(118,326 posts) Mon Oct 7, 2013, 03:21 PM Oct 2013

Brazil demands explanation from Canada over spying report

Mon Oct 7, 2013 3:02pm EDT

... A Brazilian television report said on Sunday that Canada's electronic eavesdropping agency targeted the ministry that manages the South American nation's vast mineral and oil resources. The report was based on documents leaked by former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden ...

Brazil's Foreign Ministry summoned Canada's ambassador to demand an explanation for what it called a "serious and unacceptable violation" of Brazilian sovereignty and the right to privacy of its citizens and companies, a ministry statement said ...

The report provided no details of the alleged spying other than a slide presented at an intelligence conference a year ago that mentioned Brazil's mines and energy ministry.

Globo said all the data on Brazil's mineral reserves are public and available on the Internet ...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/07/usa-security-brazil-canada-idUSL1N0HX0ZV20131007

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Brazil demands explanation from Canada over spying report (Original Post) struggle4progress Oct 2013 OP

Noooo! Not Canada, too! randome Oct 2013 #1

Greenwald's agenda seems to be to cause as much damage as possible to international relations struggle4progress Oct 2013 #2

He must be pissed that everyone is talking about shutdowns and default. randome Oct 2013 #3

randome

(34,845 posts)

1. Noooo! Not Canada, too!

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 03:26 PM

Oct 2013

Dudley Do-Right -international spy.
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struggle4progress

(118,326 posts)

2. Greenwald's agenda seems to be to cause as much damage as possible to international relations

Reply to randome (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 03:30 PM

Oct 2013

and of course that certainly helps him get his name in the news

randome

(34,845 posts)

3. He must be pissed that everyone is talking about shutdowns and default.

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 03:32 PM

Oct 2013

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Treat your body like a machine. Your mind like a castle.[/center][/font][hr]

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