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Savannahmann

(3,891 posts) Thu Oct 24, 2013, 03:20 PM Oct 2013

NSA routinely monitored 35 World Leaders.

The Guardian is reporting, and not Greenwald for those who detest him, that the NSA memo indicates that the intelligence agency was asking for any phone numbers of foreign politicians and other political leaders that could be monitored.

Read the article here. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/24/nsa-surveillance-world-leaders-calls#

I wonder how many phone calls the President is going to have to take about this now? Please note the use of the word routine in the monitoring of those numbers. Great success although little useful intelligence has been gained.

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NSA routinely monitored 35 World Leaders. (Original Post) Savannahmann Oct 2013 OP

k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Oct 2013 #1

That has to be read as "at the very least" 35 world leaders BelgianMadCow Oct 2013 #2

I thought of that. Savannahmann Oct 2013 #4

One US official with 35 world leaders' cell phones? Has to be Cheney. nt geek tragedy Oct 2013 #3

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #5

I wonder what we are so paranoid about? Rex Oct 2013 #6

US still has not learned the meaning of ...blowback...eh? dixiegrrrrl Oct 2013 #7

Laelth

(32,017 posts)

1. k&r for exposure. n/t

Reply to Savannahmann (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 05:09 PM

Oct 2013

-Laelth

BelgianMadCow

(5,379 posts)

2. That has to be read as "at the very least" 35 world leaders

Reply to Savannahmann (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 05:17 PM

Oct 2013

Given "The document notes that one unnamed US official handed over 200 numbers, including those of the 35 world leaders, none of whom is named."

The 35 are just the result of one official sharing his Rolodex.

Savannahmann

(3,891 posts)

4. I thought of that.

Reply to BelgianMadCow (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 06:27 PM

Oct 2013

But I decided to report on the Guardian story at first, I was about to leave the house and had little enough time to do everything.

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

3. One US official with 35 world leaders' cell phones? Has to be Cheney. nt

Reply to Savannahmann (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 05:18 PM

Oct 2013

Uncle Joe

(58,366 posts)

5. Kicked and recommended.

Reply to Savannahmann (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 06:34 PM

Oct 2013

Thanks for the thread, Savannahmann.

Rex

(65,616 posts)

6. I wonder what we are so paranoid about?

Reply to Savannahmann (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 06:36 PM

Oct 2013

Must be Secret War II.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

7. US still has not learned the meaning of ...blowback...eh?

Reply to Savannahmann (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 07:12 PM

Oct 2013

I love how all the gov. acts so surprised whenever the consequences of its repression pops into view.
So far, Germany,Japan, and Brazil have yelled about this...
32 more countries to hear from, eh?

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