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NSA shared Americans' private communications with Israel: Snowden
Thu Sep 18, 2014 3:41AM GMT
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Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has accused
the United States of routinely passing private and unedited
communications of American citizens to Israel.
Snowden told James Bamford from the New York Times that the intercepts
included communications of Arabs, and Palestinian-Americans, whose
relatives in Israel and the Palestinian territories could become
targets based on the information.
The material included "unevaluated and unminimized transcripts, gists,
facsimiles, telex, voice and Digital Network Intelligence metadata and
content," according to documents leaked by Snowden.
The whistleblower said the data was routinely transferred to the
Israeli intelligence organization known as the Unit 8200.
The Israeli intelligence used the info to force the Palestinians into
becoming collaborators.
The snooping has been carried out based on a deal between the US spy
agency and the Israeli intelligence since 2009.
Snowden began leaking classified intelligence documents in June 2013,
revealing the extent of the NSA's spying activities.
He revealed that the spy agency has been collecting the phone records
of millions of Americans and foreign nationals as well as political
leaders around the world.
Following the revelations, Snowden fled the United States to avoid
espionage charges.
In August 2013, Russia granted him asylum for one year and last month
it granted him permission to stay in the country until August 2017.
A US Department of Defense report said the extent of damage to the US
national security from the leak of secret NSA documents by Snowden is
staggering.
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http://www.presstv.com/detail/2014/09/18/379097/snowden-reveals-nsa-deal-with-israel/
From: A. Papazian
Thu Sep 18, 2014 3:41AM GMT
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Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has accused
the United States of routinely passing private and unedited
communications of American citizens to Israel.
Snowden told James Bamford from the New York Times that the intercepts
included communications of Arabs, and Palestinian-Americans, whose
relatives in Israel and the Palestinian territories could become
targets based on the information.
The material included "unevaluated and unminimized transcripts, gists,
facsimiles, telex, voice and Digital Network Intelligence metadata and
content," according to documents leaked by Snowden.
The whistleblower said the data was routinely transferred to the
Israeli intelligence organization known as the Unit 8200.
The Israeli intelligence used the info to force the Palestinians into
becoming collaborators.
The snooping has been carried out based on a deal between the US spy
agency and the Israeli intelligence since 2009.
Snowden began leaking classified intelligence documents in June 2013,
revealing the extent of the NSA's spying activities.
He revealed that the spy agency has been collecting the phone records
of millions of Americans and foreign nationals as well as political
leaders around the world.
Following the revelations, Snowden fled the United States to avoid
espionage charges.
In August 2013, Russia granted him asylum for one year and last month
it granted him permission to stay in the country until August 2017.
A US Department of Defense report said the extent of damage to the US
national security from the leak of secret NSA documents by Snowden is
staggering.
AGB/AGB
http://www.presstv.com/detail/2014/09/18/379097/snowden-reveals-nsa-deal-with-israel/
From: A. Papazian