miércoles, 21 de mayo de 2014
Snowden Docs Reveal NSA, DEA Teamed Up to Record Every Cell Phone Call in Bahamas | Democracy Now!
Snowden Docs Reveal NSA, DEA Teamed Up to Record Every Cell Phone Call in Bahamas | Democracy Now!:
A new report reveals the National Security Agency is recording every cellphone call made in the Bahamas, even though the United States has said the Caribbean nation poses "little to no threat" to Americans. The story is based on documents leaked by Edward Snowden that describe a classified program called SOMALGET, which was put in place by the NSA without the knowledge or consent of the Bahamian government. Instead, the news website The Intercept reports the agency seems to have obtained access through the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. One NSA document says "the overt purpose" for recording calls in the Bahamas is "for legitimate commercial service." But the same document adds: "Our covert mission is the provision of SIGINT," or signals intelligence. Documents released by Snowden show the system is part of a broader program known as MYSTIC, which also monitors the telephone communications in Mexico, the Philippines and Kenya, as well as one other country — which The Intercept says it is not naming in response to government concerns that doing so could lead to increased violence. We speak to the story’s lead reporter, Ryan Devereaux.
