US Launches Olympic-Sized Spying Operation at Rio 2016
Washington has sent more than 1,000 intelligence agents to Rio
in an effort to protect the 2016 Olympic Games, NBC News reports after
reviewing a classified intelligence report on U.S. security efforts.
According to the report, the spies are already on the ground in Rio
de Janeiro as part of a “highly classified” mission that includes a
total of 17 U.S. intelligence agencies that are working in coordination
with Brazilian authorities.
“U.S. intelligence agencies are working closely with Brazilian
intelligence officials to support their efforts to identify and disrupt
potential threats to the Olympic Games in Rio,” Richard Kolko, a
spokesman for National Intelligence Director James Clapper, told NBC
News.
