MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2013 NSA Spied on Brazilian and Mexican Presidents<http://www.panamericanpost.blogspot.com/2013/09/nsa-spied-on-brazilian-and-mexican.html> Journalist Glenn Greenwald has revealed fresh details about the surveillance activity of the National Security Agency (NSA) in Latin America, the specifics of which are sure to spark further controversy in the region.
Last night the Brazilian news program Fantastico revealed that Greenwald had obtained a June 2012 document leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, which showed that the intelligence agency gained access to the personal communications of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. In the latter case, the Mexican leader had not even been elected president, and at the time of the documents publication was the leading candidate in polls. The document allegedly cites Peña Nietos personal correspondence, in which he indicates who he would name to several government posts. In Rousseffs case, the document showed that the NSA had mapped out the communication patterns of her administration by monitoring the presidents communications with aides as well as these aides communications with one another and other administration figures. In an email to the AP<http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/report-nsa-directly-spied-brazil-mexico-leaders-20133251>, Greenwald told the news agency that the document doesn't include any of Dilma's specific intercepted messages, the way it does for [Peña] Nieto But it is clear in several ways that her communications were intercepted, including the use of DNI Presenter, which is a program used by NSA to open and read emails and online chats. So far, neither leader has commented on the revelation, although O Globo<http://oglobo.globo.com/pais/eua-espionaram-dilma-9782118> reports that the Brazilian minister of justice, Eduardo Cardozo, said that if the document is confirmed it would be a clear violation of the countrys sovereignty. It is likely that the Rousseff and Peña Nieto administrations will offer some comment later today as the story picks up steam, especially considering their immediate reactions to the news that the NSA was conducting surveillance operations throughout the region<http://panamericanpost.blogspot.com/2013/07/further-fallout-in-latam-over-nsa.html> earlier this year. Last month, Brazils foreign minister warned that the NSA surveillance could cast a shadow of distrust<http://panamericanpost.blogspot.com/2013/08/brazil-nsa-surveillance-casts-shadow-of.html> on U.S.-Brazil relations, and this revelation is sure to make the situation worse. It may also have far-reaching implications for relations with Mexico, potentially making Peña Nieto less open to cooperation with U.S. intelligence, which he has already scaled back considerably<http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/us-role-at-a-crossroads-in-mexicos-intelligence-war-on-the-cartels/2013/04/27/b578b3ba-a3b3-11e2-be47-b44febada3a8_story.html> since taking office. http://www.panamericanpost.blogspot.com/2013/09/nsa-spied-on-brazilian-and-mexican.html [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
