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billhicks76

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13. Sanctions Against UK

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Jan 19, 2015, 07:40 PM

Jan 2015

That would be nice. But we know NSA colluded with them to snatch these calls.

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Huge Snowden story:British spy agency intercepted emails from journalists at NYT, WaPo, Reuters, BBC [View all] kpete Jan 2015 OP

Holy media firestorm, Batman. Has Wolf Blitzer taken any time off from bashing Islam to cover this? Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #1

"a test exercise... nothing to indicate whether or not the journalists were intentionally targeted" uhnope Jan 2015 #2

The British editors seem pretty excited....why does one believe the spies now? Why "test" at all? Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #3

your post makes little sense. pls reword. nt uhnope Jan 2015 #4

It was a test to sift out communications that were NOT part of targeting. randome Jan 2015 #5

Yeah, hopefully. And hopefully they did not do it ever, ever again. Then why are the hundreds of Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #6

K & R !!! WillyT Jan 2015 #7

Snowden must miss seeing his name in the headlines. George II Jan 2015 #8

The hundreds of editors in Britain sure do appreciate that he did. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #9

I certainly do. sibelian Jan 2015 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jan 2015 #15

The only time I'd like to see Snowden's name in the headlines is if the headline reads: George II Jan 2015 #27

So you don't think this is a big deal? Hissyspit Jan 2015 #19

He/she needs to read more. n/t ReRe Jan 2015 #20

"A spokesman for GCHQ said: cheapdate Jan 2015 #21

As a very good friend would say malaise Jan 2015 #24

Read past the headline - it happened in 2008, about seven years ago. George II Jan 2015 #28

So? Hissyspit Jan 2015 #29

Although it would probably be icky... RufusTFirefly Jan 2015 #10

love those Brit comments grasswire Jan 2015 #12

+1 Octafish Jan 2015 #18

+2 ReRe Jan 2015 #22

Sanctions Against UK billhicks76 Jan 2015 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author uhnope Jan 2015 #33

K&R elias49 Jan 2015 #14

Weren't they using encryption? Helen Borg Jan 2015 #16

Ha! Fawke Em Jan 2015 #25

Yes, I was being sarcastic. Sorry, should have added the sign! Helen Borg Jan 2015 #30

Ka-BOOM! Octafish Jan 2015 #17

K&R ReRe Jan 2015 #23

Orwell via Guardian comments grasswire Jan 2015 #26

K&R woo me with science Jan 2015 #31

DURec. bvar22 Jan 2015 #32