Sweden says US has carried out secret surveillance

[cory777]

Source: Associated Press

STOCKHOLM – People linked with the U.S. Embassy in Stockholm have performed surveillance activities in Sweden without the knowledge of the host nation's authorities, a government officials said Saturday.

The surveillance has been going on since 2000, but Swedish authorities are still not aware of how widespread the practice was, said Justice Minister Beatrice Ask.

"It seems as though we haven't been fully informed and that's not good," Ask said.

Ask said it is not clear whether Swedish law has been violated, but that she expects U.S. authorities to cooperate with the Swedish investigation on the matter.


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[spartan61]

1. This has Cheney written all over it.

He spyed on everyone including US citizens.

[sce56]

2. What the US Spy on it's Allies Shocked I say shocked to hear such a thing!

:sarcasm:

[provis99]

16. Sweden is not an ally. It is a neutral nation.

[dflprincess]

17. Maybe the problem the U.S. has with Sweden

is that it has a tendency to act ethically and has a high standard of living - even though it's just crawling with Socialists.

Really, it's the kind of country that could be a real threat to those running the U.S. If the American public ever took a long, good look at the Swedish system, it could be very dangerous for our government.

[bluedigger]

3. Somebody needs to tell the Swedes

That we have an entire agency devoted to spying. We call it the CIA. Did they think they had a special exemption?:rofl:

[boppers]

5. Oh, the CIA's just a fraction of it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Intelligence_Community

[daleo]

9. The CIA does more than just spy

It does other hilarious things, like undermine legitimate governments and torture and kill people, sometimes completely innocent people.

[defendandprotect]

13. The CIA should be dismantled along with the other 50 or so secret intelligence agencies

we presumably have --

PLUS each of our military services has an intelligence wing!!

Any questions about what we are actually preparing for and doing????

[Vidar]

19. You have my vote on that idea!

[mindcough]

4. Someone with the name 'Beatrice Ask' will ALWAYS have more questions than answers. nt

[Blue_Tires]

6. I hope for Sweden's sake they never learn about the Mossad

But seriously, I thought everyone knew most embassies by most countries are clearinghouses for intelligence gathering -- The trick is not being too obvious about it....

[Blasphemer]

20. Yeah... it's interesting these stories are only now coming out

It's hard to believe it's been going on for 10 years and they haven't know about it until now.

[alfredo]

7. It is bad form to spy on a host nation from within.

Spy from a nearby county, just so US government workers and American NGO's don't run the risk of arrest and expulsion.

[Sherman A1]

8. And the Swedes gather intelligence about us here as does

every other nation. It's all part of the game, did they miss that memo?

[daleo]

10. Sweden's population is about 2% of the U.S.

And their government spends most of its resources improving the living standards of its people. That's the memo they got.

[Sherman A1]

11. And all nations do some form of intelligence gathering through

their embassies.

[defendandprotect]

12. Thank you -- was going to post it--- !!!

Evidently some stuff is in place that is on total "automatic" --

hello, Cheney?

[Odin2005]

14. I'm betting they are spying on Assange.

[unkachuck]

15. tough shit, Sweden....

....this is what you get for not playing NATO....

[Nihil]

18. ... says the pin-up for the Ugly American ...

... preaching exceptionalism and pro-imperialism forever ...

:eyes: