Aftenposten: Germany, U.S. plan secret spy project

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Source: CTV

OSLO, Norway — WikiLeaks documents published by Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten say that Germany and the U.S. are engaged in a $270 million satellite spying program that is causing friction in the European Union.

Citing diplomatic cables sent from the U.S. Embassy in Berlin, the newspaper said Monday that the project was presented as a commercial enterprise but is actually run by the German intelligence service.

Aftenposten cites cables revealing that the HiROS venture -- a network of highly precise satellites -- has been vehemently opposed by France and could weaken the EU's military satellite cooperation.

Read more: http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/SciTech/20110103/wikileak-spy-project-110103/

[defendandprotect]

1. K/R

[loudsue]

2. The taxpayers need to know about this kind of shit.

Why in the hell does our government think they don't have to report this shit to their people??

[Downwinder]

3. The more I hear about what the Government is doing,

the less empathy I have for the government employees doing it.