US spying on BJP, Pakistan Peoples' Party, Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood etc.,

by confuzzled dude Tue Jul 01, 2014 7:20 pm

"WASHINGTON: Efforts by the Obama administration and the Modi government to put recriminations behind them have run into another tempest following disclosure that Washington sought and obtained legal authorization to spy on the BJP, among a few political factions and parties that were singled out for attention by the United States.

That the omnibus spying programme by the US National Security Agency enveloped 193 countries (including India) comes as no surprise, but what is striking is that the Obama administration in 2010 sought authorization from the shadowy Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court to conduct surveillance on BJP among six political outfits worldwide. Others listed in Edward Snowden's disclosure of the NSA operation are Amal of Lebanon, an outfit with alleged links to Hezbollah; the Bolivarian Continental Coordinator of Venezuela, with purported links to FARC; Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood; Egyptian National Salvation Front; and Pakistan People's Party."

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/US-spying-on-BJP-puts-shadow-on-Narendra-Modis-visit/articleshow/37584405.cms

by confuzzled dude Tue Jul 01, 2014 7:27 pm

"Information and broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar called the possible snooping “serious”, while the BJP’s Rajiv Pratap Rudy dubbed the revelations a subject of “deep concern”.

But the responses stood in stark contrast to the aggressive demands the BJP would make repeatedly of the previous UPA government over allegations that the NSA spied on India’s embassy in Washington and its permanent mission to the UN in New York.

Modi, in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections that brought him to power, had repeatedly tried to contrast what he described as the UPA’s “weak” foreign policy with his promise of strong leadership.
Yet, following in the footsteps of the world leaders who did embarrass the US over the NSA’s snooping will not be easy for Modi at a time he has just begun to build bridges with Washington after almost a decade of acrimony."

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140702/jsp/nation/story_18572810.jsp#.U7NQyfldV8E

US spying on BJP, Pakistan Peoples' Party, Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood etc.,

US spying on BJP, Pakistan Peoples' Party, Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood etc.,

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