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Indian Express editor Shekar Gupta spied on the online activities of Bhopal Gas tragedy activists.
by Rishi Sat Dec 22, 2012 2:11 pm
Stratfor, a US-based global intelligence firm with alleged CIA links, spied on Bhopal Gas tragedy activists at the behest of Dow Chemicals, reveals WikiLeaks
Hardnews Bureau Delhi
In a startling revelation, WikiLeaks has leaked parts of emails which suggest that the US-based global intelligence agency Stratfor spied on the online activities of Bhopal Gas tragedy activists. The covert operation was being done at the behest of Dow Chemicals that is now facing the flak of activists and the media. On Monday, WikiLeaks started to publish parts of five million emails on the modus operandi of the intelligence think-tank, which has alleged links with the CIA. It has been established that many of the company's clients are intelligence and US military agencies.
The emails also disclose how Stratfor has roped in a number of informants who are paid via Swiss banks and prepaid credit cards. "Stratfor has a mix of covert and overt informants, which includes government employees, embassy staff and journalists around the world," reads the statement on WikiLeaks.
The spying of activists has raised a storm in India, with many of them planning to sue the company for its role. Meanwhile, Dow has clarified that it sought information only to protect its employees and property from those "who would threaten, disrupt and misrepresent" the company.
Interestingly, one of the files (http://wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/1149294_confed-fuckhouse-.html) suggests that the Indian Express editor, Shekhar Gupta, is Stratfor's only contact in India. The Microsoft Excel spreadsheet goes on to name many other contacts in many other countries.
http://www.hardnewsmedia.com/2012/02/4568
Hardnews Bureau Delhi
In a startling revelation, WikiLeaks has leaked parts of emails which suggest that the US-based global intelligence agency Stratfor spied on the online activities of Bhopal Gas tragedy activists. The covert operation was being done at the behest of Dow Chemicals that is now facing the flak of activists and the media. On Monday, WikiLeaks started to publish parts of five million emails on the modus operandi of the intelligence think-tank, which has alleged links with the CIA. It has been established that many of the company's clients are intelligence and US military agencies.
The emails also disclose how Stratfor has roped in a number of informants who are paid via Swiss banks and prepaid credit cards. "Stratfor has a mix of covert and overt informants, which includes government employees, embassy staff and journalists around the world," reads the statement on WikiLeaks.
The spying of activists has raised a storm in India, with many of them planning to sue the company for its role. Meanwhile, Dow has clarified that it sought information only to protect its employees and property from those "who would threaten, disrupt and misrepresent" the company.
Interestingly, one of the files (http://wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/1149294_confed-fuckhouse-.html) suggests that the Indian Express editor, Shekhar Gupta, is Stratfor's only contact in India. The Microsoft Excel spreadsheet goes on to name many other contacts in many other countries.
http://www.hardnewsmedia.com/2012/02/4568
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