The United States and Britain have monitored secret sorties and communications by Israel’s air force in a hacking operation dating back to 1998, according to documents attributed to leaks by former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden.
Instead of tarring Edward Snowden as a traitor, we should be thanking him for opening up government and showing us the extent of its lies, writes Leonard Fein.
Israel has been the target of spying by the United States’ National Security Agency, the New York Times reported, citing documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.
The U.S. National Security Agency is routinely sharing American citizens’ private data with Israeli intelligence services, a secret document leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden shows, the Guardian reported on Wednesday.
Barack Obama’s response to the NSA snooping scandal is basically to ask Americans to trust him to balance the needs of security and our freedom. With all respect, that’s a classic dodge.