The Spanish govt yesterday made a big show of summoning its US ambassador... turns out they were actively cooperating with the NSA all along
El Mundo says it has obtained document detailing collaboration between US intelligence agency and foreign countries
The widespread surveillance of Spanish citizens by the US National Security Agency, which caused outrage when it was reported this week, was the product of a collaboration with Spain's intelligence services, according to one Spanish newspaper.
In the latest revelations to emerge from the documents leaked by the US whistleblower Edward Snowden, Spanish agents not only knew about the work of the NSA but also facilitated it, El Mundo reports.
An NSA document entitled "Sharing computer network operations cryptologic information with foreign partners" reportedly shows how the US relies on the collaboration of many countries to give it access to intelligence information, including electronic metadata.
The US classifies co-operation with various countries on four different levels. In the first group are allies: the UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. The second group, of which Spain is a member, includes 19 countries, all of them European apart from Japan and South Korea.
Comment: Indeed, many countries are dumping their reliance on the US Dollar Reserve in favor of agreements struck in their own currencies. As confidence erodes, many of these foreign trade dollars will find their way back home - possibly sparking a brutal dollar hyperinflation. No new dollar creation is needed for this to happen.