Canada's intelligence agency has set up spy posts in 20 countries for the U.S. National Security Agency according to a new report from Canada's national TV public broadcaster CBC.
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Canada’s CSEC set up spy posts for NSA around the world

Canada has set up covert spying posts around the world at the request of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) according to a new report broadcast Monday (December 9) by Canada’s national public television broadcaster CBC.

CBC journalist Greg Weston, using a NSA document leaked by former NSA contract employee Edward Snowden, reports the espionage involved clandestine surveillance activities in approximately 20 high-priority countries.

According to the top secret document, Canada’s intelligence gathering agency the Canadian Security Establishment Canada (CSEC) “offers resources for advanced collection, processing and analysis, and has opened covert sites at the request of NSA” and it points out: “CSEC shares with the NSA their unique geographic access to areas unavailable to the U.S.”

Much of the document contains hyper-sensitive operational details which CBC says it has chosen not to make public.

The office of Canada’s Defence Minister Rob Nicholson, who is responsible for CSEC, issued a written statement saying CSEC’s activities are subject to review by an independent commissioner.

A spokesperson for the U.S. government said: “While we are not going to comment publicly on every specific alleged activity, we have made clear that the United States gathers foreign intelligence of the type gathered by all nations.”

More information:
CBC News – Snowden document shows Canada set up spy posts for NSA (text and video report) – here

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