The US monitoring international money transfers!

[Maxi]

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/23/washington/23intel.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

The system they are monitoring is, swift. The system most of the international bank transfers in europe are made through.


WTF!?

 

[gick]

Sadly, not suprised. I cant help but wonder what the reaction would be in the US if say, France or Italy was monitoring American money transfers

 

[CptStern]

they'd rename french fries to "Freedom fries" .....oh wait


edit: Maxi do you have the full article? can you copy paste ..the nytimes article is asking to register

 

[DeusExMachina]

Sadly, not suprised. I cant help but wonder what the reaction would be in the US if say, France or Italy was monitoring American money transfers

To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if they weren't doing the same thing.

 

[Baserape>]

It's been known for sometime now that America conducts spying operations on it's own people through other foriegn intel agency's.