Friday, October 25, 2013

NSA monitored calls of 35 world leaders after US official handed over contacts

• Agency given more than 200 numbers by government official
• NSA encourages departments to share their 'Rolodexes'
• Surveillance produced 'little intelligence', memo acknowledges

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/24/nsa-surveillance-world-leaders-calls

Responding to the Guardian's report, a White House spokeswoman said: "We are not going to comment publicly on every specific alleged intelligence activity, and as a matter of policy we have made clear that the United States gathers foreign intelligence of the type gathered by all nations." http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/24/us-usa-spying-idUSBRE99N19W20131024