Aftenposten: Germany, US plan secret spy project

Aftenposten: Germany, US plan secret spy project
Oslo, Norway — Germany and the U.S. are planning a $270 million satellite spying program that is causing friction in the European Union, according to Wikileaks documents published by Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten on Monday. Citing diplomatic cables sent from the U.S. Embassy in Berlin, the newspaper said the project was presented as a commercial enterprise but is actually run by the German intelligence service and the German Aerospace Center, DLR. According to the cables sent in 200...

Aftenposten: Germany, US plan secret spy project
OSLO, Norway - Wikileaks documents published by Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten say that Germany and the U.S. are engaged in a $270 million satellite spying program that is causing friction in the European Union. Citing diplomatic cables sent from the U.S. Embassy in Berlin, the newspaper said Monday that the project was presented as a commercial enterprise but is actually run by the German intelligence service. Aftenposten cites cables revealing that the HiROS venture — a network of...

Germany denies US spy project
BERLIN: Germany's aerospace centre has denied it is working with the United States on a $US270 million high-tech secret spy program, insisting that its plans for a high-resolution optical satellite have purely scientific and security uses. US State Department cables obtained by Wikileaks and published by the Norwegian daily Aftenposten say Germany joined a partnership with the US to create a satellite spying program that was presented as a commercial enterprise but is actually run by the German ...

Germany denies secret spy project with US
Germany's aerospace centre has denied it is working with the US on a $US270 million ($A266 million) high-tech secret spy program, insisting that its plans for a high-resolution optical satellite have purely scientific and security uses. US State Department cables obtained by Wikileaks and revealed by Norwegian daily Aftenposten say Germany joined a partnership with the US to create a satellite spying program that was presented as a commercial enterprise, but is actually run by the German intelli...

France top at stealing secrets
OSLO: France is the country that conducts the most industrial Espionage on other European countries, even ahead of China and Russia, leaked US diplomatic cables say. ''French Espionage is so widespread that the damages [it causes] the German Economy are larger as a whole than those caused by China or Russia,'' an undated note from the US Embassy in Berlin said, the Norwegian daily Aftenposten said yesterday. The newspaper said last month it had obtained all the 250,000 US diplomatic cables WikiL...

US, Germany embark on secret spy satellite program, leaked cable reveals
Stumble This! Germany and the U.S. are planning a $270 million satellite spying program that is causing friction in the European Union, according to Wikileaks documents published by Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten on Monday. Citing diplomatic cables sent from the U.S. Embassy in Berlin, the newspaper said the project was presented as a commercial enterprise but is actually run by the German intelligence service and the German Aerospace Center, DLR. According to the cables sent in 2009 and last ...

You Heard It Here Second, But Before the Guardian or Times
Almost two weeks ago (Dec. 22), I griped about the US government hiring out its diplomatic staff in France to Monsanto. This revelation, or confirmation of obvious fact depending on how you look at it, came to us thanks to Wikileaks. The Establishment here in class-free America is rushing to cover up all the details revealed when the curtain was pulled back. I noticed at that time a complete lack of mention of this cable, pointed out by Mike Ludwig at Truthout, at the Times or the Post. Well, on...

W Apparently Understood Whats Good for GM Is Good for the Country
… to refer not to General Motors, but to Genetically Modified food: The US Embassy in Paris advised Washington to start a Military-style Trade War against any European Union country which opposed genetically modified (GM) crops, newly released Wikileaks cables show. In response to moves by France to ban a Monsanto GM corn variety in late 2007, the ambassador, Craig Stapleton, a friend and business partner of former US president George Bush, asked Washington to penalise the EU and particu...

Germany-U.S. Secret Spy Project Denied
Berlin — Germany's aerospace center denied Monday that it is working with the U.S. on a $270 million high-tech secret spy program, insisting that its plans for a high-resolution optical satellite have purely scientific and security uses. U.S. State Department cables obtained by Wikileaks and revealed by Norwegian daily Aftenposten say Germany joined a partnership with the U.S. to create a satellite spying program that was presented as a commercial enterprise, but is actually run by the G...

Iran invites world powers to visit nuclear sites
Iran said on Tuesday it has invited ambassadors of some of the six world powers and European Union nations to visit its nuclear facilities ahead of talks in Istanbul over its atomic programme. "The representatives of some European Union countries, NAM (Non-Aligned Movement), and some representatives of the five-plus-one (six world powers) have been invited to visit our nuclear sites," Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told reporters. He did not specify whether arch-foe the United S...

Report: Israel Planning for Large Scale War
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Iran invites diplomats to view nuke plants
TEHRAN, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Iran has invited a number of western Diplomats to visit the republic's nuclear facilities, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said. Mehmanparast said International Atomic Energy Agency-accredited ambassadors in Vienna, including representatives from Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States as well as the European Union and non-aligned countries, have been invited, the state news agency IRNA said Tuesday. "The new move of inviting the ambass...

Fishing sector 'faces challenges'
The Fishing Industry faces one of the most challenging years in its history, according to Scottish Fishermen's Federation chief Bertie Armstrong. He said a row with Iceland and the Faroes over mackerel catches remained to be resolved. The SFF will also push for changes to European rules on how fish stocks are managed. Mr Armstrong said many of the problems affecting the industry were "embedded" in regulations that govern it. The so-called "mackerel wars" over how much of...

Germany denies it plans secret spy project with US
Berlin — Germany’s aerospace center denied Monday that it is working with the U.S. on a $270 million high-tech secret spy program, insisting that its plans for a high-resolution optical satellite have purely scientific and security uses. U.S. State Department cables obtained by Wikileaks and revealed by Norwegian daily Aftenposten say Germany joined a partnership with the U.S. to create a satellite spying program that was presented as a commercial enterprise, but is actually run...

Aftenposten: Germany, US plan secret spy project
WikiLeaks documents published by Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten say that Germany and the U.S. are engaged in a $270 million satellite spying program that is causing friction in the European Union. Citing diplomatic cables sent from the U.S. Embassy in Berlin, the newspaper said Monday that the project was presented as a commercial enterprise but is actually run by the German intelligence service. Aftenposten cites cables revealing that the HiROS venture — a network of highly precise satel...

Infidel Bloggers Alliance
Newsmax : Israel Preparing for 'Large-scale War' — Cable Sunday, 02 Jan 2011 Israel's army chief told a U.S. Congress delegation in late 2009 he was preparing for a large war in the Middle East, probably against Hamas or Hezbollah, leaked U.S. diplomatic cables showed on Sunday. "I am preparing the Israeli army for a large scale war, since it is easier to scale down to a smaller operation than to do the opposite," Lieutenant General Gabi Ashkenazi was quoted as saying in a cable from the U.S...

Israel preparing for large scale war: cable
Stumble This! Oslo — Israel's army chief told a US Congress delegation in late 2009 he was preparing for a large war in the Middle East, probably against Hamas or Hezbollah, leaked US diplomatic cables showed on Sunday. "I am preparing the Israeli army for a large scale war, since it is easier to scale down to a smaller operation than to do the opposite," Lieutenant General Gabi Ashkenazi was quoted as saying in a cable from the US Embassy in Tel Aviv. The document, dated November 15, 200...

Norway issues avalanche warnings
OSLO, Norway, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Norway has issued avalanche warnings for large areas of the country, but the country's Geotechnical Institute says the situation is expected to improve soon. In Sunnmore county, two villages have been isolated by avalanches, and in the tourist tourist town of Geiranger people have had to use a ferry to travel to and from the village, the Norway Post reported Monday. Authorities concerned about possible avalanches have closed two schools in the northern county of Tro...

Aftenposten: Israel gears up for Iran attack
OSLO, Norway - Wikileaks documents published in a Norwegian newspaper indicate that Israel would have 10-12 minutes' warning if Iran launched rockets against that country. Norwegian daily Aftenposten cites a cable describing a Nov. 15, 2009, meeting between an American congressional delegation and Israel's Military chief in which he reportedly said Israel was gearing up to defend itself against such attacks. The paper on Sunday cited Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi as telling the delegation that I...

LEAK: US, Germany in joint spy satellite project...
The United States and Germany are jointly developing secret spy satellites under the guise of a commercial programme despite opposition from France, leaked US diplomatic cables showed Monday. The project, named HiROS, envisions the construction of an undetermined number of high-resolution observation satellites capable of spotting any object on the planet down to a size of just 50 centimetres (about 1.5 feet), according to classified cables from US Embassy in Berlin leaked to Wikileaks and obta...

US and Germany in joint spy satellite project: cable
Stumble This! Oslo (AFP) - The United States and Germany are jointly developing secret spy satellites under the guise of a commercial programme despite opposition from France, leaked US diplomatic cables showed Monday. The project, named HiROS, envisions the construction of an undetermined number of high-resolution observation satellites capable of spotting any object on the planet down to a size of just 50 centimetres (about 1.5 feet), according to classified cables from US Embassy in Be...

WikiLeaks: U.S. Wanted Trade War Over GM Crops
Like this Story? Share it: A farmer holds a handful of Monsanto's Roundup Ready genetically modified soybean seeds in this 2008 file photo. (Monsanto) Explore the history of bioengineered food. Find out more about the contentious debate over its safety. (CBS) The U.S. ambassador to France urged George W. Bush's administration to wage a Trade War against European Union nations over their resistance to genetically modified crops, according to diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks. Europe's rel...

US Not Invited to Visit Iran's Nukes
(NewsCore) - The US State Department confirmed Monday it had not received an invite to tour Iran's nuclear facilities later this month. The New York Times earlier revealed that Iran had invited Russia, China, and several European Union members to visit, but the US had been snubbed. "We have confidence others will see through Iran's invitation. Iran has a history of these kinds of stunts," he added. The United States -- which is a member of the Security Council, along with Britain, France, Russia...

Greece to build wall on Turkish border
Young immigrants at a detention centre in Filakio on the Greek-Turkish border. Photo: AP Brussels: Greece has announced plans to build a wall along its 206-kilometre land border with Turkey to keep out Illegal Immigrants. Christos Papoutsis, a Greek Interior Minister, insisted the wall was necessary after Brussels intervened last year to prevent an Immigration crisis by sending an elite taskforce of border guards to protect the frontier between Greece and Turkey, the European Union's most insecu...

Crisis In Euroland
The euro, that artificial Funny Money used by 331 million Europeans in17 nations -- the 17th, Estonia, joined the euro just this week -- was conceived in sin and born in Corruption. The New Year brings the prospect that the sins of the European Union's Founding Fathers will be visited on its hapless citizens in the form of financial turmoil and fiscal pain. The original sins at the euro's conception included stealth, lies, and hypocrisy. That at least was consistent with the creation of "Europe"...