Not quite as exciting as listening to terrorist chatter, I'm sure. Nevertheless, the NSA bugging UN headquarters is just fine with me. The UN building is technically on American soil but what else is the NSA in existence for except to spy on foreigners? Reuters: The U.S. National Security Agency has bugged the United Nations' New York headquarters, Germany's Der Spiegel weekly said on Sunday in a report on U.S. spying that could further strain relations between Washington and its allies. According to the documents, the NSA runs a bugging program in more than 80 embassies and consulates worldwide called "Special Collection Service". "The surveillance is intensive and well organized and has little or nothing to do with warding off terrorists," wrote Der Spiegel. Citing secret U.S. documents obtained by fugitive former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, Der Spiegel said the files showed how the United States systematically spied on other states and institutions. ...(Read Full Post)