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Re: ABC News mentions Echelon
From: "Marshall Eubanks" <tme () 21rst-century com>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 09:11:46 -0400
I just heard this from a commentator on ABC News: [US Intelligence] has the ability to "Sweep up all communication going around the world in a very broad way."
They must be referring to echelon. What's interesting is that ABC news is saying that they have echolon like capabilities in the Continental US. This is much rumoured but always denied and probably technically illegal. Regards Marshall Eubanks
There are currently "millions and millions of phone calls in this vacuum cleaner." "They will be sorting through all of the communications going through phone
numbers that they have an interest in." The reporter also mentioned that the officials have to be careful not to intercept calls of US Citizens. ---------------------------------- ObOperationalAndRelevant Link: http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010906/wr/mideast_usa_internet_dc_3.html
ObAlsoOperationallyRelevant: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,3-2001303964,00.html
Marshall Eubanks tme () 21rst-century com
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- Re: ABC News mentions Echelon Bill Woodcock (Sep 12)
- Re: ABC News mentions Echelon Lucy E. Lynch (Sep 12)
- Re: ABC News mentions Echelon Greg A. Woods (Sep 12)
- att.net/mediaone outage? Miles Fidelman (Sep 12)
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