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posted by martyb on Saturday May 24 2014, @10:55AM   Printer-friendly

Wikileaks revealed Friday that Afghanistan is the second of two countries, the first being The Bahamas, to have every phone call recorded by the NSA.

My personal opinion: While this may not come as a surprise to many (given Afghanistan's recent history and strategic location) one must not forget the ramifications of having an NSA hub in the Middle-East, as that may have been a contributing factor to Hamid Karzai's animosity towards America and its continuing involvement in Afghanistan.

Another note: I was the first person to guess the country here, based on an unusual experience years ago as outlined in the linked post -- I was told in a bong shop by the daughter of an NSA employee stationed in Afghanistan years ago!

Cf SN's earlier story: Wikileaks Threatens to Name NSA-target

 
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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by ls671 on Saturday May 24 2014, @12:38PM

    by ls671 (891) Subscriber Badge on Saturday May 24 2014, @12:38PM (#47093) Homepage

    > Sounds like the NSA is going after tax evasion as well.

    Well they might but you can be sure money transits through there for other purposes than tax evasion and maybe that's what they are interested in.

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