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Comment by guest_blog on March 9, 2015 at 4:14pm

'Sniff It All, Collect It All, Know It All, Process It All, Exploit It All'

A new batch of Snowden documents offer an unprecedented look into the close relationship of the surveillance agencies of the so-called "Five Eyes" nations and how a close look at a secretive base in New Zealand reveals new details about a global network of listening stations are operating to fulfill the NSA mantra on communications data which says, "Sniff it all, collect it all, know it all, process it all and exploit it all."

Reported on Saturday by The Intercept in the U.S. and the Sunday Star-Times in New Zealand, the documents offer a detailed look at the "alien-like" station located in Waihopai Valley and reveals who and what kind of information the station targets, its inner workings, and how its operations link to an international network of spy facilities run by the other so-called "Five Eyes"—comprised of the intelligence agencies of the U.S., U.K., Canada, New Zealand, and Australia.

With names like "Jackknife," "MoonPenny," "Scapel," and "LadyLove" – the Five Eyes maintain enough listening bases around the world to capture the bulk of the entire planet's digital and telephonic communications.

Regarding this global network of surveillance stations, the Sunday Star-Times reports:

http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/03/07/nsa-global-spy-stations...

Comment by James Power on June 28, 2013 at 4:34am

Thanks for a laugh.

Comment by Matthew Fischer on June 28, 2013 at 1:24am

I just saw that pic in an email 5 min ago....so sad....so true.

Comment by Nikki on June 28, 2013 at 1:20am

That's true!

Comment by Nobody Will Observe on June 28, 2013 at 1:08am

Sometimes the truth is the funniest :)!

Comment by truth on June 28, 2013 at 12:36am

ha