Report: US Spied on Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela and Others in Region Jim Wyss - Miami Herald
go to original July 9, 2013

The Guardian releases new excerpts of interview with the ex-NSA analyst turned whistleblower. (telegraphtv)

BOGOTA - The United States has spying and monitoring communications in Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina and Ecuador among other Latin American nations, Brazil’s O Globo newspaper reported Tuesday, citing classified National Security Agency documents.

According to the report, the United States government monitored internet, telephone and satellite communications in the region to collect information on national security issues and corporate intelligence, including information on the petroleum industry in Venezuela and the energy sector in Mexico.

... The article says Brazil, Mexico and Colombia – among the United States’ staunchest allies in the region – were the top priorities for intelligence gathering. The spying programs ran at least from 2008 through the beginning of this year, O Globo said.

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