Former Mexican President Calderon Struck Deal with US to Install Spy Network? RT.com
go to original July 11, 2013

Former President Felipe Calderon (Reuters)

Former President Felipe Calderon allegedly gave the US the green light to carry out a covert surveillance operation in Mexico. Calderon authorized the building of a facility that intercepted thousands of telephone calls and internet correspondence.

Following reports that the US had spy centers located throughout Latin America, Mexican publication Excelsior claimed the previous government had a surveillance contract with the US.

The report alleges former President Felipe Calderon struck a deal in 2007 for the construction of a facility to tap phone calls and monitor emails. It goes on to say Verint Systems, a company that manufactures surveillance technology, sold Washington a number of machines that the US subsequently installed in Mexico with the authorization of the Mexican Attorney General.

According the information obtained by Excelsior the initial aim of the facility was to“deter, prevent and mitigate widespread criminal activity in Mexico like drugs trafficking and terrorism.”

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